footballdata_get_match
Get detailed information for a specific match including lineups, goals, and substitutions.
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What footballdata_get_match does on Sports Hub
AI agents call footballdata_get_match 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 footballdata_get_match is rated Low
This tool retrieves and queries existing sports data (match details, lineups, goals, substitutions). It has no side effects, creates no data, executes no commands, and cannot delete or modify information. The verb 'get' and the read-only nature of accessing historical match information clearly place it in the Read category with low severity, as misuse would only expose sports data without operational impact.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'footballdata_get_match' and description 'Get detailed information for a specific match including lineups, goals, and substitutions' indicate a retrieval operation that returns match data without modifying or executing anything.
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The rule that runs footballdata_get_match 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_match, this is the rule to start with:
footballdata_get_match 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 footballdata_get_match call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about footballdata_get_match
Get detailed information for a specific match including lineups, goals, and substitutions. 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 footballdata_get_match: 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.
footballdata_get_match 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 footballdata_get_match 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 footballdata_get_match. 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.
footballdata_get_match 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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