Get a WorkBoard user by ID, or the current authenticated user.
AI agents call workboard_get_user_tool to retrieve information from MCP Workboard without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This is a straightforward retrieval operation. It queries user information by ID or returns the authenticated user's details. There are no side effects, no data modification, no code execution, and no destructive actions.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description states 'Get a WorkBoard user by ID, or the current authenticated user' — retrieves user data without modification.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a WorkBoard user by ID, or the current authenticated user. It is categorised as a Read tool in the MCP Workboard MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the MCP Workboard MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for workboard_get_user_tool: 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 Workboard. Nothing to install.
workboard_get_user_tool 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 workboard_get_user_tool 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 workboard_get_user_tool. 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.
workboard_get_user_tool is provided by the MCP Workboard MCP server (mcp-workboard-crunchtools). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Every MCP server has a record like this.
Type a name, get the same breakdown: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, capabilities, recommended policy.
Teams ship this data inside their own products. See what a licence covers →