# 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.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `sports_edge`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/8randonpickart5-alderpost-mcp/sports-edge

## Facts

- Tool: `sports_edge`
- Server: Alderpost (`8randonpickart5/alderpost-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/8randonpickart5-alderpost-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/8randonpickart5/alderpost-mcp
- Risk category: Financial (Critical risk)
- Registry record: grade B, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Approval-gated

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

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

## 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 own 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."

## Use case

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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Approval-gated**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Alderpost:

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

## Other tools on Alderpost (7)

- `threat_pulse` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/8randonpickart5-alderpost-mcp/threat-pulse.md
- `company_xray` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/8randonpickart5-alderpost-mcp/company-xray.md
- `compliance_check` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/8randonpickart5-alderpost-mcp/compliance-check.md
- `domain_shield` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/8randonpickart5-alderpost-mcp/domain-shield.md
- `health_signal` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/8randonpickart5-alderpost-mcp/health-signal.md
- `property_intel` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/8randonpickart5-alderpost-mcp/property-intel.md
- `prospect_iq` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/8randonpickart5-alderpost-mcp/prospect-iq.md

## For agents

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