AI agents call detect_topics to retrieve information from YT-NINJA without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool performs content analysis to identify and extract topic information from videos. It retrieves or derives data from video content (likely via transcript or metadata analysis given the server's AI-powered analysis features) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing external operations. This is purely informational—a query/analysis pattern typical of Read category tools.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'detect_topics' with description 'Detect topics in video' indicates analysis/extraction of information from existing video content.
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Detect topics in video. It is categorised as a Read tool in the YT-NINJA MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the YT-NINJA MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for detect_topics: 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 YT-NINJA. Nothing to install.
detect_topics 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 detect_topics 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 detect_topics. 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.
detect_topics is provided by the YT-NINJA MCP server (satyamkumar420/yt-ninja-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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