Users: Get Current
users-get-currentRetrieves the profile of the authenticated user from the Shortcut project management platform.
Instructions
Get the current user.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
users-get-currentRetrieves the profile of the authenticated user from the Shortcut project management platform.
Get the current user.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
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