• ACCESS
  • PATH
  • SCOPE
  • REVIEW

How to audit user permissions with your AI

Connect Permify to your AI client to query relationship graphs and verify access rights instantly.

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Short answer

Can my AI check user access rights?

Yes. Your AI uses Permify to walk through relationship graphs and confirm if a subject has permission for a specific resource. You'll get a clear breakdown of the logic behind every access decision.

Audit outcomes

What you'll find

The AI translates complex graph data into these specific results.

ACCESS

Confirmed permissions

The AI confirms if a user has a specific right. You get a direct yes or no based on the current graph state.

PATH

Permission traces

The AI maps out the logic behind an access decision. It shows you the chain of relationships that leads to a permission.

SCOPE

Expanded access lists

The AI pulls a full list of everything a subject can touch. This helps you see the total footprint of a user or role.

REVIEW

Human oversight

The AI identifies suspicious or overly broad permissions. You decide whether to revoke access or adjust the policy.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

Your AI acts as an interface for the Permify relationship engine.

  1. Identify the subject

    The AI locates the specific user or service account you want to investigate within the system.

    lookup_subject

  2. Verify specific rights

    The AI checks if a user can perform a specific action on a resource by querying the graph.

    check_permission

  3. Map relationship chains

    The AI expands the permission set to show the full hierarchy of how access is inherited.

    expand_permissions

  4. Locate target resources

    The AI finds the specific entities or objects that are being targeted in the permission check.

    lookup_entity

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin your audit.

Starting points

Swap the bracketed text with your actual user IDs, resource names, or permission types.

Permify Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_Lj3zVVVKVoHoqSvO650xPkcUTwv8Ivlhnr8cxNaW/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Permify capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
    "permify-alternative-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_Lj3zVVVKVoHoqSvO650xPkcUTwv8Ivlhnr8cxNaW/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Can user:alice have 'edit' permission on document:report_2024?

  • Show me all permissions for subject:admin_user.

  • Why does user:bob have access to folder:finance?

  • List every entity that user:guest can access.

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Start here

Connect Permify once, then ask.

Just link your Permify instance. Your credentials stay encrypted and you can immediately start asking questions about your permission logic.

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FAQ

How the audit behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI change user permissions?

    No. The AI can only read and query the existing permission graph. It cannot modify roles or grant new access.

  • 02

    Does the AI delete any users?

    No. This MCP is read-only for permission checks and lookups. It has no capability to delete entities or subjects.

  • 03

    Can I see the logic behind a 'denied' permission?

    Yes. The AI can trace the relationship graph to explain why a permission check failed.

  • 04

    How does the AI know which user I'm talking about?

    You specify the subject in your prompt, and the AI uses the lookup tools to find that entity in Permify.

  • 05

    Can the AI audit permissions in real-time?

    Yes. Every time you ask a question, the AI queries the live Permify graph for the most current state.

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