AI agents call get_district_rankings to retrieve information from Tba without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and returns public ranking data about FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) teams within a district. It has no side effects, does not modify any data, does not execute code or commands, and does not involve financial transactions. The operation is a simple read/query of existing data, consistent with other sibling tools on the server (get_districts, get_event, etc.).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_district_rankings' and description 'Retrieve season-end district rankings for all teams in an FRC district' indicate a data retrieval operation with no modification, deletion, or execution capability.
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Retrieve season-end district rankings for all teams in an FRC district. Returns each team. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tba MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Tba MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_district_rankings: 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 Tba. Nothing to install.
get_district_rankings 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_district_rankings 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_district_rankings. 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_district_rankings is provided by the Tba MCP server (@withinfocus/tba-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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