retrieveIdentityProviderLink
Retrieve all Identity Provider users (links) for the user. Specify the optional identityProviderId to retrieve links for a particular IdP. OR Retrieve a single Identity Provider user (link).
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What retrieveIdentityProviderLink does on Fusionauth
AI agents call retrieveIdentityProviderLink to retrieve information from Fusionauth without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Why retrieveIdentityProviderLink is rated Low
This tool queries and retrieves existing identity provider link data associated with a user. It performs read-only operations on identity provider metadata, returning information without creating, modifying, or deleting any resources. The optional identityProviderId parameter filters results but does not change state.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'retrieveIdentityProviderLink' and description 'Retrieve all Identity Provider users (links)' and 'Retrieve a single Identity Provider user (link)' indicate data retrieval with no modification or deletion.
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The rule that runs retrieveIdentityProviderLink safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Fusionauth, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For retrieveIdentityProviderLink, this is the rule to start with:
retrieveIdentityProviderLink 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 Fusionauth, apply this rule, and every retrieveIdentityProviderLink call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about retrieveIdentityProviderLink
Retrieve all Identity Provider users (links) for the user. Specify the optional identityProviderId to retrieve links for a particular IdP. OR Retrieve a single Identity Provider user (link). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fusionauth MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Fusionauth MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for retrieveIdentityProviderLink: 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 Fusionauth. Nothing to install.
retrieveIdentityProviderLink 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 retrieveIdentityProviderLink 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 retrieveIdentityProviderLink. 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.
retrieveIdentityProviderLink is provided by the Fusionauth MCP server (@fusionauth/mcp-api). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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