description
AI agents call name to retrieve information from OpenGolfAPI MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool appears to retrieve or query data about golf course attributes without modifying, executing operations, or causing destructive effects. Minimal blast radius even if misused—worst case returns incorrect golf course name data. Low confidence (0.85) due to uninformative description, but categorized as Read based on server context and sibling tools that clearly perform searches and retrievals.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'name' with empty description suggests a data retrieval operation. Context of OpenGolfAPI server (which 'retrieves detailed information about US golf courses') indicates this is a lookup/query function.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
description. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OpenGolfAPI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the OpenGolfAPI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for name: 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 OpenGolfAPI MCP Server. Nothing to install.
name 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 name 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 name. 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.
name is provided by the OpenGolfAPI MCP Server MCP server (opengolfapi/mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
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