Get the current authenticated Motion user
AI agents call get_my_user to retrieve information from Motion MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves the identity of the authenticated user, a read-only operation with no side effects. While it accesses authenticated user data, the information is limited to the current user's identity metadata. The blast radius is minimal—misuse cannot affect external systems, delete data, or cause financial harm.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_my_user' and description 'Get the current authenticated Motion user' indicate a retrieval operation that queries user identity information without modifying or executing any operations.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get the current authenticated Motion user. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Motion MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Motion MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_my_user: 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 Motion MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_my_user 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 get_my_user 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 get_my_user. 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.
get_my_user is provided by the Motion MCP Server MCP server (jonesbanana/motion-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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