# users_prefs_get

Get user preferences (legacy undocumented).

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `users_prefs_get`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/users-prefs-get

## Facts

- Tool: `users_prefs_get`
- Server: Slack (`karbassi/slack-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/karbassi/slack-mcp
- 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": "users_prefs_get",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why users_prefs_get is rated Low

This tool retrieves user preferences without modifying or deleting data. However, user preferences may contain sensitive personal configuration data (notification settings, display preferences, etc.), warranting medium severity due to potential privacy exposure if misused by an AI agent to extract user-specific information from multiple accounts.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'users_prefs_get' and description 'Get user preferences' indicate data retrieval with no modification. The term 'get' is explicitly a Read operation per the classification rules."

## Use case

AI agents call users_prefs_get to retrieve information from Slack 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 Slack:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "users_prefs_get": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Slack (232)

- `apps_manifest_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/apps-manifest-delete.md
- `apps_uninstall` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/apps-uninstall.md
- `auth_revoke` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/auth-revoke.md
- `bookmarks_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/bookmarks-remove.md
- `cache_clear` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/cache-clear.md
- `calls_participants_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/calls-participants-remove.md
- `canvases_access_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/canvases-access-delete.md
- `canvases_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/canvases-delete.md
- `channels_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/channels-delete.md
- `chat_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/chat-delete.md
- `chat_delete_scheduled_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/chat-delete-scheduled-message.md
- `conversations_kick` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/conversations-kick.md
- `drafts_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/drafts-delete.md
- `emoji_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/emoji-remove.md
- `files_comments_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/files-comments-delete.md
- `files_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/files-delete.md
- `files_remote_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/files-remote-remove.md
- `files_revoke_public_url` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/files-revoke-public-url.md
- `pins_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/pins-remove.md
- `reactions_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/reactions-remove.md
- `reminders_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/reminders-delete.md
- `saved_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/saved-delete.md
- `slack_lists_access_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/slack-lists-access-delete.md
- `slack_lists_items_delete` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/slack-lists-items-delete.md
- `slack_lists_items_delete_multiple` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/slack-lists-items-delete-multiple.md
- `stars_remove` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/stars-remove.md
- `team_external_teams_disconnect` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/team-external-teams-disconnect.md
- `users_admin_set_inactive` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/users-admin-set-inactive.md
- `users_delete_photo` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/users-delete-photo.md
- `apps_connections_open` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp/apps-connections-open.md
- …and 202 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/karbassi-slack-mcp.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=karbassi-slack-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/karbassi-slack-mcp