explain_recommendation

Get detailed explainability for AI projection decisions using SHAP values. Shows which features contributed most to a player

Server SportIntel MCP Server roizenlabs/sportintel-mcp
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What explain_recommendation does on SportIntel MCP Server

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

Why explain_recommendation needs a policy

This tool performs a read operation by querying model explainability data (SHAP values) to show feature contributions. It has no side effects, does not modify data, execute arbitrary code, delete information, or move money. While the parent server involves financial activities (DFS), this specific tool only retrieves explanatory information, making it a Read-category tool with low severity risk.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'explain_recommendation' and description 'Get detailed explainability for AI projection decisions using SHAP values' indicates the tool retrieves and displays analytical reasoning data.

Questions about explain_recommendation

What does the explain_recommendation tool do? +

Get detailed explainability for AI projection decisions using SHAP values. Shows which features contributed most to a player. It is categorised as a Read tool in the SportIntel MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on explain_recommendation? +

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

What risk level is explain_recommendation? +

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

Can I rate-limit explain_recommendation? +

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

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

explain_recommendation is provided by the SportIntel MCP Server MCP server (roizenlabs/sportintel-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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