Apply a project preset to the current project. Args: preset_name: Name of the preset to apply.
AI agents use set_project_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 modifies project configuration settings by applying a preset. While the changes are typically reversible (presets can be reapplied or manually adjusted), it affects the current project's state in a way that alters its properties. This is a Write operation rather than Destructive because preset application is generally reversible and doesn't permanently delete or irreversibly destroy data.
From the tool's definition The tool description states 'Apply a project preset to the current project,' which modifies project settings/configuration. The tool takes a preset_name argument and applies it to the active project, changing project parameters.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access set_project_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 set_project_preset:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"set_project_preset": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "set_project_preset_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}set_project_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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Apply a project preset to the current project. Args: preset_name: Name of the preset to apply. 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_project_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.
set_project_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 set_project_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 set_project_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.
set_project_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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