Refresh all folders in the Media Pool.
AI agents use refresh_media_pool_folders 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.
Refreshing media pool folders updates the internal state of the application by reloading folder contents and metadata. While non-destructive and reversible, this is a write-class operation that modifies application state rather than merely retrieving data. The blast radius is minimal—worst case the user sees outdated or stale folder views that can be refreshed again.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'refresh_media_pool_folders' indicates modification of folder state/cache in the Media Pool. The verb 'refresh' implies updating or resyncing folder metadata or display state.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access refresh_media_pool_folders 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 refresh_media_pool_folders:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"refresh_media_pool_folders": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "refresh_media_pool_folders_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}refresh_media_pool_folders 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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Refresh all folders in the Media Pool. 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 refresh_media_pool_folders: 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.
refresh_media_pool_folders 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 refresh_media_pool_folders 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 refresh_media_pool_folders. 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.
refresh_media_pool_folders 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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