# searchUsers

Search for users by name, username, or keyword.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `searchUsers`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/searchusers

## Facts

- Tool: `searchUsers`
- Server: Xdevplatform/xmcp (`xdevplatform/xmcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/xdevplatform/xmcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "searchUsers",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why searchUsers is rated Low

This tool retrieves user data based on search criteria without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a read-only operation that returns matching user results. The low severity reflects minimal blast radius—an AI agent misusing it would only retrieve accessible user information, not alter data or trigger external actions.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name 'searchUsers' and description 'Search for users by name, username, or keyword' indicate a query/search operation with no side effects."

## Use case

AI agents call searchUsers to retrieve information from Xdevplatform/xmcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Xdevplatform/xmcp:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "searchUsers": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Xdevplatform/xmcp (134)

- `deleteAccountActivitySubscription` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteaccountactivitysubscription.md
- `deleteActivitySubscription` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteactivitysubscription.md
- `deleteAllConnections` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteallconnections.md
- `deleteCommunityNotes` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deletecommunitynotes.md
- `deleteConnectionsByEndpoint` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteconnectionsbyendpoint.md
- `deleteConnectionsByUuids` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteconnectionsbyuuids.md
- `deleteDirectMessagesEvents` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deletedirectmessagesevents.md
- `deleteLists` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deletelists.md
- `deleteMediaSubtitles` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deletemediasubtitles.md
- `deletePosts` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteposts.md
- `deleteUsersBookmark` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/deleteusersbookmark.md
- `removeListsMemberByUserId` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/removelistsmemberbyuserid.md
- `createComplianceJobs` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/createcompliancejobs.md
- `sendChatTypingIndicator` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/sendchattypingindicator.md
- `chatMediaDownload` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/chatmediadownload.md
- `dmConversationsMediaDownload` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/dmconversationsmediadownload.md
- `getAccountActivitySubscriptionCount` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getaccountactivitysubscriptioncount.md
- `getAccountActivitySubscriptions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getaccountactivitysubscriptions.md
- `getActivitySubscriptions` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getactivitysubscriptions.md
- `getChatConversation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getchatconversation.md
- `getChatConversations` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getchatconversations.md
- `getCommunitiesById` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getcommunitiesbyid.md
- `getComplianceJobs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getcompliancejobs.md
- `getComplianceJobsById` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getcompliancejobsbyid.md
- `getConnectionHistory` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getconnectionhistory.md
- `getDirectMessagesEvents` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getdirectmessagesevents.md
- `getDirectMessagesEventsByConversationId` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getdirectmessageseventsbyconversationid.md
- `getDirectMessagesEventsById` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getdirectmessageseventsbyid.md
- `getDirectMessagesEventsByParticipantId` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getdirectmessageseventsbyparticipantid.md
- `getInsights28Hr` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp/getinsights28hr.md
- …and 104 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/xdevplatform-xmcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=xdevplatform-xmcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/xdevplatform-xmcp