diff --git a/app/api/routers/auth.py b/app/api/routers/auth.py
index bb3702c..efd6196 100644
--- a/app/api/routers/auth.py
+++ b/app/api/routers/auth.py
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 """Auth router."""
 from datetime import timedelta
+from typing import List
+
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordRequestForm
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from app.core.config import get_db, settings
 from app.models import models
+from app.models.role_permission import Permission, Role, RolePermission
 from app.schemas import schemas
 from app.api.deps import Token, verify_password, create_access_token, get_current_user
 
@@ -30,3 +34,44 @@ async def login(form_data: OAuth2PasswordRequestForm = Depends(), db: Session =
 @router.get("/me", response_model=schemas.UserResponse)
 async def get_me(current_user: models.User = Depends(get_current_user)):
     return current_user
+
+
+class PermissionIntrospectionResponse(BaseModel):
+    username: str
+    role_name: str | None
+    is_admin: bool
+    permissions: List[str]
+
+
+@router.get("/me/permissions", response_model=PermissionIntrospectionResponse)
+async def get_my_permissions(
+    current_user: models.User = Depends(get_current_user),
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+):
+    """Return the current user's effective permissions for CLI help introspection."""
+    perms: List[str] = []
+    role_name: str | None = None
+
+    if current_user.is_admin:
+        # Admin gets all permissions
+        all_perms = db.query(Permission).order_by(Permission.name).all()
+        perms = [p.name for p in all_perms]
+        role_name = "admin"
+    elif current_user.role_id:
+        role = db.query(Role).filter(Role.id == current_user.role_id).first()
+        if role:
+            role_name = role.name
+            perm_ids = db.query(RolePermission.permission_id).filter(
+                RolePermission.role_id == role.id
+            ).all()
+            if perm_ids:
+                pid_list = [p[0] for p in perm_ids]
+                matched = db.query(Permission).filter(Permission.id.in_(pid_list)).order_by(Permission.name).all()
+                perms = [p.name for p in matched]
+
+    return PermissionIntrospectionResponse(
+        username=current_user.username,
+        role_name=role_name,
+        is_admin=current_user.is_admin,
+        permissions=perms,
+    )
diff --git a/app/api/routers/users.py b/app/api/routers/users.py
index 42845e5..fb764f3 100644
--- a/app/api/routers/users.py
+++ b/app/api/routers/users.py
@@ -102,31 +102,40 @@ def list_users(
     return db.query(models.User).order_by(models.User.created_at.desc()).offset(skip).limit(limit).all()
 
 
-@router.get("/{user_id}", response_model=schemas.UserResponse)
+def _find_user_by_id_or_username(db: Session, identifier: str) -> models.User | None:
+    """Resolve a user by numeric id or username string."""
+    try:
+        uid = int(identifier)
+        return db.query(models.User).filter(models.User.id == uid).first()
+    except ValueError:
+        return db.query(models.User).filter(models.User.username == identifier).first()
+
+
+@router.get("/{identifier}", response_model=schemas.UserResponse)
 def get_user(
-    user_id: int,
+    identifier: str,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
     _: models.User = Depends(require_admin),
 ):
-    user = db.query(models.User).filter(models.User.id == user_id).first()
+    user = _find_user_by_id_or_username(db, identifier)
     if not user:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
     return user
 
 
-@router.patch("/{user_id}", response_model=schemas.UserResponse)
+@router.patch("/{identifier}", response_model=schemas.UserResponse)
 def update_user(
-    user_id: int,
+    identifier: str,
     payload: schemas.UserUpdate,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
     current_user: models.User = Depends(require_admin),
 ):
-    user = db.query(models.User).filter(models.User.id == user_id).first()
+    user = _find_user_by_id_or_username(db, identifier)
     if not user:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
 
     if payload.email is not None and payload.email != user.email:
-        existing = db.query(models.User).filter(models.User.email == payload.email, models.User.id != user_id).first()
+        existing = db.query(models.User).filter(models.User.email == payload.email, models.User.id != user.id).first()
         if existing:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Email already exists")
         user.email = payload.email
@@ -153,13 +162,13 @@ def update_user(
     return user
 
 
-@router.delete("/{user_id}", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
+@router.delete("/{identifier}", status_code=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)
 def delete_user(
-    user_id: int,
+    identifier: str,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
     current_user: models.User = Depends(require_admin),
 ):
-    user = db.query(models.User).filter(models.User.id == user_id).first()
+    user = _find_user_by_id_or_username(db, identifier)
     if not user:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
     if current_user.id == user.id:
@@ -186,13 +195,16 @@ class WorkLogResponse(BaseModel):
         from_attributes = True
 
 
-@router.get("/{user_id}/worklogs", response_model=List[WorkLogResponse])
+@router.get("/{identifier}/worklogs", response_model=List[WorkLogResponse])
 def list_user_worklogs(
-    user_id: int,
+    identifier: str,
     limit: int = 50,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
     current_user: models.User = Depends(get_current_user),
 ):
-    if current_user.id != user_id and not current_user.is_admin:
+    user = _find_user_by_id_or_username(db, identifier)
+    if not user:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
+    if current_user.id != user.id and not current_user.is_admin:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="Forbidden")
-    return db.query(WorkLog).filter(WorkLog.user_id == user_id).order_by(WorkLog.logged_date.desc()).limit(limit).all()
+    return db.query(WorkLog).filter(WorkLog.user_id == user.id).order_by(WorkLog.logged_date.desc()).limit(limit).all()