# users_search

Search for users by username, name, or email

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `users_search`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/users-search

## Facts

- Tool: `users_search`
- Server: Vikunja (`0xk3vin/vikunja-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/0xK3vin/vikunja-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "users_search",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why users_search is rated Low

This tool retrieves or queries user data without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It performs a search operation which is a read-only action. Severity is low because search results of user metadata poses minimal risk even if misused—it returns informational data without enabling account compromise, financial transactions, or data destruction.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states 'Search for users' which is a retrieval operation with no modification or side effects. The function name 'users_search' and description indicate querying user information by username, name, or email."

## Use case

AI agents call users_search to retrieve information from Vikunja without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Vikunja:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "users_search": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Vikunja (30)

- `buckets_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/buckets-delete.md
- `labels_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/labels-delete.md
- `projects_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/projects-delete.md
- `task_assignees_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/task-assignees-remove.md
- `task_labels_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/task-labels-remove.md
- `task_relations_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/task-relations-remove.md
- `tasks_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/tasks-delete.md
- `buckets_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/buckets-list.md
- `labels_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/labels-list.md
- `notifications_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/notifications-list.md
- `ping` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/ping.md
- `project_views_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/project-views-list.md
- `projects_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/projects-get.md
- `projects_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/projects-list.md
- `task_assignees_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/task-assignees-list.md
- `task_comments_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/task-comments-list.md
- `tasks_get` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/tasks-get.md
- `tasks_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/tasks-list.md
- `teams_list` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/teams-list.md
- `buckets_create` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/buckets-create.md
- `labels_create` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/labels-create.md
- `projects_create` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/projects-create.md
- `projects_update` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/projects-update.md
- `task_assignees_add` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/task-assignees-add.md
- `task_comments_add` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/task-comments-add.md
- `task_labels_add` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/task-labels-add.md
- `task_move_to_bucket` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/task-move-to-bucket.md
- `task_relations_add` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/task-relations-add.md
- `tasks_create` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/tasks-create.md
- `tasks_update` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp/tasks-update.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/0xk3vin-vikunja-mcp