Get stats: credits left, transcripts created, plan, rate limit.
AI agents call get_stats to retrieve information from Youtube Transcript without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves read-only account statistics and usage information. It queries data without modifying, executing operations, or affecting resources. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could learn account details but cannot act on them destructively.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Get stats: credits left, transcripts created, plan, rate limit' — purely informational queries about account metrics and service status with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get stats: credits left, transcripts created, plan, rate limit. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Youtube Transcript MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Youtube Transcript MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_stats: 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 Transcript. Nothing to install.
get_stats 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 get_stats 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 get_stats. 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.
get_stats is provided by the Youtube Transcript MCP server (youtube-transcript-dev/youtube-transcript-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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