Import stills from file paths into a gallery album. Args: album_index: 0-based album index. file_paths: List of absolute file paths to import.
AI agents use import_stills_to_album 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 creates new album entries by importing still images. While reversible (imported items can be removed), it modifies the state of the DaVinci Resolve project by adding media to a gallery album. This is a Write operation—it creates/adds data with side effects on the project structure.
From the tool's definition Tool imports/adds stills from file paths into a gallery album, modifying the album's contents. The description uses 'import' and 'into', indicating data is being created or added to the album.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access import_stills_to_album 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_stills_to_album:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"import_stills_to_album": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "import_stills_to_album_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}import_stills_to_album 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 stills from file paths into a gallery album. Args: album_index: 0-based album index. file_paths: List of absolute file paths to import. 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_stills_to_album: 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_stills_to_album 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_stills_to_album 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_stills_to_album. 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_stills_to_album 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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