find_player

Find a player by name with intelligent fuzzy matching.

Server FPL MCP Server lewis-king/fpl-mcp-server
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What find_player does on FPL MCP Server

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

Why find_player needs a policy

This tool retrieves player information from the Fantasy Premier League API without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. Fuzzy matching search is a standard read operation with no side effects or irreversible consequences. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an AI agent could only retrieve incorrect player data, which has no destructive or financial impact.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Find a player by name' which is a lookup/query operation. No modification, deletion, or execution of external operations is indicated.

Questions about find_player

What does the find_player tool do? +

Find a player by name with intelligent fuzzy matching. It is categorised as a Read tool in the FPL MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on find_player? +

Register the FPL MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find_player: 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 FPL MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is find_player? +

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

Can I rate-limit find_player? +

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

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

find_player is provided by the FPL MCP Server MCP server (lewis-king/fpl-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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