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B15/100
ZubeidHendricks

youtube-mcp-server

mcp1.0.2

@ZubeidHendricks

MCP Server for YouTube API, enabling video management, Shorts creation, and advanced analytics

By ZubeidHendricks | 16 findings | Scanned 10/26/2026 | tooltrust-scanner/v0.3.20 | 589

Repository health

Popularity and maintenance signals alongside the security grade.

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Stars

589

current snapshot

Forks

144

current snapshot

Contributors

4

public GitHub contributors

Last commit

Aug 8, 2026

GitHub repository activity

Last release

Jul 16, 2026

v1.0.2 — transcript fix, dependency upgrades

Release version

v1.0.2

Latest GitHub release

Stars trend

Daily star additions · githubarchive_bq · observed through Oct 26, 2026 · export updated Oct 26, 2026

3d
2026-09-042026-10-25

Pull request activity

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No observed PR events yet.

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TypeScriptMITDeveloper Tools1.5k/mo npm downloadsLast scan Oct 26, 2026
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Risk Summary

Safe With Normal Controls

Excessive Permissions is the main signal, but overall risk remains within an acceptable range.

Potential impact: The agent may gain overly broad access to files, network, databases, or execution capabilities.

Recommended action: No high-risk findings were detected in this scan, but you should still apply least-privilege defaults and rescan after changes.

Suggested policy: keep this tool behind manual approval, do not allow unattended runs, and re-scan after narrowing risky permissions.

Security Findings (16)

  • HighAS-012

    🔄Tool Drift

    Tool set changed silently at v1.0.2: 4 tool(s) added, 12 tool(s) removed without a version bump.

    + 4 added

    hasdata_youtube_channel_getYoutubeChannelhasdata_youtube_search_getYoutubeSearchResultshasdata_youtube_transcript_getYoutubeTranscripthasdata_youtube_video_getYoutubeVideo

    − 12 removed

    get_channel_infoget_channel_latest_videosget_channel_sectionsget_video_metadataget_youtube_transcriptget_youtube_video_infolist_channel_playlistslist_channel_postslist_channel_videoslist_playlist_videossearch_channel_videossearch_youtube

    Fix: The set of tools exposed by this server changed between scans of the same version — a sign the package was silently updated without a version bump. Audit the changelog and all tool definitions before trusting this server. Pin to a specific commit hash rather than a floating version tag.

  • LowAS-011

    ℹ️Missing Rate-Limit / Timeout ×4

    tool performs network or execution operations but declares no rate-limit, timeout, or retry configuration

    hasdata_youtube_channel_getYoutubeChannelhasdata_youtube_search_getYoutubeSearchResultshasdata_youtube_transcript_getYoutubeTranscripthasdata_youtube_video_getYoutubeVideo

    Fix: Declare explicit rate-limit, timeout, and retry configuration for all network and execution tools. Implement exponential back-off and surface resource state to the calling agent.

  • LowAS-002

    ⚠️Excessive Permissions

    hasdata_youtube_search_getYoutubeSearchResults:input schema exposes 11 properties (threshold: 10)

    Fix: Tool requests broad permissions (exec/fs/network). Validate input parameters using Enums where possible, and restrict file system operations to explicit allowed directories.

  • InfoAS-002

    ⚠️Excessive Permissions ×4

    declared capabilities: network access

    hasdata_youtube_channel_getYoutubeChannelhasdata_youtube_transcript_getYoutubeTranscripthasdata_youtube_video_getYoutubeVideo

    declared capabilities: network access, database access

    hasdata_youtube_search_getYoutubeSearchResults

    Fix: Tool requests broad permissions (exec/fs/network). Validate input parameters using Enums where possible, and restrict file system operations to explicit allowed directories.

  • InfoAS-010

    🔑Insecure Secret Handling ×2

    input parameter "paginationToken" accepts a credential (informational; not evidence of insecure handling)

    hasdata_youtube_channel_getYoutubeChannelhasdata_youtube_search_getYoutubeSearchResults

    Fix: Avoid accepting raw credentials as input parameters. Use secret managers (e.g. 1Password CLI, AWS Secrets Manager) and ensure credentials are never logged or stored in agent traces.

  • InfoAS-014

    ℹ️Dependency Inventory Unavailable ×4

    Tool did not expose metadata.dependencies or repo_url, so supply-chain coverage is limited.

    hasdata_youtube_channel_getYoutubeChannelhasdata_youtube_search_getYoutubeSearchResultshasdata_youtube_transcript_getYoutubeTranscripthasdata_youtube_video_getYoutubeVideo

    Fix: Review and remediate the identified issue.

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