retrieveUserActionReasonWithId
Retrieves the user action reason for the given Id. If you pass in null for the Id, this will return all the user action reasons.
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What retrieveUserActionReasonWithId does on Fusionauth
AI agents call retrieveUserActionReasonWithId 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 retrieveUserActionReasonWithId is rated Low
This tool queries and returns user action reason data without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read operation that fetches existing information from the FusionAuth system.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Retrieves the user action reason' and 'return all the user action reasons' — pure retrieval operations with no side effects.
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The rule that runs retrieveUserActionReasonWithId 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 retrieveUserActionReasonWithId, this is the rule to start with:
retrieveUserActionReasonWithId 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 retrieveUserActionReasonWithId call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about retrieveUserActionReasonWithId
Retrieves the user action reason for the given Id. If you pass in null for the Id, this will return all the user action reasons. 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 retrieveUserActionReasonWithId: 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.
retrieveUserActionReasonWithId 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 retrieveUserActionReasonWithId 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 retrieveUserActionReasonWithId. 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.
retrieveUserActionReasonWithId 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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