AI agents call get_team_history 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 historical information about a team from The Blue Alliance (a FIRST Robotics competition database). It has no side effects, does not execute code or commands, and does not create, modify, or delete data. It is purely a data retrieval operation, making it a Read category tool with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_team_history' and description 'Retrieve a team' indicate data retrieval with no modification or execution.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieve 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_history: 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_history 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_history 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_history. 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_history 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.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
Teams ship this data inside their own products. See what a licence covers →