Set a property on a timeline clip by name.
AI agents use set_clip_property 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.
The tool creates or modifies properties on timeline clips, which fits the Write category (reversible data modification). Severity is medium because an AI agent could alter important clip settings (color, timing, effects, audio levels) that would require manual correction, but the changes are not destructive (undoable via undo/versioning) and don't delete data or execute arbitrary code.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Set a property on a timeline clip by name' — this modifies existing clip properties, which is a reversible change to video production data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access set_clip_property gives an agent:
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 set_clip_property:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"set_clip_property": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "set_clip_property_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}set_clip_property 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.
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Set a property on a timeline clip by name. 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.
Register the DaVinci Resolve MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for set_clip_property: 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.
set_clip_property is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the set_clip_property 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 set_clip_property. 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.
set_clip_property 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.
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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