Check if a Media Pool folder is stale (needs refresh). Args: folder_path: Path from root. Empty for current folder.
AI agents call get_folder_is_stale 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 only reads and checks the state of a Media Pool folder to determine if it needs refreshing. It has no side effects, performs no modifications, executes no code, and involves no destructive or financial operations. The operation is purely informational/query-based, fitting the Read category with low risk severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_folder_is_stale' and description 'Check if a Media Pool folder is stale (needs refresh)' indicate a query operation that retrieves status information about a folder without modifying or executing anything.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_folder_is_stale 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_folder_is_stale:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_folder_is_stale": {}
}
}get_folder_is_stale is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Check if a Media Pool folder is stale (needs refresh). Args: folder_path: Path from root. Empty for current folder. 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_folder_is_stale: 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_folder_is_stale 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_folder_is_stale 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_folder_is_stale. 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_folder_is_stale 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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