List all available sports with their name and slug identifier.
AI agents call get_sports 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 or queries a static list of available sports and their identifiers. It has no ability to modify data, execute operations, delete information, or affect financial transactions. It is purely informational and serves as a reference lookup, making it a Read category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_sports' and description 'List all available sports' indicate a simple data retrieval operation with no side effects or modifications.
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List all available sports with their name and slug identifier. 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_sports: 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_sports 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_sports 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_sports. 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_sports 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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