sports.nba-teams
NBA teams (all 30, or one by id) — conference, division, city, abbreviation.
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What sports.nba-teams does on Mcp
AI agents call sports.nba-teams 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 sports.nba-teams is rated Low
The tool retrieves static information about NBA teams (conference, division, city, abbreviation) either in bulk or by identifier. This is a read-only operation with no capability to modify, delete, or execute external operations. The pay-per-call settlement mechanism on the server does not alter the tool's classification—it affects billing, not the tool's function.
From the tool's definition Tool description indicates retrieval of NBA team data: 'NBA teams (all 30, or one by id) — conference, division, city, abbreviation.' This is a query operation that returns team metadata with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs sports.nba-teams 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 sports.nba-teams, this is the rule to start with:
sports.nba-teams 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 sports.nba-teams call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sports.nba-teams
NBA teams (all 30, or one by id) — conference, division, city, abbreviation. 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 sports.nba-teams: 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.
sports.nba-teams 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 sports.nba-teams 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 sports.nba-teams. 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.
sports.nba-teams is provided by the MCP server (@2sio/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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