espn_get_scoreboard
Get live or date-specific scores for a sport/league. Returns current scoreboard with game status, scores, and basic game info.
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What espn_get_scoreboard does on Sports Hub
AI agents call espn_get_scoreboard 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 espn_get_scoreboard is rated Low
This tool only queries and returns sports scoreboard data without any side effects. It performs a simple data retrieval operation—fetching live game scores and status information. No data is created, modified, deleted, or executed. This is a classic Read category tool with minimal risk if misused by an AI agent, as it can only return existing public sports data.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it 'Get[s] live or date-specific scores' and 'Returns current scoreboard with game status, scores, and basic game info.' These are retrieval operations with no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.
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The rule that runs espn_get_scoreboard 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 espn_get_scoreboard, this is the rule to start with:
espn_get_scoreboard 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 espn_get_scoreboard call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about espn_get_scoreboard
Get live or date-specific scores for a sport/league. Returns current scoreboard with game status, scores, and basic game info. 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 espn_get_scoreboard: 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.
espn_get_scoreboard 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 espn_get_scoreboard 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 espn_get_scoreboard. 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.
espn_get_scoreboard 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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