top_artist_leaderboard

Score top artists across all three time windows with recency-weighted points (short×3, medium×2, long×1) and rank the combined leaderboard. Quota: 3× GET /me/top/artists.

SERVERSpotify SOURCE@novalux12/spotify-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What top_artist_leaderboard does on Spotify

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

RISK

Why top_artist_leaderboard is rated Low

Even though top_artist_leaderboard only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs top_artist_leaderboard safely

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

top_artist_leaderboard Allowed

top_artist_leaderboard 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": {
    "top_artist_leaderboard": {}
  }
}

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

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

FAQ

Questions about top_artist_leaderboard

What does the top_artist_leaderboard tool do? +

Score top artists across all three time windows with recency-weighted points (short×3, medium×2, long×1) and rank the combined leaderboard. Quota: 3× GET /me/top/artists. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Spotify MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on top_artist_leaderboard? +

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

What risk level is top_artist_leaderboard? +

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

Can I rate-limit top_artist_leaderboard? +

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

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

top_artist_leaderboard is provided by the Spotify MCP server (@novalux12/spotify-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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