Reveal a file path in Resolve's Media Storage browser. Args: file_path: Absolute path to the file to reveal.
AI agents call reveal_in_media_storage 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 simply navigates/highlights a file in the Media Storage browser UI. It performs no data modification, deletion, execution, or financial action — it is purely a read/display operation. The only effect is changing the UI focus within DaVinci Resolve.
From the tool's definition Reveal a file path in Resolve's Media Storage browser
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access reveal_in_media_storage 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 reveal_in_media_storage:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"reveal_in_media_storage": {}
}
}reveal_in_media_storage is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Reveal a file path in Resolve's Media Storage browser. Args: file_path: Absolute path to the file to reveal. 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 reveal_in_media_storage: 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.
reveal_in_media_storage 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 reveal_in_media_storage 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 reveal_in_media_storage. 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.
reveal_in_media_storage 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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