search_users
Find team members and contributors
How to use it
search_users is exposed by the Gitlab MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the search_users tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Gitlab MCP
npx @ttpears/gitlab-mcp-serverOther tools in Gitlab MCP (39)
Explore directory structure and files
Create new issues
Create new merge requests
Add a comment/note to an issue or merge request
Run custom GraphQL queries
Discover available GraphQL operations
Get a specific broadcast message by ID
Read file contents for code analysis
List project issues with pagination
Get commits for a merge request
Get diff statistics for a merge request
Get CI/CD pipelines for a merge request
Get MR approval and reviewer status
List project merge requests with pagination
Get notes/comments on an issue or merge request
Get jobs for a specific pipeline
Detailed project information
Aggregate project stats dashboard
Get time estimate, spent, and timelogs
Get all issues assigned to a user
Get MRs authored by or assigned to a user
Fetch a work item (issue, task, epic, incident, OKR) by ID with full widget data
List instance-wide broadcast messages
List group members with access levels
List iterations/sprints (Premium/Ultimate)
List milestones with progress statistics
Authenticated user's activity feed — pushes, MRs, comments, approvals
Authenticated user's to-do inbox — notifications about issues, MRs, mentions, reviews requested
Activity events for a specific project
Another user's public activity feed by username or ID
List work items in a group or project, filtered by type and state
Resolve a path to a project or group
Global search across projects, issues, and merge requests
Discover groups and organizations
Search issues globally or within a project (filter by assignee, author, labels, state)
Search labels in a project or group
Find merge requests by username or within a project
Find repositories by name or description
Update title, description, assignees, labels, due date