get_user_following
AI agents call get_user_following to retrieve information from USCardForum 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 user following data, consistent with the 'get_*' pattern used for read-only operations on the server. No side effects, modifications, deletions, or financial transactions are implied. The lack of a description slightly reduces confidence, but the naming convention and broader server context strongly suggest a simple data retrieval function.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_user_following' indicates a retrieval operation. The description is empty, but the name pattern and server context (Discourse community) suggest it queries user follow lists without modifying data.
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get_user_following. It is categorised as a Read tool in the USCardForum MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the USCardForum MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_user_following: 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 USCardForum MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_user_following 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_following 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_following. 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_following is provided by the USCardForum MCP Server MCP server (rhettlong/uscardforum-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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