Get arbitrage opportunities across bookmakers. Returns profit margin, optimal stake distribution, and direct bet links for each leg.
AI agents call get_arbitrage_bets to retrieve information from Odds-API 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 and analyzes existing sports betting odds data to identify arbitrage opportunities. It performs calculations and returns informational results (profit margins, stake distributions, links) but does not execute transactions, modify bookmaker data, or trigger external operations. The blast radius is minimal as misuse only provides the user with betting analysis information.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_arbitrage_bets' and description 'Get arbitrage opportunities' indicate data retrieval. Returns 'profit margin, optimal stake distribution, and direct bet links' — all read-only information without side effects.
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Get arbitrage opportunities across bookmakers. Returns profit margin, optimal stake distribution, and direct bet links for each leg. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Odds-API MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Odds-API MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_arbitrage_bets: 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 Odds-API MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_arbitrage_bets 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_arbitrage_bets 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_arbitrage_bets. 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_arbitrage_bets is provided by the Odds-API MCP Server MCP server (odds-api-io/odds-api-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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