Get clip color of a timeline item. Args: item_index: 0-based item index. Default: 0.
AI agents call ti_get_clip_color 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 retrieves a single property (color) from an existing timeline item. The action is read-only, non-destructive, and has minimal blast radius. Even if called repeatedly or with arbitrary indices, it cannot modify state or cause harm to the video project. It falls squarely into the Read category as a data retrieval operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'ti_get_clip_color' and description 'Get clip color of a timeline item' indicate retrieval of metadata from a timeline item with no modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access ti_get_clip_color 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 ti_get_clip_color:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"ti_get_clip_color": {}
}
}ti_get_clip_color is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get clip color of a timeline item. Args: item_index: 0-based item index. Default: 0. 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 ti_get_clip_color: 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.
ti_get_clip_color 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 ti_get_clip_color 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 ti_get_clip_color. 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.
ti_get_clip_color 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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