Get the current render mode (0=Individual Clips, 1=Single Clip).
AI agents call get_current_render_mode 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 queries the current state of the render mode setting in DaVinci Resolve. It performs a read-only operation that returns information (0 or 1) about the existing configuration without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The blast radius if misused by an AI agent is minimal since it cannot alter system state or trigger unwanted actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_current_render_mode' and description 'Get the current render mode' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_current_render_mode 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_current_render_mode:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_current_render_mode": {}
}
}get_current_render_mode is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get the current render mode (0=Individual Clips, 1=Single Clip). 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_current_render_mode: 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_current_render_mode 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_current_render_mode 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_current_render_mode. 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_current_render_mode 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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