find-member

Finds members by various filter criteria

SERVERMcp Dev SOURCE@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/mcp-dev/find-member.md

WHAT IT DOES

What find-member does on Mcp Dev

AI agents call find-member to retrieve information from Mcp Dev without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why find-member is rated Low

This tool performs a read-only lookup operation on member records in Umbraco CMS. It searches for and retrieves member information based on filter criteria, with no capability to modify, delete, or execute actions. The blast radius of misuse is limited to information disclosure of member data.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'find-member' and description 'Finds members by various filter criteria' indicate a query/search operation that retrieves member data without modification.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs find-member safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Dev, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For find-member, this is the rule to start with:

find-member Allowed

find-member is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "find-member": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp Dev, apply this rule, and every find-member call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about find-member

What does the find-member tool do? +

Finds members by various filter criteria. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Dev MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on find-member? +

Register the Mcp Dev MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for find-member: 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 Mcp Dev. Nothing to install.

What risk level is find-member? +

find-member is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit find-member? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the find-member 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.

How do I block find-member completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for find-member. 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.

What MCP server provides find-member? +

find-member is provided by the Mcp Dev MCP server (@umbraco-cms/mcp-dev). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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