# search-users

Search for users in Descope project

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `search-users`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/descope-sample-apps-descope-mcp-server/search-users

## Facts

- Tool: `search-users`
- Server: Descope MCP Server (`descope-sample-apps/descope-mcp-server-stdio`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/descope-sample-apps-descope-mcp-server.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/descope-sample-apps/descope-mcp-server-stdio
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade B, 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": "search-users",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why search-users is rated Low

This tool performs a search/retrieval operation with no side effects. It queries existing user data from the Descope project but does not create, modify, or delete any data. The blast radius of misuse is limited to potential exposure of user information already in the system, making it a Read-category tool with low severity.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'search-users' and description 'Search for users in Descope project' indicate a query operation that retrieves user data without modifying or deleting it."

## Use case

AI agents call search-users to retrieve information from Descope MCP Server 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 Descope MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "search-users": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Descope MCP Server (3)

- `search-audits` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/descope-sample-apps-descope-mcp-server/search-audits.md
- `create-user` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/descope-sample-apps-descope-mcp-server/create-user.md
- `invite-user` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/descope-sample-apps-descope-mcp-server/invite-user.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=descope-sample-apps-descope-mcp-server · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/descope-sample-apps-descope-mcp-server