Get the latest videos from a specific subscribed channel. Returns title, publish date, duration, views, and direct link.
AI agents call get_channel_videos to retrieve information from YouTube MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs a read-only query operation that fetches metadata about videos from a user's subscribed channels. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute code, delete content, or move funds. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could at worst retrieve metadata the authenticated user is already authorized to see.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves 'latest videos from a specific subscribed channel' and 'returns title, publish date, duration, views, and direct link' — pure data retrieval with no modification, deletion, or execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the latest videos from a specific subscribed channel. Returns title, publish date, duration, views, and direct link. It is categorised as a Read tool in the YouTube MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the YouTube MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_channel_videos: 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 MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_channel_videos 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_channel_videos 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_channel_videos. 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_channel_videos is provided by the YouTube MCP Server MCP server (nareshtt/youtube-mcp-python). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
get_channel_videos is one line of YouTube MCP Server's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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