Get top teams for a year (or current year if year omitted).
AI agents call ctftime_top_teams to retrieve information from Mcp Ctftime without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves historical or current CTF team ranking data without side effects. It is a simple data retrieval operation analogous to a search or list function. The operation is non-destructive and non-modifying, making it a clear Read category tool with low severity risk.
From the tool's definition Tool retrieves CTF competition team rankings data from the CTFtime.org public API. The description indicates a read-only query operation: 'Get top teams for a year' with no mention of modification, deletion, or execution capabilities.
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Get top teams for a year (or current year if year omitted). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Ctftime MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Ctftime MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for ctftime_top_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 Mcp Ctftime. Nothing to install.
ctftime_top_teams 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 ctftime_top_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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for ctftime_top_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.
ctftime_top_teams is provided by the Mcp Ctftime MCP server (tomek7667/mcp-ctftime). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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