lichess_get_my_profile

Get your Lichess account profile, ratings, and stats. Returns your chess rating, username, and performance across bullet, blitz, rapid, and classical time controls.

Server Lichess MCP jamespdaily/lichess-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What lichess_get_my_profile does on Lichess MCP

AI agents call lichess_get_my_profile to retrieve information from Lichess MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why lichess_get_my_profile needs a policy

This is a read-only operation that retrieves personal profile information from the Lichess API. While it accesses user data, there are no side effects, no state changes, and no destructive or financial implications. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only view the authenticated user's own profile data, which is not sensitive enough to warrant a higher severity classification.

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves account profile data including ratings, username, and performance statistics. The description explicitly states 'Get your Lichess account profile' and 'Returns' data with no modification or deletion mentioned.

Questions about lichess_get_my_profile

What does the lichess_get_my_profile tool do? +

Get your Lichess account profile, ratings, and stats. Returns your chess rating, username, and performance across bullet, blitz, rapid, and classical time controls. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Lichess MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on lichess_get_my_profile? +

Register the Lichess MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for lichess_get_my_profile: 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 Lichess MCP. Nothing to install.

What risk level is lichess_get_my_profile? +

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

Can I rate-limit lichess_get_my_profile? +

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

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

lichess_get_my_profile is provided by the Lichess MCP server (jamespdaily/lichess-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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