Delete a timeline marker by custom data. Args: custom_data: Custom data of the marker to delete.
AI agents call timeline_delete_marker_by_custom_data to permanently remove resources in DaVinci Resolve MCP — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool performs an irreversible deletion operation on timeline markers. Once deleted, the marker cannot be recovered without undo functionality external to the tool's scope. While the blast radius is somewhat contained (only markers are affected, not source media), the destructive nature and inability to undo through the tool itself justifies the 'Destructive' category.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'delete' and description states 'Delete a timeline marker by custom data.' The action irreversibly removes a marker from the timeline.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access timeline_delete_marker_by_custom_data 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 timeline_delete_marker_by_custom_data:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"hide": [
"timeline_delete_marker_by_custom_data"
]
} timeline_delete_marker_by_custom_data disappears from the agent's tool list entirely, and any attempt to call it is denied. The rest of the server keeps working.
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Delete a timeline marker by custom data. Args: custom_data: Custom data of the marker to delete. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the DaVinci Resolve MCP MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the DaVinci Resolve MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for timeline_delete_marker_by_custom_data: 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.
timeline_delete_marker_by_custom_data is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the timeline_delete_marker_by_custom_data 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 timeline_delete_marker_by_custom_data. 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.
timeline_delete_marker_by_custom_data 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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