Check if a track is locked. Args: track_type: 'video' or 'audio'. track_index: 1-based track index.
AI agents call timeline_get_is_track_locked 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 queries the state of a track (whether it is locked) without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a pure read operation that returns information about the timeline state. The minimal blast radius and lack of any destructive or state-changing capability warrant a 'low' severity classification.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'timeline_get_is_track_locked' and description 'Check if a track is locked' indicate a query operation that retrieves the lock status of a timeline track.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access timeline_get_is_track_locked 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_get_is_track_locked:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"timeline_get_is_track_locked": {}
}
}timeline_get_is_track_locked is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Check if a track is locked. Args: track_type: 'video' or 'audio'. track_index: 1-based track index. 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 timeline_get_is_track_locked: 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_get_is_track_locked 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 timeline_get_is_track_locked 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_get_is_track_locked. 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_get_is_track_locked 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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