Get the unique ID of a Media Pool folder. Args: folder_path: Path from root. Empty for current folder.
AI agents call get_folder_unique_id 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 folder identification information from DaVinci Resolve's media pool. It performs a read-only query with no side effects, no code execution, and no data modification or deletion. The only argument is a folder path for navigation. Misuse would have minimal blast radius—an attacker could only enumerate folder IDs, not manipulate media or workflows.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_folder_unique_id' and description states it 'Get[s] the unique ID of a Media Pool folder.' This is a query operation that retrieves metadata without modifying or executing any actions.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_folder_unique_id 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_unique_id:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_folder_unique_id": {}
}
}get_folder_unique_id 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 unique ID of a Media Pool folder. 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_unique_id: 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_unique_id 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_unique_id 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_unique_id. 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_unique_id 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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