Permanently delete a caption track from a YouTube video. This action is irreversible. You must pass \
AI agents call youtube_delete_caption to permanently remove resources in Youtube — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool permanently and irreversibly removes caption data from a video. Once deleted, the captions cannot be recovered without re-uploading them. This matches the Destructive category definition: "irreversibly deletes or overwrites data, or actions that cannot be undone (delete, drop, purge, force-push)." The severity is high because the blast radius includes loss of accessibility features and potential impact on…
From the tool's definition "Permanently delete a caption track from a YouTube video" and "This action is **irreversible**" directly indicate an irreversible deletion operation.
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Permanently delete a caption track from a YouTube video. This action is irreversible. You must pass \. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Youtube MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Youtube MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for youtube_delete_caption: 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. Nothing to install.
youtube_delete_caption is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the youtube_delete_caption 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_delete_caption. 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_delete_caption is provided by the Youtube MCP server (tuitamogamer-gpt/youtube-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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