AI agents call get_channel_subscriptions to retrieve information from Get Gather without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves user subscription information from YouTube without making any changes. It is a straightforward query/read operation that has no side effects. No data is modified, created, or deleted. The severity is low because reading subscription data poses minimal risk—the information is tied to the user's own account and the tool performs no state-changing actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_channel_subscriptions' and description 'Get channel subscriptions from YouTube' indicate retrieval of existing subscription data with no modification, creation, or deletion of data.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_channel_subscriptions gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Get Gather, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_channel_subscriptions:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_channel_subscriptions": {}
}
}get_channel_subscriptions is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
Free to start. No card required.
Get channel subscriptions from YouTube. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Get Gather MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Get Gather MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_channel_subscriptions: 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 Get Gather. Nothing to install.
get_channel_subscriptions 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_subscriptions 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_subscriptions. 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_subscriptions is provided by the Get Gather MCP server (remotebrowser/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 62 Get Gather tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
Free to start. No card required.
62 Get Gather tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.