chesscom_get_club
Get Chess.com club details by URL id (the slug after /club/ in the web URL).
This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/chesscom-get-club.md
What chesscom_get_club does on Sports Hub
AI agents call chesscom_get_club to retrieve information from Sports Hub without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why chesscom_get_club is rated Low
This tool performs a simple data retrieval operation against a public Chess.com API endpoint. It queries club details using a club URL slug identifier and returns information with no ability to modify, delete, or execute code. The operation is read-only and has minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent—at worst, it could be used to enumerate clubs or gather information, which is typical of public APIs.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'chesscom_get_club' and description 'Get Chess.com club details' indicate a retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or side effects. It retrieves public club information by a URL identifier.
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The rule that runs chesscom_get_club safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Sports Hub, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For chesscom_get_club, this is the rule to start with:
chesscom_get_club 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 Sports Hub, apply this rule, and every chesscom_get_club call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about chesscom_get_club
Get Chess.com club details by URL id (the slug after /club/ in the web URL). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sports Hub MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sports Hub MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for chesscom_get_club: 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 Sports Hub. Nothing to install.
chesscom_get_club 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 chesscom_get_club 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 chesscom_get_club. 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.
chesscom_get_club is provided by the Sports Hub MCP server (mcp-sports-hub). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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