Import a layout preset from a file. Calls Resolve.ImportLayoutPreset() to import a preset from disk. Args: import_path: Absolute path to the preset file to import. preset_name: Name to save the imported preset as (uses filename if None).
AI agents use import_layout_preset_tool to create or update resources in DaVinci Resolve MCP — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your DaVinci Resolve MCP environment.
This tool performs a reversible write operation—it imports and saves a layout preset configuration. It does not delete data (Destructive), execute arbitrary code (Execute), involve financial transactions (Financial), or merely read without modification (Read).
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Import[s] a layout preset from a file' and 'Calls Resolve.ImportLayoutPreset() to import a preset from disk.' The tool creates or modifies application configuration state (layout presets) by reading from an external file and…
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access import_layout_preset_tool 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 import_layout_preset_tool:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"import_layout_preset_tool": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "import_layout_preset_tool_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}import_layout_preset_tool stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Import a layout preset from a file. Calls Resolve.ImportLayoutPreset() to import a preset from disk. Args: import_path: Absolute path to the preset file to import. preset_name: Name to save the imported preset as (uses filename if None). It is categorised as a Write tool in the DaVinci Resolve MCP MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the DaVinci Resolve MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for import_layout_preset_tool: 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.
import_layout_preset_tool is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the import_layout_preset_tool 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 import_layout_preset_tool. 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.
import_layout_preset_tool 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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