# start_rendering_jobs Start rendering jobs. If no job IDs specified, renders all queued jobs. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `start_rendering_jobs`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/start-rendering-jobs ## Facts - Tool: `start_rendering_jobs` - Server: DaVinci Resolve MCP (`samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp.md - Homepage: https://github.com/samuelgursky/davinci-resolve-mcp - Risk category: Execute (High risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 0 - Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "start_rendering_jobs", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why start_rendering_jobs is rated High This tool executes rendering operations that initiate long-running external processes consuming CPU, GPU, and disk resources. While rendering is not destructive (it creates new files rather than deleting), it is an Execute action because it triggers complex external operations with side effects (resource consumption, file generation, timeline/workflow modifications) that cannot be easily undone or interrupted… From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'start_rendering_jobs' and description 'Start rendering jobs' indicate the tool triggers external operations (rendering workflows in DaVinci Resolve) whose completion and resource consumption depend on arguments and system state." ## Use case AI agents invoke start_rendering_jobs to trigger actions in DaVinci Resolve MCP. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches DaVinci Resolve MCP: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "start_rendering_jobs": { "limits": [ { "counter": "start_rendering_jobs_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 10, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on DaVinci Resolve MCP (354) - `archive_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/archive-project.md - `clear_clip_flags` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/clear-clip-flags.md - `clear_clip_transcription` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/clear-clip-transcription.md - `clear_folder_transcription` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/clear-folder-transcription.md - `clear_transcription` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/clear-transcription.md - `close_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/close-project.md - `delete_burn_in_preset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-burn-in-preset.md - `delete_clip_marker_at_frame` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-clip-marker-at-frame.md - `delete_clip_marker_by_custom_data` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-clip-marker-by-custom-data.md - `delete_clip_markers_by_color` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-clip-markers-by-color.md - `delete_clip_mattes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-clip-mattes.md - `delete_color_group` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-color-group.md - `delete_keyframe` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-keyframe.md - `delete_layout_preset_tool` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-layout-preset-tool.md - `delete_media_pool_clips` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-media-pool-clips.md - `delete_media_pool_folders` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-media-pool-folders.md - `delete_project` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-project.md - `delete_project_folder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-project-folder.md - `delete_render_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-render-job.md - `delete_render_preset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-render-preset.md - `delete_stills_from_album` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-stills-from-album.md - `delete_timelines_by_id` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-timelines-by-id.md - `delete_user_preferences_preset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/delete-user-preferences-preset.md - `folder_clear_transcription` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/folder-clear-transcription.md - `folder_remove_motion_blur` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/folder-remove-motion-blur.md - `graph_reset_all_grades` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/graph-reset-all-grades.md - `quit_resolve` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/quit-resolve.md - `ti_clear_flags` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/ti-clear-flags.md - `ti_delete_fusion_comp` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/ti-delete-fusion-comp.md - `ti_delete_marker_at_frame` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp/ti-delete-marker-at-frame.md - …and 324 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/samuelgursky-davinci-resolve-mcp