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Youtube

4 tools. 1 can modify or destroy data without limits.

1 write tool that can modify data. Rate limits recommended.

Last updated: 7 Jul 2026

1 can modify or destroy data

3 read-only

4 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry checked 07/07/2026

How to control Youtube ↓

TOOL MAP

What Youtube exposes to your agents

Read (3) Write / Execute (1) Destructive / Financial (0)

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MOST DANGEROUS TOOLS

High Risk

The most dangerous Youtube tools

Write · Medium get_transcript The tool retrieves a transcript from YouTube (Read) but also writes it to a local file, which is a side-effecting Write operation.

1 of Youtube's 4 tools can modify, destroy, or commit something on every call — and an agent calls them with no built-in limits.

POLICY

How to control Youtube

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Youtube, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Rate limit write operations

{
  "get_transcript": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "get_transcript_per_hour",
        "window": "hour",
        "max": 30,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations

{
  "get_info": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "get_info_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Create a free account and register Youtube — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON YOUTUBE →

Instant setup, no code required.

FULL CATALOGUE

All 4 Youtube tools

WRITE 1 tools

Write get_transcript Fetch a cleaned transcript and write it to a local file.

READ 3 tools

Read get_info Cheap probe of a YouTube video: title, duration, chapters, caption availability. Read get_segment Return transcript text for the time range [start, end) in seconds. Read search_transcript Find cues matching a query. Returns timestamped snippets only.

FAQ

Questions about Youtube

How do I prevent bulk modifications through Youtube? +

The Youtube server has 1 write tools including get_transcript. Set a rate limit in your policy -- for example, 10 calls per hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. PolicyLayer enforces this at the gateway, before calls reach Youtube.

How many tools does the Youtube MCP server expose? +

4 tools across 1 categories: Read. 3 are read-only. 1 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Youtube? +

Register the Youtube MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Youtube tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 4 Youtube tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON YOUTUBE →

Instant setup, no code required.

4 Youtube tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 46,500+ MCP servers.

// WHERE THIS COMES FROM

These policies come from Youtube's registry record.

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