TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_MEMBER
Fetches comprehensive information about a Trello member, specified by ID or username, including profile, activities, boards, cards, notifications, and organization affiliations, with customizable detail levels via filters and field parameters.
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What TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_MEMBER does on Trello
AI agents call TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_MEMBER to retrieve information from Trello without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
cards | string | — | Filters cards. Valid values: 'all', 'closed', 'none', 'open', 'visible'. |
boards | string | — | Filters boards. Valid values: 'all' or a comma-separated list (e.g., 'open,starred'). |
fields | string | — | Member fields to return. Valid values: 'all' or a comma-separated list (e.g., 'fullName,username,email'). |
tokens | string | — | Filters API tokens for the member. Valid values: 'all', 'none'. |
actions | string | — | Filters actions by type. Valid values: 'all' or a comma-separated list of action types (e.g., addAttachmentToCard, commentCard, createBoard). |
idMember | string | — | The ID or username of the Trello member. |
boardStars | string | — | Include information about the member's starred boards. Valid values: 'true', 'false'. |
board_lists | string | — | Filters lists on boards. Valid values: 'all', 'closed', 'none', 'open'. |
card_fields | string | — | Fields to return for each card. Valid values: 'all' or a comma-separated list (e.g., 'name,desc'). |
customEmoji | string | — | Filters custom emoji. Valid values: 'all', 'none'. |
action_since | string | — | Retrieve actions created after this date/time (ISO 8601 or 'lastView'), or 'null' for no restriction. |
board_fields | string | — | Fields to return for each board. Valid values: 'all' or a comma-separated list (e.g., 'name,idOrganization'). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_MEMBER is rated Low
This is a data retrieval/query operation that does not modify, delete, or execute any actions. Fetching user profile and membership information is a standard Read category tool. Severity is low because member metadata exposure, while potentially sensitive, does not enable financial transactions, code execution, or data destruction. The read-only nature and standard filtering capability present minimal misuse risk.
From the tool's definition Tool 'Fetches' member information with 'customizable detail levels via filters and field parameters' - purely a retrieval operation returning profile, activities, boards, cards, notifications, and organization data without modification.
Risk signalsHigh parameter count (53 properties)
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The rule that runs TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_MEMBER safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Trello, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_MEMBER, this is the rule to start with:
TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_MEMBER is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Trello, apply this rule, and every TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_MEMBER call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_MEMBER
Fetches comprehensive information about a Trello member, specified by ID or username, including profile, activities, boards, cards, notifications, and organization affiliations, with customizable detail levels via filters and field parameters. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Trello MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_MEMBER accepts 12 parameters: cards, boards, fields, tokens, actions, idMember, boardStars, board_lists, card_fields, customEmoji, action_since, board_fields. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Trello MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_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 Trello. Nothing to install.
TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_MEMBER 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 TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_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.
TRELLO_GET_MEMBERS_BY_ID_MEMBER is provided by the Trello MCP server (mcp-server-trello). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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