# ncaaw_get_conferences

Get all NCAAW conferences

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `ncaaw_get_conferences`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-balldontlie-mcp/ncaaw-get-conferences

## Facts

- Tool: `ncaaw_get_conferences`
- Server: Mcp (`https://mcp.balldontlie.io/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-balldontlie-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/balldontlie-api/mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade A, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

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

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

## Why ncaaw_get_conferences is rated Low

This tool retrieves a list of NCAA Women's basketball conferences from the BALLDONTLIE API. It is a read-only operation with no side effects—it does not create, modify, delete, or execute anything. The blast radius if misused is minimal since it only exposes public sports reference data.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'ncaaw_get_conferences' and description 'Get all NCAAW conferences' indicate a retrieval operation that queries existing data without modification, deletion, or execution of external operations."

## Use case

AI agents call ncaaw_get_conferences 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.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

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