AI agents call get_team_events_simple 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 team event information without modifying, deleting, or executing code. It is a simple data query operation with no side effects, making it a Read category risk. Severity is low because exposure of team event data from a public competition database carries minimal security impact.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_team_events_simple' and description 'List a team' indicate a query/retrieval operation. The naming pattern (get_*) and sibling tools (get_district_events, get_event, get_team*) all suggest read-only data retrieval from The Blue Alliance (a FRC…
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List a 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_team_events_simple: 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_team_events_simple 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_team_events_simple 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_team_events_simple. 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_team_events_simple 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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