Save current render settings as a new preset. Args: preset_name: Name for the new render preset.
AI agents use save_as_new_render_preset 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 creates new data (a render preset) that persists in the application state. It is reversible—presets can be deleted or overwritten—making it a Write operation rather than Destructive.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'save_as_new_render_preset' and description explicitly state it 'Save[s] current render settings as a new preset', which creates and stores a new configuration object in the DaVinci Resolve system.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access save_as_new_render_preset 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 save_as_new_render_preset:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"save_as_new_render_preset": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "save_as_new_render_preset_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}save_as_new_render_preset 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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Save current render settings as a new preset. Args: preset_name: Name for the new render preset. 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 save_as_new_render_preset: 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.
save_as_new_render_preset 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 save_as_new_render_preset 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 save_as_new_render_preset. 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.
save_as_new_render_preset 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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