Medium Risk

enable_track

Enable or disable a track in the current timeline.

How to control enable_track ↓

What enable_track does on DaVinci Resolve MCP Server

AI agents use enable_track to create or update resources in DaVinci Resolve MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your DaVinci Resolve MCP Server environment.

Medium Risk

Why enable_track needs a policy

This tool modifies the state of a video editing project by toggling track visibility or activity status. While reversible and not destructive, it constitutes a write operation that alters the project state. The severity is medium because misuse could disable important tracks causing editing problems, but changes are easily reversible.

From the tool's definition Tool enables/disables a track in the current timeline. The description indicates state modification of timeline elements without data deletion.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access enable_track gives an agent:

How to control enable_track

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and DaVinci Resolve MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for enable_track:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "enable_track": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "enable_track_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

enable_track 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.

  1. Create a free account and register DaVinci Resolve MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about enable_track

What does the enable_track tool do? +

Enable or disable a track in the current timeline. It is categorised as a Write tool in the DaVinci Resolve MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on enable_track? +

Register the DaVinci Resolve MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for enable_track: 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 Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is enable_track? +

enable_track is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit enable_track? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the enable_track 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.

How do I block enable_track completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for enable_track. 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.

What MCP server provides enable_track? +

enable_track is provided by the DaVinci Resolve MCP Server MCP server (tooflex/davinci-resolve-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every DaVinci Resolve MCP Server tool call.

Start from DaVinci Resolve MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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