youtube_channel_shorts
Retrieve the shorts tab for a YouTube channel. Returns normalized short-form video entries from a channel's Shorts tab.
This record as markdown: /tools/crawlora-mcp/youtube-channel-shorts.md
What youtube_channel_shorts does on Crawlora
AI agents call youtube_channel_shorts to retrieve information from Crawlora without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | Yes | Channel ID, @handle, /c path, /user path, or full YouTube channel URL |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why youtube_channel_shorts is rated Low
This tool performs a data retrieval operation on publicly accessible YouTube channel content. It queries and returns information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The scope is limited to fetching existing short-form video metadata from a channel's public Shorts tab, making it a low-severity Read operation with minimal blast radius if misused by an agent.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves data from YouTube channel's shorts tab and returns normalized video entries. No modification, deletion, or execution capabilities indicated. The verb 'Retrieve' and passive data return pattern are characteristic of Read operations.
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The rule that runs youtube_channel_shorts safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crawlora, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For youtube_channel_shorts, this is the rule to start with:
youtube_channel_shorts is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Crawlora, apply this rule, and every youtube_channel_shorts call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about youtube_channel_shorts
Retrieve the shorts tab for a YouTube channel. Returns normalized short-form video entries from a channel's Shorts tab. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
youtube_channel_shorts accepts 1 parameter: id. Required: id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for youtube_channel_shorts: 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 Crawlora. Nothing to install.
youtube_channel_shorts 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 youtube_channel_shorts 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 youtube_channel_shorts. 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.
youtube_channel_shorts is provided by the Crawlora MCP server (crawlora-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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