Manage DaVinci Resolve UI layout presets. Actions: save(name) -> {success} load(name) -> {success} update(name) -> {success} export(name, path) -> {success} import_preset(path, name?) -> {success} delete(name) -> {success}
AI agents call layout_presets to permanently remove resources in DaVinci Resolve MCP — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
The tool spans multiple categories: Read (load), Write (save, update, import, export), and Destructive (delete). Per the rules, the most severe applicable category wins. The delete(name) action irreversibly removes a named layout preset, making this Destructive.
From the tool's definition Actions include delete(name) which irreversibly removes a layout preset, plus load/update/export/import_preset actions that modify or overwrite UI state
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access layout_presets 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 layout_presets:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"layout_presets"
]
}layout_presets disappears from the agent's tool list entirely, and any attempt to call it is denied. The rest of the server keeps working.
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Manage DaVinci Resolve UI layout presets. Actions: save(name) -> {success} load(name) -> {success} update(name) -> {success} export(name, path) -> {success} import_preset(path, name?) -> {success} delete(name) -> {success}. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the DaVinci Resolve MCP MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the DaVinci Resolve MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for layout_presets: 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.
layout_presets is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the layout_presets 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 layout_presets. 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.
layout_presets 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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