• ACCESS
  • LOGIC
  • GRAPH
  • HUMAN

How to audit user permissions with your AI

Connect Permify to your agent to turn complex permission logic into clear, conversational answers. Your AI handles the heavy lifting of traversing relationship graphs.

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Short answer

How can I use my AI to check user access?

Your agent queries the Permify relationship graph to trace exactly why a user can or cannot perform an action. It maps out the permission logic and entity relationships to give you a direct answer. You'll see the full logic path for any specific user or resource.

Where every issue lands.

Permission audit outcomes

The AI processes the graph data to deliver these specific results.

ACCESS

Permission verification

The AI confirms if a specific user has the rights to a resource. You get a clear yes or no based on real-time logic.

LOGIC

Path tracing

The agent maps out the chain of relationships that granted access. This shows you the exact reason behind a permission.

GRAPH

Entity mapping

Your agent looks up specific entities and their connections. It identifies how users, groups, and resources relate to each other.

HUMAN

Manual policy updates

The AI identifies permission gaps but cannot change your security policies. You must handle all policy edits and permission changes yourself.

The workflow

What your AI does when the request arrives.

Your agent acts as a bridge between your natural language questions and the Permify permission engine.

  1. Identify the subject

    The agent finds the specific user or group you are asking about within the system.

    lookup_entity

  2. Trace the connections

    It pulls the existing relationships to see how the user is linked to the target resource.

    read_relationships

  3. Analyze the logic

    The agent expands the permission set to see all possible ways access could be granted.

    expand_permissions

  4. Verify the result

    It runs a final check to confirm if the specific permission is currently active.

    check_permission

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to begin your audit.

Starting points

Replace the names in these prompts with your actual user IDs, resource names, or role identifiers.

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
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "permify-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_Lj3zVVVKVoHoqSvO650xPkcUTwv8Ivlhnr8cxNaW/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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  • Check if user 'alice_dev' has 'editor' access to the 'marketing_repo' resource.

  • Why does 'bob_manager' have access to the 'finance_folder'?

  • List all permissions for the 'admin_group' entity.

  • Show me the relationship path between 'user_123' and the 'production_database'.

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Start here

Connect Permify once, then ask.

Just link your Permify instance to Vinkius. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start asking your agent about your permission logic.

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FAQ

How the audit works

  • 01

    Can the AI change user permissions?

    No. The AI can only read and analyze existing permissions. You must use your own administrative tools to change or revoke access.

  • 02

    Can the AI delete entities or relationships?

    No. The tools provided are strictly for reading and checking data. The AI cannot modify your permission graph.

  • 03

    Does the AI see all my data?

    The AI only accesses the specific permission and relationship data required to answer your questions through the Permify tools.

  • 04

    How does the AI know why access was granted?

    It uses the relationship graph to trace the specific path of permissions from the user to the resource.

  • 05

    Can I use this with Claude?

    Yes, you can use this with any MCP-compatible client like Claude or Cursor once you connect Permify via Vinkius.

  • More questions about Permify? The Connector page answers them. See everything the Permify Connector can do

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