Fetch car telemetry data (throttle, brake, DRS, etc.). Optionally filter by driver.
AI agents call get_car_data to retrieve information from OpenF1 MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves telemetry information from a public Formula 1 data API. It performs a read-only query operation with no capability to modify, delete, execute code, or cause irreversible changes. The data is sports statistics/telemetry with no financial or system-level impact. Severity is low because misuse would only expose or retrieve publicly available motorsport data.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_car_data' and description 'Fetch car telemetry data (throttle, brake, DRS, etc.)' indicate data retrieval only. The verb 'Fetch' and the optional filtering parameter suggest querying existing telemetry data without modification or side effects.
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Fetch car telemetry data (throttle, brake, DRS, etc.). Optionally filter by driver. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OpenF1 MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OpenF1 MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_car_data: 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 OpenF1 MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_car_data 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 get_car_data 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 get_car_data. 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.
get_car_data is provided by the OpenF1 MCP Server MCP server (jimmyjoe009/openf1_mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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