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What Find_User does on Files Com
AI agents call Find_User to retrieve information from Files Com without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why Find_User is rated Low
This tool retrieves and displays user information without creating, modifying, or deleting data. It is a straightforward read operation that poses minimal security risk unless the user information itself is highly sensitive, but the exposure of user enumeration capability in a Files.com context is standard for administrative tools.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'Find_User' and description 'Show User' indicate a query or retrieval operation with no modification or side effects.
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The rule that runs Find_User safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Files Com, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For Find_User, this is the rule to start with:
Find_User is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Files Com, apply this rule, and every Find_User call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about Find_User
Show User. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Files Com MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Files Com MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for Find_User: 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 Files Com. Nothing to install.
Find_User 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 Find_User 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 Find_User. 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.
Find_User is provided by the Files Com MCP server (files-com-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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