Check the status of a download job.
AI agents call get_download_status to retrieve information from YouTube Video Downloader MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves status information about existing download jobs. It has no side effects, does not modify data, and does not execute downloads or other operations. It is purely informational/read-only, consistent with the 'Read' category for retrieval and querying operations.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_download_status' and description 'Check the status of a download job' indicate a query operation that retrieves job status information from the database without modifying data or triggering actions.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Check the status of a download job. It is categorised as a Read tool in the YouTube Video Downloader MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the YouTube Video Downloader MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_download_status: 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 Video Downloader MCP. Nothing to install.
get_download_status 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_download_status 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_download_status. 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_download_status is provided by the YouTube Video Downloader MCP server (josetapiauex/mcp-download). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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