# explain_handicap

Explain an Asian handicap line. Splits a quarter line into its components (e.g. -0.75 → -0.5 / -1.0) and states the full-win / half-win / push / half-loss / full-loss conditions. line must be a multiple of 0.25.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `explain_handicap`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/explain-handicap

## Facts

- Tool: `explain_handicap`
- Server: Infersports (`https://api.infersports.dev/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/https://api.infersports.dev/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade C, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 1 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `line` | number | yes |  |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

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

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "explain_handicap",
    "arguments": {
      "line": 0
    }
  }
}
```

## Why explain_handicap is rated Low

This tool purely retrieves and explains information about betting handicap lines—it performs a calculation or lookup to clarify the components of an odds line. There are no side effects, state changes, code execution, or financial transactions. It is a straightforward informational read operation.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description states it 'Explain[s] an Asian handicap line' and 'Splits a quarter line into its components', with no mention of modifying, deleting, executing code, or transferring funds."

## Use case

AI agents call explain_handicap to retrieve information from Infersports 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 Infersports:

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

## Other tools on Infersports (16)

- `compare_lines` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/compare-lines.md
- `compare_prob` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/compare-prob.md
- `find_arbitrage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/find-arbitrage.md
- `find_match` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/find-match.md
- `find_value` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/find-value.md
- `get_match_odds` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/get-match-odds.md
- `get_opening_line` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/get-opening-line.md
- `get_result` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/get-result.md
- `get_sharp_line` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/get-sharp-line.md
- `list_bookmakers` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/list-bookmakers.md
- `list_events` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/list-events.md
- `list_results` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/list-results.md
- `list_today_matches` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/list-today-matches.md
- `match_info` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/match-info.md
- `scan_slate` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/scan-slate.md
- `score_prob` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/dev-infersports-infersports/score-prob.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=dev-infersports-infersports · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/dev-infersports-infersports