cbb_get_plays
Get College Baseball (CBB) play-by-play data for a specific game
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What cbb_get_plays does on Mcp
AI agents call cbb_get_plays to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why cbb_get_plays is rated Low
This tool retrieves historical or live sports statistics and game data. It performs a read-only query against a sports database API without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any actions. The minimal blast radius of misuse (e.g., retrieving unwanted game data) makes this low severity.
From the tool's definition The tool name 'cbb_get_plays' and description 'Get College Baseball (CBB) play-by-play data for a specific game' indicate a data retrieval operation.
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The rule that runs cbb_get_plays safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For cbb_get_plays, this is the rule to start with:
cbb_get_plays 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 Mcp, apply this rule, and every cbb_get_plays call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about cbb_get_plays
Get College Baseball (CBB) play-by-play data for a specific game. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for cbb_get_plays: 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 Mcp. Nothing to install.
cbb_get_plays 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 cbb_get_plays 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 cbb_get_plays. 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.
cbb_get_plays is provided by the MCP server (https://mcp.balldontlie.io/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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