AI agents call youtube_list_my_videos to retrieve information from Youtube without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves video metadata from the user's YouTube channel without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is purely informational. While the server overall has access to destructive capabilities (e.g., youtube_delete_video), this specific tool only reads data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'youtube_list_my_videos' and description explicitly states 'List videos uploaded to the authenticated channel.' This is a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List videos uploaded to the authenticated channel. Fetches the channel. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Youtube MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Youtube MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for youtube_list_my_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. Nothing to install.
youtube_list_my_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 youtube_list_my_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 youtube_list_my_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.
youtube_list_my_videos 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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