Navigate to a specific folder in the Media Pool. Args: folder_path: Folder path using '/' separators from root (e.g. 'Master/Footage').
AI agents use set_current_media_pool_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 changes the internal state of the DaVinci Resolve application (which folder is currently selected/active in the Media Pool), which qualifies as a Write operation. It is reversible (the user can navigate to a different folder), non-destructive, and does not execute external code or delete data.
From the tool's definition The tool 'set_current_media_pool_folder' navigates to a specific folder in the Media Pool by accepting a folder_path argument.
Risk signalsAdmin/system-level operation
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access set_current_media_pool_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 set_current_media_pool_folder:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"set_current_media_pool_folder": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "set_current_media_pool_folder_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}set_current_media_pool_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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Navigate to a specific folder in the Media Pool. Args: folder_path: Folder path using '/' separators from root (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 set_current_media_pool_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.
set_current_media_pool_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 set_current_media_pool_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 set_current_media_pool_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.
set_current_media_pool_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.
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