AI agents call get_video_analytics to retrieve information from Youtube without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves analytics data about videos—a read-only operation with no side effects. It queries performance metrics from the YouTube Analytics API without modifying, creating, deleting, or executing operations. The empty description lowers confidence slightly, but the naming convention and server purpose provide sufficient evidence.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_video_analytics' indicates data retrieval. Server description states it provides 'retrieval of performance analytics.' The tool description is empty, but the name and server context clearly indicate a query operation.
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get_video_analytics. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Youtube MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Youtube MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_video_analytics: 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. Nothing to install.
get_video_analytics 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_analytics 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_analytics. 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_analytics is provided by the Youtube MCP server (kpfitzgerald/youtube-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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