get_event_results
Retrieve CTF event results and scores.
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What get_event_results does on CTFtime MCP Server
AI agents call get_event_results to retrieve information from CTFtime MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why get_event_results is rated Low
This tool retrieves historical CTF competition results and scores from CTFtime.org. It performs a query operation that does not modify, delete, or execute any code. The data being accessed is already-published competition results, making this a straightforward Read operation with minimal security risk. An AI agent using this tool cannot cause harm—it can only fetch information that is already publicly available.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_event_results' and description 'Retrieve CTF event results and scores' indicate a query/retrieval operation.
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The rule that runs get_event_results safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and CTFtime MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For get_event_results, this is the rule to start with:
get_event_results is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect CTFtime MCP Server, apply this rule, and every get_event_results call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about get_event_results
Retrieve CTF event results and scores. It is categorised as a Read tool in the CTFtime MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the CTFtime MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_event_results: 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 CTFtime MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_event_results 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_event_results 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_event_results. 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_event_results is provided by the CTFtime MCP Server MCP server (0x-professor/ctf-time-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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