Move clips to a different Media Pool folder. Args: clip_ids: List of clip unique IDs to move. target_folder_path: Path to target folder (e.g. 'Master/Footage').
AI agents use move_clips_to_folder 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 modifies the organizational state of clips by moving them to different folders within the Media Pool. While this changes metadata and folder structure, it is reversible—clips can be moved back or reorganized. It does not delete, destroy, or permanently alter the underlying media or project data, nor does it execute arbitrary code or trigger financial transactions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'move_clips_to_folder' and description 'Move clips to a different Media Pool folder' indicate modification of data organization/structure. The tool relocates clips within the Media Pool (a reversible operation).
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access move_clips_to_folder 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 move_clips_to_folder:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"move_clips_to_folder": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "move_clips_to_folder_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}move_clips_to_folder 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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Move clips to a different Media Pool folder. Args: clip_ids: List of clip unique IDs to move. target_folder_path: Path to target folder (e.g. 'Master/Footage'). 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 move_clips_to_folder: 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.
move_clips_to_folder 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 move_clips_to_folder 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 move_clips_to_folder. 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.
move_clips_to_folder 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.
Deterministic rules across all 369 DaVinci Resolve MCP tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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