Get transcript/captions for a YouTube video
AI agents call youtube_get_transcript to retrieve information from Youtube Connector without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and returns existing transcript data from YouTube videos. It performs no write, execute, destructive, or financial operations. The retrieval of publicly available captions/transcripts is a straightforward read operation with minimal risk; the only potential concern would be accessing private transcripts, but that would be constrained by YouTube API permissions, not this tool's design.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get transcript/captions for a YouTube video' — retrieves captions/transcript data without modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access youtube_get_transcript gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Youtube Connector, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for youtube_get_transcript:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"youtube_get_transcript": {}
}
}youtube_get_transcript is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get transcript/captions for a YouTube video. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Youtube Connector MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Youtube Connector MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for youtube_get_transcript: 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 Connector. Nothing to install.
youtube_get_transcript 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 youtube_get_transcript 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 youtube_get_transcript. 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.
youtube_get_transcript is provided by the Youtube Connector MCP server (shellydeng08/youtube-connector-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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