get_user_following
Fetch users followed by a specific member to discover community influencers, find related experts, and map social connections on the USCardForum platform.
Instructions
Fetch the list of users that a user follows.
Args:
username: The user's handle
page: Page number for pagination (optional)
Returns a FollowList object with:
- users: List of FollowUser objects
- total_count: Total users being followed
Use to:
- Discover influential users in the community
- Find related experts
- Map social connectionsInput Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| username | Yes | The user's handle | |
| page | No | Page number for pagination |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| users | No | User list | |
| total_count | No | Total users |
Implementation Reference
- MCP tool handler for 'get_user_following'. Decorated with @mcp.tool(), defines input schema using Pydantic Annotated and Field, returns FollowList from client.
@mcp.tool() def get_user_following( username: Annotated[ str, Field(description="The user's handle"), ], page: Annotated[ int | None, Field(default=None, description="Page number for pagination"), ] = None, ) -> FollowList: """ Fetch the list of users that a user follows. Args: username: The user's handle page: Page number for pagination (optional) Returns a FollowList object with: - users: List of FollowUser objects - total_count: Total users being followed Use to: - Discover influential users in the community - Find related experts - Map social connections """ return get_client().get_user_following(username, page=page) - Pydantic BaseModel defining the output schema FollowList, used by the tool.
class FollowList(BaseModel): """List of followed/following users.""" users: list[FollowUser] = Field(default_factory=list, description="User list") total_count: int = Field(0, description="Total users") class Config: extra = "ignore" - src/uscardforum/server_tools/__init__.py:37-47 (registration)Re-export of get_user_following from users.py module into server_tools namespace.
from .users import ( get_user_summary, get_user_topics, get_user_replies, get_user_actions, get_user_badges, get_user_following, get_user_followers, get_user_reactions, list_users_with_badge, ) - src/uscardforum/server.py:32-72 (registration)Import of get_user_following into main server module.
get_user_following, get_user_reactions, get_user_replies, get_user_summary, get_user_topics, list_users_with_badge, login, research_topic, resource_categories, resource_hot_topics, resource_new_topics, search_forum, subscribe_topic, ) __all__ = [ "MCP_HOST", "MCP_PORT", "MCP_TRANSPORT", "NITAN_TOKEN", "SERVER_INSTRUCTIONS", "get_client", "main", "mcp", "analyze_user", "bookmark_post", "compare_cards", "find_data_points", "get_all_topic_posts", "get_categories", "get_current_session", "get_hot_topics", "get_new_topics", "get_notifications", "get_top_topics", "get_topic_info", "get_topic_posts", "get_user_actions", "get_user_badges", "get_user_followers", "get_user_following", - src/uscardforum/client.py:408-422 (helper)Client method delegating to UsersAPI.get_user_following.
def get_user_following( self, username: str, page: int | None = None, ) -> FollowList: """Fetch users that a user follows. Args: username: User handle page: Optional page number Returns: List of followed users """ return self._users.get_user_following(username, page=page)