sofascore_search
SofaScore universal search. Searches SofaScore's credential-free public JSON for teams, players, and competitions matching a free-text query. An empty results list is a valid response when nothing matches.
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What sofascore_search does on Crawlora
AI agents call sofascore_search to retrieve information from Crawlora without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
q | string | Yes | Free-text search query |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why sofascore_search is rated Low
This is a straightforward search/query operation against publicly available data. It retrieves information about sports entities (teams, players, competitions) without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The read-only nature is confirmed by the credential-free public data source and the stateless query pattern described.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it "Searches SofaScore's credential-free public JSON" and retrieves matches for teams, players, and competitions.
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The rule that runs sofascore_search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Crawlora, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For sofascore_search, this is the rule to start with:
sofascore_search 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 Crawlora, apply this rule, and every sofascore_search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sofascore_search
SofaScore universal search. Searches SofaScore's credential-free public JSON for teams, players, and competitions matching a free-text query. An empty results list is a valid response when nothing matches. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Crawlora MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
sofascore_search accepts 1 parameter: q. Required: q. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Crawlora MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sofascore_search: 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 Crawlora. Nothing to install.
sofascore_search 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 sofascore_search 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 sofascore_search. 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.
sofascore_search is provided by the Crawlora MCP server (crawlora-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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