Get a property of a Media Pool clip. Args: clip_id: Unique ID of the clip. property_name: Property name, or empty for all properties.
AI agents call get_clip_property to retrieve information from DaVinci Resolve MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves metadata or properties of an existing clip in the media pool. It performs a query operation with no ability to modify, delete, or execute code. The only potential concern is information disclosure if sensitive metadata exists, but the severity is low given the constrained scope of a video editing application's internal clip properties.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_clip_property' and description states it 'Get a property of a Media Pool clip' with args for clip_id and property_name. The verb 'Get' and the read-only nature of retrieving clip properties without modification indicate no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_clip_property gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and DaVinci Resolve MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_clip_property:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_clip_property": {}
}
}get_clip_property is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get a property of a Media Pool clip. Args: clip_id: Unique ID of the clip. property_name: Property name, or empty for all properties. It is categorised as a Read tool in the DaVinci Resolve MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the DaVinci Resolve MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_clip_property: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches DaVinci Resolve MCP. Nothing to install.
get_clip_property is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_clip_property rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_clip_property. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
get_clip_property is provided by the DaVinci Resolve MCP server (samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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