sports.bdl.teams

List NBA and NFL teams with conference, division, city, and abbreviation. Filter by conference (East/West for NBA, AFC/NFC for NFL) or division (BallDontLie)

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 40 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/sports.bdl.teams.md

WHAT IT DOES

What sports.bdl.teams does on Apibase

AI agents call sports.bdl.teams to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	integer	—	Max results (1-30, default 30)
`sport`	string	—	Sport league: "nba" (default) or "nfl"
`division`	string	—	Filter by division (e.g. "Atlantic", "Pacific" for NBA)
`conference`	string	—	Filter by conference (e.g. "East", "West" for NBA; "AFC", "NFC" for NFL)

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why sports.bdl.teams is rated Low

Retrieves static sports team reference data without side effects.

From the tool's definition List NBA and NFL teams; filter by conference or division

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs sports.bdl.teams safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For sports.bdl.teams, this is the rule to start with:

sports.bdl.teams Allowed

sports.bdl.teams 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": {
    "sports.bdl.teams": {}
  }
}

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

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every sports.bdl.teams call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about sports.bdl.teams

What does the sports.bdl.teams tool do? +

List NBA and NFL teams with conference, division, city, and abbreviation. Filter by conference (East/West for NBA, AFC/NFC for NFL) or division (BallDontLie). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does sports.bdl.teams accept? +

sports.bdl.teams accepts 4 parameters: limit, sport, division, conference. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on sports.bdl.teams? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sports.bdl.teams: 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 Apibase. Nothing to install.

What risk level is sports.bdl.teams? +

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

Can I rate-limit sports.bdl.teams? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the sports.bdl.teams 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 sports.bdl.teams completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for sports.bdl.teams. 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 sports.bdl.teams? +

sports.bdl.teams is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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