Model Context Protocol moderate risk

YouTube

Downloads YouTube subtitles using yt-dlp and provides them to Claude via Model Context Protocol for summarization.

Connections & Capabilities

Connects To

GitHub

Capabilities

readexec

Exposed MCP Tools (1)

moderate

yt-dlp

Downloads subtitles from a given YouTube video URL.

Executes an external process with user-provided input, posing a command injection risk.

Safety Assessment

This server is relatively safe for read-only operations, but the execution of `yt-dlp` introduces some risk. Ensure that input URLs are carefully validated to prevent command injection. The absence of sandboxing and resource limits should be considered in production environments.

Requires local installation of `yt-dlp`, limiting direct server exposure.
Primarily read-only operation, fetching subtitles.
No direct authentication or authorization mechanisms exposed.
Relies on `yt-dlp` for handling YouTube interactions, potentially inheriting its security measures.

Executes `yt-dlp` as a subprocess, introducing potential command injection risks if the URL is not properly sanitized.
Relies on the security of `yt-dlp`, which could have vulnerabilities.
No explicit sandboxing or resource limits for the `yt-dlp` process.
Exposure to arbitrary YouTube URLs could lead to unexpected behavior or malicious content processing.