get_team_matches

List every qualification, playoff, and finals match a team played during a given FRC season year, across all events. Returns full match records: alliance compositions (red/blue with team keys, surrogates, DQ list), final scores, game-specific score breakdown, winning alliance, video links (YouTub...

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

What get_team_matches does on Tba

AI agents call get_team_matches 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_team_matches needs a policy

This tool retrieves historical FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) match data for a given team and season. It performs no side effects, does not modify or delete any data, and does not execute external operations or trigger financial transactions. The data returned (match compositions, scores, video links, timestamps) is informational only.

From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'List[s]' and 'Returns' match records - purely data retrieval operations with no modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.

Questions about get_team_matches

What does the get_team_matches tool do? +

List every qualification, playoff, and finals match a team played during a given FRC season year, across all events. Returns full match records: alliance compositions (red/blue with team keys, surrogates, DQ list), final scores, game-specific score breakdown, winning alliance, video links (YouTube/TBA), and predicted vs. actual times. Lighter variants: get_team_matches_simple (omits score breakdown and videos) and get_team_matches_keys (just match 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_team_matches? +

Register the Tba MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_team_matches: 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_team_matches? +

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

Can I rate-limit get_team_matches? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_team_matches 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_team_matches completely? +

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

get_team_matches 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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