# nfl_get_games

Get NFL games with optional filtering by date, season, week, team, etc.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `nfl_get_games`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-balldontlie-mcp/nfl-get-games

## Facts

- Tool: `nfl_get_games`
- 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": "nfl_get_games",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why nfl_get_games is rated Low

This tool retrieves existing NFL game data and applies optional filters—a pure read operation. It neither modifies data, executes code, deletes records, nor involves financial transactions. The low severity reflects that misuse would only expose sports data already publicly available via the API.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'nfl_get_games' and description 'Get NFL games with optional filtering by date, season, week, team, etc.' indicate a retrieval operation."

## Use case

AI agents call nfl_get_games 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": {
    "nfl_get_games": {}
  }
}
```

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