footballdata_get_areas

List available football areas and countries.

SERVERSports Hub SOURCEmcp-sports-hub

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade B, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-lacausecrypto-sports-hub/footballdata-get-areas.md

WHAT IT DOES

What footballdata_get_areas does on Sports Hub

AI agents call footballdata_get_areas 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.

RISK

Why footballdata_get_areas is rated Low

This tool retrieves a static list of geographic areas/countries for sports data. It is a straightforward read-only query operation with no side effects, no code execution, and no data modification. The risk is minimal as it only exposes reference data that is typically public.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'footballdata_get_areas' and description 'List available football areas and countries' indicate a retrieval operation that queries reference data without modifying, executing, or deleting anything.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs footballdata_get_areas 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 footballdata_get_areas, this is the rule to start with:

footballdata_get_areas Allowed

footballdata_get_areas is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "footballdata_get_areas": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Sports Hub, apply this rule, and every footballdata_get_areas call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about footballdata_get_areas

What does the footballdata_get_areas tool do? +

List available football areas and countries. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sports Hub MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on footballdata_get_areas? +

Register the Sports Hub MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for footballdata_get_areas: 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.

What risk level is footballdata_get_areas? +

footballdata_get_areas is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit footballdata_get_areas? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the footballdata_get_areas 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.

How do I block footballdata_get_areas completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for footballdata_get_areas. 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.

What MCP server provides footballdata_get_areas? +

footballdata_get_areas 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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