Advanced transcript extraction tool with filtering, search, and multi-video capabilities. Provides rich transcript data for detailed analysis and processing. Features: 1) Extract transcripts from multiple videos; 2) Filter by time ranges; 3) Search within transcripts; 4) Segment transcripts; 5) F...
AI agents call get_video_enhanced_transcript to retrieve information from YouTube Toolbox without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs only data retrieval and querying operations on YouTube video transcripts. While it offers advanced filtering and search capabilities, these are all non-destructive read operations that have no side effects on YouTube data or external systems.
From the tool's definition Tool extracts and retrieves transcript data through operations like 'Extract transcripts', 'Filter by time ranges', 'Search within transcripts', and 'Format output'.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_video_enhanced_transcript gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and YouTube Toolbox, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_video_enhanced_transcript:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_video_enhanced_transcript": {}
}
}get_video_enhanced_transcript is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Advanced transcript extraction tool with filtering, search, and multi-video capabilities. Provides rich transcript data for detailed analysis and processing. Features: 1) Extract transcripts from multiple videos; 2) Filter by time ranges; 3) Search within transcripts; 4) Segment transcripts; 5) Format output in different ways; 6) Include video metadata. It is categorised as a Read tool in the YouTube Toolbox MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the YouTube Toolbox MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_video_enhanced_transcript: 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 YouTube Toolbox. Nothing to install.
get_video_enhanced_transcript 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 get_video_enhanced_transcript 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 get_video_enhanced_transcript. 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.
get_video_enhanced_transcript is provided by the YouTube Toolbox MCP server (jikime/py-mcp-youtube-toolbox). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from YouTube Toolbox, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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