# get_top_teams

Retrieve top-ranked CTF teams from CTFtime.org.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_top_teams`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0x-professor-ctf-time-mcp/get-top-teams

## Facts

- Tool: `get_top_teams`
- Server: CTFtime MCP Server (`0x-professor/ctf-time-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0x-professor-ctf-time-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0x-Professor/CTF-time-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_top_teams",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_top_teams is rated Low

This tool retrieves and queries publicly available ranking data from CTFtime.org. It performs no modifications, deletions, or external operations. The action is a straightforward read operation with no blast radius if misused by an AI agent—it would simply return team ranking information that is already public.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'get_top_teams' and description 'Retrieve top-ranked CTF teams from CTFtime.org' indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call get_top_teams 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches CTFtime MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_top_teams": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on CTFtime MCP Server (8)

- `get_ctf_calendar` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0x-professor-ctf-time-mcp/get-ctf-calendar.md
- `get_event_details` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0x-professor-ctf-time-mcp/get-event-details.md
- `get_event_results` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0x-professor-ctf-time-mcp/get-event-results.md
- `get_past_ctfs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0x-professor-ctf-time-mcp/get-past-ctfs.md
- `get_team_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0x-professor-ctf-time-mcp/get-team-info.md
- `get_top_teams_by_country` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0x-professor-ctf-time-mcp/get-top-teams-by-country.md
- `get_upcoming_ctfs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0x-professor-ctf-time-mcp/get-upcoming-ctfs.md
- `search_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0x-professor-ctf-time-mcp/search-events.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=0x-professor-ctf-time-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0x-professor-ctf-time-mcp