get_event_teams

List every FRC team registered to compete at a specific event, with full team profiles (number, nickname, name, location, website, motto, rookie year). Use to enumerate the field at a regional, district event, or championship division for scouting or programmatic outreach. Lighter variants: get_e...

Server Tba @withinfocus/tba-mcp-server
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 00 required

What get_event_teams does on Tba

AI agents call get_event_teams 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.

Why get_event_teams needs a policy

This tool retrieves and queries publicly available FRC team registration data for a specific event. It has no side effects—no data is created, modified, deleted, or otherwise changed. The data returned (team numbers, nicknames, locations, websites, mottos, rookie years) are factual public records about teams participating in robotics competitions.

From the tool's definition Tool 'get_event_teams' "List every FRC team registered to compete at a specific event" with data retrieval of public team profiles (number, nickname, name, location, website, motto, rookie year). Action verbs indicate querying: 'enumerate', 'scouting'.

Questions about get_event_teams

What does the get_event_teams tool do? +

List every FRC team registered to compete at a specific event, with full team profiles (number, nickname, name, location, website, motto, rookie year). Use to enumerate the field at a regional, district event, or championship division for scouting or programmatic outreach. Lighter variants: get_event_teams_simple, get_event_teams_keys. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Tba MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on get_event_teams? +

Register the Tba MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_event_teams: 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.

What risk level is get_event_teams? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_event_teams? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_event_teams 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_event_teams completely? +

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

get_event_teams 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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