# github-user

Get GitHub user information using upstream OAuth token

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `github-user`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/github-user

## Facts

- Tool: `github-user`
- Server: Frontmcp (`agentfront/frontmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/agentfront/frontmcp
- 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": "github-user",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why github-user is rated Low

This tool retrieves publicly available or authorized GitHub user information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It is a read-only query operation with minimal blast radius—at worst, an agent could enumerate GitHub users or reveal user profile data, which is typically public or already authorized. No financial, destructive, or code execution implications.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'github-user' and description 'Get GitHub user information' indicate retrieval of data. The phrase 'using upstream OAuth token' confirms authentication context without modifying data."

## Use case

AI agents call github-user to retrieve information from Frontmcp 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 Frontmcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "github-user": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Frontmcp (205)

- `clear-audit-log` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/clear-audit-log.md
- `clear-replay-buffer` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/clear-replay-buffer.md
- `clear-session-notifications` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/clear-session-notifications.md
- `crm-reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/crm-reset.md
- `delete-vault-entry` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/delete-vault-entry.md
- `notes-reset` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/notes-reset.md
- `remove_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/remove-job.md
- `remove_workflow` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/remove-workflow.md
- `reset-stats` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/reset-stats.md
- `secret` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/secret.md
- `users-delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/users-delete.md
- `admin_action` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/admin-action.md
- `admin-background-job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/admin-background-job.md
- `admin-only` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/admin-only.md
- `browser_test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/browser-test.md
- `build-shell` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/build-shell.md
- `cancellable-wait` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/cancellable-wait.md
- `cold-start-test` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/cold-start-test.md
- `concurrency-mutex` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/concurrency-mutex.md
- `concurrency-queued` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/concurrency-queued.md
- `deploy_application` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/deploy-application.md
- `emit-app-event` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/emit-app-event.md
- `execute_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/execute-job.md
- `execute_workflow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/execute-workflow.md
- `expensive-operation` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/expensive-operation.md
- `experimental-agent` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/experimental-agent.md
- `gated-acme` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/gated-acme.md
- `load-component` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/load-component.md
- `long-running-task` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/long-running-task.md
- `node_runtime_tool` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp/node-runtime-tool.md
- …and 175 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/frontmcp.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=frontmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/frontmcp