get_user_following

Fetch users followed by a specific member on USCardForum to discover community influencers, find related experts, and map social connections.

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 connections

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`username`	Yes	The user's handle
`page`	No	Page number for pagination

Implementation Reference

src/uscardforum/server_tools/users.py:193-220 (handler)

The MCP tool handler for 'get_user_following', decorated with @mcp.tool(). Defines input parameters with descriptions and delegates to the client implementation.

@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)

src/uscardforum/models/users.py:110-118 (schema)

Pydantic model defining the output schema: a list of FollowUser objects and total count.

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)

Imports and exposes the get_user_following tool from the users module in the server_tools package __init__.

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:15-45 (registration)

Imports the get_user_following tool in the main server entrypoint, ensuring registration via @mcp.tool() decorator.

from uscardforum.server_tools import (
    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,
    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,
)

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