feat: add chat.getUser() for cross-platform user lookups

.changeset/get-user.md

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+"chat": minor
+"@chat-adapter/slack": minor
+"@chat-adapter/discord": minor
+"@chat-adapter/gchat": minor
+"@chat-adapter/github": minor
+"@chat-adapter/linear": minor
+"@chat-adapter/telegram": minor
+---
+
+Add `chat.getUser()` method and `UserInfo` type for cross-platform user lookups. Implement `getUser` on Slack, Discord, Google Chat, GitHub, Linear, and Telegram adapters.

apps/docs/content/docs/api/chat.mdx

@@ -443,6 +443,71 @@ await dm.post("Hello via DM!");
 const dm = await bot.openDM(message.author);
 ```
 
+### getUser
+
+Look up user information by user ID. Returns a `UserInfo` object with name, email, avatar, and bot status, or `null` if the user was not found. Supported on Slack, Discord, Google Chat, GitHub, Linear, and Telegram. Other adapters will throw `NOT_SUPPORTED`.
+
+```typescript
+const user = await bot.getUser("U123456");
+console.log(user?.email);    // "[email protected]"
+console.log(user?.fullName); // "Alice Smith"
+```
+
+```typescript
+// Or with an Author object from a message handler
+const user = await bot.getUser(message.author);
+```
+
+<TypeTable
+  type={{
+    userId: {
+      description: 'Platform-specific user ID.',
+      type: 'string',
+    },
+    userName: {
+      description: 'Username/handle.',
+      type: 'string',
+    },
+    fullName: {
+      description: 'Display name / full name.',
+      type: 'string',
+    },
+    isBot: {
+      description: 'Whether the user is a bot.',
+      type: 'boolean',
+    },
+    email: {
+      description: 'Email address (requires scopes on some platforms).',
+      type: 'string | undefined',
+    },
+    avatarUrl: {
+      description: 'Profile image URL.',
+      type: 'string | undefined',
+    },
+  }}
+/>
+
+<Callout type="info">
+  Email availability varies by platform. On Slack it requires the `users:read.email` scope. Discord and Telegram don't expose email to bots. Fields that aren't available return `undefined`.
+</Callout>
+
+Adapters that don't support user lookups will throw a `ChatError` with code `NOT_SUPPORTED`. Handle both cases if your bot runs on multiple platforms:
+
+```typescript
+import { ChatError } from "chat";
+
+try {
+  const user = await bot.getUser(userId);
+  if (!user) {
+    // User not found on this platform
+  }
+} catch (error) {
+  if (error instanceof ChatError && error.code === "NOT_SUPPORTED") {
+    // This adapter doesn't support user lookups
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ### thread
 
 Get a Thread handle by its thread ID. Useful for posting to threads outside of webhook contexts (e.g. cron jobs, external triggers).

apps/docs/content/docs/threads-messages-channels.mdx

@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ interface Author {
 }
 ```
 
+For richer user info (email, avatar), use [`chat.getUser()`](/docs/api/chat#getuser):
+
+```typescript title="lib/bot.ts"
+const user = await bot.getUser(message.author);
+console.log(user?.email); // "[email protected]"
+```
+
 ### Sent messages
 
 When you post a message, you get back a `SentMessage` with methods to edit, delete, and react:

examples/nextjs-chat/src/lib/bot.tsx

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ bot.onNewMention(async (thread, message) => {
         <Button id="messages">Fetch Messages</Button>
         <Button id="channel-post">Channel Post</Button>
         <Button id="show-table">Show Table</Button>
+        <Button id="who-am-i">Who Am I</Button>
         <Button actionType="modal" id="report" value="bug">
           Report Bug
         </Button>
@@ -378,6 +379,36 @@ bot.onAction("info", async (event) => {
   );
 });
 
+bot.onAction("who-am-i", async (event) => {
+  if (!event.thread) {
+    return;
+  }
+  try {
+    const user = await bot.getUser(event.user);
+    if (!user) {
+      await event.thread.post(
+        `${emoji.warning} Could not find your user profile.`
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+    await event.thread.post(
+      <Card title={`${emoji.eyes} Who Am I`}>
+        <Fields>
+          <Field label="Name" value={user.fullName} />
+          <Field label="Username" value={user.userName} />
+          <Field label="User ID" value={user.userId} />
+          <Field label="Email" value={user.email ?? "Not available"} />
+          <Field label="Bot" value={user.isBot ? "Yes" : "No"} />
+        </Fields>
+      </Card>
+    );
+  } catch {
+    await event.thread.post(
+      `${emoji.warning} User lookup is not supported on this platform.`
+    );
+  }
+});
+
 bot.onAction("goodbye", async (event) => {
   if (!event.thread) {
     return;

packages/adapter-discord/src/index.test.ts

@@ -4062,3 +4062,168 @@ describe("createDiscordThread 160004 recovery", () => {
     spy.mockRestore();
   });
 });
+
+describe("getUser", () => {
+  it("should return user info from Discord API", async () => {
+    const adapter = createDiscordAdapter({
+      botToken: "test-token",
+      publicKey: testPublicKey,
+      applicationId: "test-app-id",
+      logger: mockLogger,
+    });
+
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(adapter as any, "discordFetch").mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          id: "123456",
+          username: "alice",
+          global_name: "Alice Smith",
+          avatar: "abc123",
+          bot: false,
+        }),
+        { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
+      )
+    );
+
+    const user = await adapter.getUser("123456");
+    expect(user).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(user?.fullName).toBe("Alice Smith");
+    expect(user?.userName).toBe("alice");
+    expect(user?.avatarUrl).toBe(
+      "https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/123456/abc123.png"
+    );
+    expect(user?.isBot).toBe(false);
+    expect(user?.email).toBeUndefined();
+
+    spy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it("should return null on error", async () => {
+    const adapter = createDiscordAdapter({
+      botToken: "test-token",
+      publicKey: testPublicKey,
+      applicationId: "test-app-id",
+      logger: mockLogger,
+    });
+
+    const spy = vi
+      .spyOn(adapter as any, "discordFetch")
+      .mockRejectedValue(new Error("Not found"));
+
+    const user = await adapter.getUser("999999");
+    expect(user).toBeNull();
+
+    spy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it("should return undefined avatarUrl when avatar is null", async () => {
+    const adapter = createDiscordAdapter({
+      botToken: "test-token",
+      publicKey: testPublicKey,
+      applicationId: "test-app-id",
+      logger: mockLogger,
+    });
+
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(adapter as any, "discordFetch").mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          id: "111222",
+          username: "noavatar",
+          global_name: "No Avatar User",
+          avatar: null,
+          bot: false,
+        }),
+        { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
+      )
+    );
+
+    const user = await adapter.getUser("111222");
+    expect(user).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(user?.avatarUrl).toBeUndefined();
+
+    spy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it("should fall back to username when global_name is null", async () => {
+    const adapter = createDiscordAdapter({
+      botToken: "test-token",
+      publicKey: testPublicKey,
+      applicationId: "test-app-id",
+      logger: mockLogger,
+    });
+
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(adapter as any, "discordFetch").mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          id: "333444",
+          username: "fallbackuser",
+          global_name: null,
+          avatar: "def456",
+          bot: false,
+        }),
+        { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
+      )
+    );
+
+    const user = await adapter.getUser("333444");
+    expect(user).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(user?.fullName).toBe("fallbackuser");
+
+    spy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it("should return isBot true for bot users", async () => {
+    const adapter = createDiscordAdapter({
+      botToken: "test-token",
+      publicKey: testPublicKey,
+      applicationId: "test-app-id",
+      logger: mockLogger,
+    });
+
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(adapter as any, "discordFetch").mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          id: "555666",
+          username: "botuser",
+          global_name: "Bot User",
+          avatar: "ghi789",
+          bot: true,
+        }),
+        { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
+      )
+    );
+
+    const user = await adapter.getUser("555666");
+    expect(user).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(user?.isBot).toBe(true);
+
+    spy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it("should call Discord API with correct endpoint and method", async () => {
+    const adapter = createDiscordAdapter({
+      botToken: "test-token",
+      publicKey: testPublicKey,
+      applicationId: "test-app-id",
+      logger: mockLogger,
+    });
+
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(adapter as any, "discordFetch").mockResolvedValue(
+      new Response(
+        JSON.stringify({
+          id: "777888",
+          username: "verifyuser",
+          global_name: "Verify User",
+          avatar: null,
+          bot: false,
+        }),
+        { status: 200, headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" } }
+      )
+    );
+
+    await adapter.getUser("777888");
+    expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/users/777888", "GET");
+
+    spy.mockRestore();
+  });
+});

packages/adapter-discord/src/index.ts

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import type {
   RawMessage,
   ThreadInfo,
   ThreadSummary,
+  UserInfo,
   WebhookOptions,
 } from "chat";
 import {
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ import {
   type DiscordRequestContext,
   type DiscordSlashCommandContext,
   type DiscordThreadId,
+  type DiscordUser,
   InteractionResponseType,
 } from "./types";
 
@@ -153,6 +155,25 @@ export class DiscordAdapter implements Adapter<DiscordThreadId, unknown> {
     this.logger.info("Discord adapter initialized");
   }
 
+  async getUser(userId: string): Promise<UserInfo | null> {
+    try {
+      const response = await this.discordFetch(`/users/${userId}`, "GET");
+      const user = (await response.json()) as DiscordUser;
+      return {
+        avatarUrl: user.avatar
+          ? `https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/${user.id}/${user.avatar}.png`
+          : undefined,
+        email: undefined,
+        fullName: user.global_name || user.username,
+        isBot: user.bot ?? false,
+        userId: user.id,
+        userName: user.username,
+      };
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Handle incoming Discord webhook (HTTP Interactions or forwarded Gateway events).
    */