retrieveUserActionWithId
Retrieves the user action for the given Id. If you pass in null for the Id, this will return all the user actions.
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What retrieveUserActionWithId does on Fusionauth
AI agents call retrieveUserActionWithId 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 retrieveUserActionWithId is rated Low
This tool only performs data retrieval operations. It queries existing user action records either by ID or returns all actions if no ID is provided. There is no modification, deletion, execution, or financial operation. The retrieval of user action metadata poses minimal risk of misuse by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Retrieves the user action' and 'return all the user actions' — retrieves or queries data with no side effects.
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The rule that runs retrieveUserActionWithId 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 retrieveUserActionWithId, this is the rule to start with:
retrieveUserActionWithId 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 retrieveUserActionWithId call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about retrieveUserActionWithId
Retrieves the user action for the given Id. If you pass in null for the Id, this will return all the user actions. 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 retrieveUserActionWithId: 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.
retrieveUserActionWithId 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 retrieveUserActionWithId 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 retrieveUserActionWithId. 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.
retrieveUserActionWithId 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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