Get human-readable help for a DaVinci Resolve API object. Args: object_type: Type of object to get help for ('resolve', 'project_manager', 'project', 'media_pool', 'timeline', 'media_storage')
AI agents call object_help 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 documentation/help information about API objects, which is a read-only operation with no side effects. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any operations on the video editing project or system. The blast radius of misuse is negligible—an AI agent requesting help cannot cause harm to projects, media, or the system.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Get[s] human-readable help for a DaVinci Resolve API object' with a parameter for specifying object type. No modification, deletion, execution of commands, or financial operations are performed.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access object_help 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 object_help:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"object_help": {}
}
}object_help is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get human-readable help for a DaVinci Resolve API object. Args: object_type: Type of object to get help for ('resolve', 'project_manager', 'project', 'media_pool', 'timeline', 'media_storage'). 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 object_help: 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.
object_help 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 object_help 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 object_help. 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.
object_help 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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