• AUDIT
  • SECURITY
  • MONITOR
  • HUMAN

How to manage user sessions with your AI

Connect Pusher Channels to your agent to monitor real-time presence and cut active connections when you spot a security issue.

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Short answer

How can I manage user sessions with my AI?

Your AI can pull a list of everyone currently connected to a Pusher channel and force-disconnect specific users. This lets you audit presence or instantly kill suspicious WebSocket connections. You'll see the specific steps and outcomes below.

Session management outcomes

Where session control lands.

What happens when you give your agent access to Pusher presence data.

AUDIT

Identify active users

The AI pulls real-time data from your channels to show who is connected. You get a clear view of channel occupancy.

SECURITY

Kill rogue connections

When you spot a bad actor, the AI terminates their specific WebSocket connection. This stops their session immediately.

MONITOR

Track channel presence

Your agent keeps tabs on user activity across different channels. You can ask for status updates on specific populations.

HUMAN

Manual intervention

The AI identifies the targets, but you decide when to pull the plug. You remain the final authority on security decisions.

The workflow

What your AI does when a session issue arrives.

The AI acts as a bridge between your chat interface and the Pusher real-time infrastructure.

  1. Scan active users

    The AI checks the current state of a channel to see which user IDs are active.

    list_channel_users

  2. Isolate the threat

    Once you identify a specific user, the AI targets their unique connection.

    terminate_user_connections

  3. Confirm termination

    The AI verifies the connection is closed to ensure the user is actually kicked off.

    terminate_user_connections

  4. Report status

    The AI provides a summary of the channel state after the connection is severed.

    list_channel_users

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger session management actions.

Starting points

Replace the channel names and user IDs with your actual Pusher data.

Pusher Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_yRJE9grBoLPiJPp9QRqfgvOF042J4MHGLBDKtu7Z/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 — Pusher capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pusher-channels-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_yRJE9grBoLPiJPp9QRqfgvOF042J4MHGLBDKtu7Z/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Who is currently connected to the 'chat-room-1' channel?

  • Terminate the connection for user 'user_99' in the 'admin-feed' channel.

  • List all users in the 'live-updates' channel so I can check for unauthorized access.

  • I need to kick user 'guest_42' off the 'lobby' channel immediately.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Start here

Connect Pusher Channels once, then ask.

Just link your account once. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start managing sessions through your preferred AI client immediately.

Connect Pusher Channels to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves

  • 01

    Can the AI create new Pusher channels?

    No. The AI can only list users in existing channels and terminate existing connections.

  • 02

    Will the AI automatically kick users without my permission?

    No. The AI only terminates connections when you explicitly instruct it to do so in chat.

  • 03

    Can the AI see the actual messages being sent in the channels?

    No. This MCP only handles user presence and connection management, not message payloads.

  • 04

    How does the AI know which user to disconnect?

    You must provide the specific user ID or identify them via the list of active users first.

  • 05

    Does this work for all Pusher channel types?

    Yes, as long as the channel is accessible via your connected Pusher account.

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

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