get_current_user
Get the authenticated user's profile
How to use it
get_current_user is exposed by the Yt MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), and the get_current_user tool becomes available to the model automatically. See the full listing for setup details and every tool this server provides.
Install Yt MCP
uvx --from git+https://github.com/velesnitski/yt-mcp yt-mcpOther tools in Yt MCP (39)
Add a comment to an issue (markdown supported)
Link two issues together (relates, depends on, parent/subtask, duplicates)
Assign issues to a sprint via YouTrack commands
Log time to an issue (duration, date, type, description)
Get current status/assignee/idle for a list of IDs (validate stale roadmaps)
Lightweight count of issues matching a query (no full data)
Create a new agile board for one or more projects
Create a new issue in a project (freeform)
Create an issue using a template (bug, feature, task, daily, spike, release, devops, incident, epic)
Create a new sprint on an agile board (with optional dates)
Delete an agile board (issues are not affected)
Delete a comment from an issue
Soft-delete (state → Obsolete) or permanently delete an issue
Delete a work item from an issue
Search for an agile board by name (partial match)
List all agile boards
Get the download URL for a specific attachment
Get full details of a specific issue (description, comments, fields, links)
Get a compact summary of issue changes (state transitions, comments, time logged)
View change history of an issue (who changed what, when)
Get all linked issues (parent, subtask, depends on, relates to, duplicates)
List custom fields with required status and valid values (use before createissue)
Get issues on an agile board grouped by column/state for a sprint
Get time tracking work items for an issue
List all attachments on an issue (name, size, type, author, date)
List all accessible projects
List all saved searches (queries)
List all issue tags with issue counts
List available issue templates
Poll for recently changed issues (for automation triggers — Make.com, n8n, cron)
Remove a link between two issues
Revert a specific change using its activity ID
Execute a saved search by name and return matching issues
Search issues using YouTrack query syntax
Search users by name, login, or email
Edit an existing comment on an issue
Update any issue field — summary, state, priority, type, deadline, assignee, custom fields via command syntax
Update an existing sprint (rename, reschedule, archive)
Update an existing work item (duration, date, description)