36 tools from the Youtube MCP Server, categorised by risk level.
View the Youtube policy →youtube_get_channel Get channel information by ID or username. Returns snippet (name, description, avatar), statistics (subscribers, views, video count), and branding ... YOUTUBE_GET_CHANNEL_ACTIVITIES Gets recent activities from a YouTube channel including video uploads, playlist additions, likes, and other channel events. YOUTUBE_GET_CHANNEL_ID_BY_HANDLE Retrieves the YouTube Channel ID for a specific YouTube channel handle. YOUTUBE_GET_CHANNEL_STATISTICS Gets detailed statistics for YouTube channels including subscriber counts, view counts, and video counts. youtube_get_popular_videos Get trending/most popular videos for a region. Optionally filter by video category. Returns video details with statistics. Costs 1 quota unit. youtube_get_video Get detailed information about one or more videos by ID. Returns snippet (title, description, thumbnails), statistics (views, likes, comments), con... YOUTUBE_GET_VIDEO_DETAILS_BATCH Retrieves multiple YouTube video resource parts in a single batch call. Use when you need cohort-level metrics for many videos to reduce quota usag... YOUTUBE_LIST_CAPTION_TRACK Retrieves a list of caption tracks for a YouTube video, returning an empty list if no captions exist or failing if the video ID is invalid or not f... YOUTUBE_LIST_CHANNEL_VIDEOS Lists videos from a specified YouTube channel, ensuring results are of `type: 'video'`. youtube_list_comment_replies List replies to a specific comment. Provide the parent comment ID to get all replies. Costs 1 quota unit. youtube_list_comments List top-level comment threads on a video or channel. Returns comment text, author, likes, reply count, and optionally the first few replies. Costs... youtube_list_playlist_items List videos in a playlist. Returns video titles, descriptions, positions, and video IDs. Costs 1 quota unit. YOUTUBE_LIST_PLAYLIST_ITEMS Tool to list videos in a playlist, with pagination support. Use when walking through a channel's uploads playlist to enumerate all videos. youtube_list_playlists List playlists by channel ID or playlist IDs. Returns playlist title, description, item count, and privacy status. Costs 1 quota unit. youtube_list_subscriptions List subscriptions for a channel. Returns subscribed channel names, descriptions, and item counts. Costs 1 quota unit. YOUTUBE_LIST_USER_PLAYLISTS Retrieves playlists owned by the authenticated user, implicitly using mine=True. YOUTUBE_LIST_USER_SUBSCRIPTIONS Retrieves the authenticated user's YouTube channel subscriptions, allowing specification of response parts and pagination. youtube_list_video_categories List available video categories for a region. Returns category ID, title, and whether it is assignable. Costs 1 quota unit. YOUTUBE_LOAD_CAPTIONS Downloads a specific YouTube caption track, which must be owned by the authenticated user, and returns its content as text. Note: This action requi... youtube_search Search YouTube for videos, channels, or playlists. Costs 100 quota units per request. Use filters to narrow results. Returns up to 50 results per p... YOUTUBE_SEARCH_YOU_TUBE Searches YouTube for videos, channels, or playlists using a query term, returning the raw API response. YOUTUBE_SUBSCRIBE_CHANNEL Subscribes the authenticated user to a specified YouTube channel, identified by its unique `channelId` which must be valid and existing. YOUTUBE_VIDEO_DETAILS Retrieves specified information parts (e.g., snippet, contentDetails, statistics) for a YouTube video, identified by its ID. youtube_add_playlist_item Add a video to a playlist. Optionally specify position (0-based). Requires OAuth credentials (CLIENT_ID + CLIENT_SECRET + REFRESH_TOKEN). Costs 50 ... 2/5 youtube_create_playlist Create a new playlist. Requires OAuth credentials (CLIENT_ID + CLIENT_SECRET + REFRESH_TOKEN). Costs 50 quota units. 2/5 youtube_post_comment Post a new top-level comment on a video. Requires OAuth credentials (CLIENT_ID + CLIENT_SECRET + REFRESH_TOKEN). Costs 50 quota units. 2/5 youtube_reply_comment Reply to an existing comment. Requires OAuth credentials (CLIENT_ID + CLIENT_SECRET + REFRESH_TOKEN). Costs 50 quota units. 2/5 youtube_update_comment Edit an existing comment. Requires OAuth credentials (CLIENT_ID + CLIENT_SECRET + REFRESH_TOKEN). Costs 50 quota units. 2/5 youtube_update_playlist Update a playlist title, description, or privacy status. Requires OAuth credentials (CLIENT_ID + CLIENT_SECRET + REFRESH_TOKEN). Costs 50 quota units. 2/5 YOUTUBE_UPDATE_THUMBNAIL Sets the custom thumbnail for a YouTube video using an image from thumbnailUrl; the authenticated user must have permission to edit the video. 2/5 YOUTUBE_UPDATE_VIDEO Updates metadata for a YouTube video identified by videoId, which must exist; an empty list for tags removes all existing tags. 2/5 YOUTUBE_UPLOAD_VIDEO Uploads a video from a local file path to a YouTube channel; the video file must be in a YouTube-supported format. 2/5 youtube_delete_comment Delete a comment. This action is irreversible. Requires OAuth credentials (CLIENT_ID + CLIENT_SECRET + REFRESH_TOKEN). Costs 50 quota units. 4/5 youtube_delete_playlist Delete a playlist. This action is irreversible. Requires OAuth credentials (CLIENT_ID + CLIENT_SECRET + REFRESH_TOKEN). Costs 50 quota units. 4/5 youtube_rate_video Like, dislike, or remove rating from a video. Requires OAuth credentials (CLIENT_ID + CLIENT_SECRET + REFRESH_TOKEN). Costs 50 quota units. 4/5 youtube_remove_playlist_item Remove a video from a playlist by playlist item ID (not video ID). Use youtube_list_playlist_items to find the item ID. Requires OAuth credentials ... 4/5 The Youtube MCP server exposes 36 tools across 3 categories: Read, Write, Destructive.
Use Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy. Write YAML rules for each tool — rate limits, argument validation, or deny rules — then run Intercept in front of the Youtube server.
Youtube tools are categorised as Read (23), Write (9), Destructive (4). Each category has a recommended default policy.
Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.
npx -y @policylayer/intercept