sportsdata_get_news

Get latest news for a sport

SERVERSports Hub SOURCEmcp-sports-hub

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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

WHAT IT DOES

What sportsdata_get_news does on Sports Hub

AI agents call sportsdata_get_news 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 sportsdata_get_news is rated Low

This tool retrieves news data without modifying, creating, executing, or deleting any information. It is a simple read operation that queries sports news, consistent with other Read tools on the server like apifootball_get_fixtures and apifootball_get_players. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—returning unwanted news results poses no security or operational risk.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'sportsdata_get_news' and description 'Get latest news for a sport' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. The verb 'Get' and the passive nature of fetching news content confirm this is a read-only query.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

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

sportsdata_get_news Allowed

sportsdata_get_news 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": {
    "sportsdata_get_news": {}
  }
}

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 sportsdata_get_news call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about sportsdata_get_news

What does the sportsdata_get_news tool do? +

Get latest news for a sport. 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 sportsdata_get_news? +

Register the Sports Hub MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sportsdata_get_news: 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 sportsdata_get_news? +

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

Can I rate-limit sportsdata_get_news? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the sportsdata_get_news 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 sportsdata_get_news completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for sportsdata_get_news. 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 sportsdata_get_news? +

sportsdata_get_news 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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