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get_live_commentary

get_live_commentary

How to control get_live_commentary ↓

What get_live_commentary does on Cricket

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

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Why get_live_commentary needs a policy

This tool retrieves cricket match commentary data without modifying, executing commands, or causing irreversible changes. It fits the Read category. Severity is low because even if misused, fetching sports commentary data carries no security, financial, or operational risk. Confidence is 0.85 (not higher) due to empty description, but the naming convention and server context provide strong supporting evidence.

From the tool's definition Tool named 'get_live_commentary' on a cricket data server alongside other data-retrieval tools (get_cricket_news, get_cricket_schedule, get_icc_rankings, get_live_matches, get_match_details, get_player_stats). The 'get_' prefix indicates read-only retrieval.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_live_commentary gives an agent:

How to control get_live_commentary

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Cricket, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for get_live_commentary:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_live_commentary": {}
  }
}

get_live_commentary is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register Cricket — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about get_live_commentary

What does the get_live_commentary tool do? +

get_live_commentary. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cricket MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_live_commentary? +

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

What risk level is get_live_commentary? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_live_commentary? +

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

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

get_live_commentary is provided by the Cricket MCP server (tarun7r/cricket-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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