Deep dive into a specific user
AI agents call get_user_deep_dive to retrieve information from Cursor Usage without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries and retrieves user-level analytics and usage information without modifying, deleting, or executing any external operations. It is a passive data retrieval operation with no side effects or capability to alter system state. The low severity reflects that misuse would expose analytics/usage data but poses no direct operational, financial, or destructive risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get_' prefix and description states 'Deep dive into a specific user' — retrieves detailed user analytics data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Deep dive into a specific user. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Cursor Usage MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Cursor Usage MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_user_deep_dive: 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 Cursor Usage. Nothing to install.
get_user_deep_dive 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_user_deep_dive 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_user_deep_dive. 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_user_deep_dive is provided by the Cursor Usage MCP server (ofershap/cursor-usage). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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