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get_user_info

Retrieve Slack user information by entering a display name or real name to identify team members and access their details.

Instructions

Get Slack user info by username or real name. Args: username: Slack display name or real name (not user ID).

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
usernameYes

Implementation Reference

  • main.py:57-94 (handler)
    The main handler function for the 'get_user_info' tool. It is registered via the @mcp.tool() decorator and implements the logic to retrieve Slack user information by searching the users.list and then fetching detailed info with users.info.
    @mcp.tool() async def get_user_info(username: str) -> str: """ Get Slack user info by username or real name. Args: username: Slack display name or real name (not user ID). """ # Step 1: Get list of all users users_data = await make_slack_request("users.list") if not users_data or not users_data.get("ok"): return "❌ Failed to fetch user list." # Step 2: Search for the user user_id = None for user in users_data["members"]: if user.get("name") == username or user.get("real_name") == username: user_id = user["id"] break if not user_id: return f"❌ User '{username}' not found." # Step 3: Use user_id to get full user info params = {"user": user_id} data = await make_slack_request("users.info", params) if not data or not data.get("ok"): return "❌ Failed to fetch user info." user = data.get("user", {}) profile = user.get("profile", {}) return ( f"👤 Username: {user.get('name')}\n" f"🧾 Real Name: {user.get('real_name')}\n" f"📧 Email: {profile.get('email', 'N/A')}\n" f"🆔 ID: {user_id}" )

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