get-video-metadata

WHAT IT DOES

What get-video-metadata does on YouTube Video Summarizer MCP Server

AI agents call get-video-metadata to retrieve information from YouTube Video Summarizer MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

THE RISK

Low Risk

Why get-video-metadata needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries video metadata without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no reversible or irreversible effects on data. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—worst case would be unauthorized access to publicly available video information.

From the tool's definition Tool is described as 'Retrieve comprehensive video metadata' which is purely retrieving information. Server description states it 'extract[s]...

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get-video-metadata gives an agent:

POLICY

How to control get-video-metadata

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and YouTube Video Summarizer MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get-video-metadata:

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get-video-metadata": {}
  }
}

get-video-metadata is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

Create a free account and register YouTube Video Summarizer MCP Server — nothing to install.
Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

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FAQ

Questions about get-video-metadata

What does the get-video-metadata tool do? +

Retrieve comprehensive video metadata. It is categorised as a Read tool in the YouTube Video Summarizer MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get-video-metadata? +

Register the YouTube Video Summarizer MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get-video-metadata: 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 Summarizer MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get-video-metadata? +

get-video-metadata is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get-video-metadata? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get-video-metadata 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.

How do I block get-video-metadata completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get-video-metadata. 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.

What MCP server provides get-video-metadata? +

get-video-metadata is provided by the YouTube Video Summarizer MCP Server MCP server (nabid-pf/youtube-video-summarizer-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every YouTube Video Summarizer MCP Server tool call.

Start from YouTube Video Summarizer MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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