sports_edge

Pre-game sports intelligence with ESPN + The Odds API + Claude AI synthesis. Live standings, odds comparison, AI-generated game analysis. Price: $0.12 USDC on Base.

SERVERAlderpost SOURCE8randonpickart5/alderpost-mcp

Critical RISK CLASS

Category Financial

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Approval-gatedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What sports_edge does on Alderpost

AI agents use sports_edge to commit financial operations through Alderpost, usually the final step of a payment, billing, or trading workflow. A call moves real money.

RISK

Why sports_edge is rated Critical

Every call to this tool commits a financial transaction (USDC payment on Base). While the data retrieval aspect (sports intelligence, standings, odds) would normally be Read, the mandatory pay-per-call financial obligation makes Financial the most severe applicable category per the ranking rules. An AI agent autonomously calling this tool repeatedly could accumulate unbounded financial charges.

From the tool's definition Price: $0.12 USDC on Base — each invocation triggers a micropayment of $0.12 USDC on the Base blockchain via x402 pay-per-call mechanism.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs sports_edge safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Alderpost, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For sports_edge, this is the rule to start with:

sports_edge Approval-gated

Any call to sports_edge is blocked until a human approves it. The rest of the server keeps working.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "sports_edge": {
      "deny_if": [
        {
          "conditions": [],
          "on_deny": "Requires human approval."
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

GATE THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Alderpost, apply this rule, and every sports_edge call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about sports_edge

What does the sports_edge tool do? +

Pre-game sports intelligence with ESPN + The Odds API + Claude AI synthesis. Live standings, odds comparison, AI-generated game analysis. Price: $0.12 USDC on Base. It is categorised as a Financial tool in the Alderpost MCP Server, which means it involves financial transactions. Block by default and require explicit approval.

How do I enforce a policy on sports_edge? +

Register the Alderpost MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sports_edge: 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 Alderpost. Nothing to install.

What risk level is sports_edge? +

sports_edge is a Financial tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.

Can I rate-limit sports_edge? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the sports_edge 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.

How do I block sports_edge completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for sports_edge. 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.

What MCP server provides sports_edge? +

sports_edge is provided by the Alderpost MCP server (8randonpickart5/alderpost-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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