diff --git a/.superpowers/sdd/admin-user-management/task-1-report.md b/.superpowers/sdd/admin-user-management/task-1-report.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15233d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.superpowers/sdd/admin-user-management/task-1-report.md
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Task 1 implementation report: backend directory contract and query
+
+## Files changed
+
+- `myteamwallet_backend/src/users/dto/user-directory-query.dto.ts` — page, limit, and optional search input validation.
+- `myteamwallet_backend/src/users/dto/user-directory-response.dto.ts` — explicit safe directory, admin, assignment, team, and reference response DTOs.
+- `myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.service.ts` — scoped directory query, search, pagination, deduplication, and explicit entity-to-DTO mapping.
+- `myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.controller.ts` — authenticated `GET /api/v1/users/directory` endpoint, declared before `:id`.
+- `myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.service.spec.ts` — focused contract coverage.
+
+## RED test evidence
+
+Command:
+
+```powershell
+npm test -- users/users.service.spec.ts --runInBand
+```
+
+Result: failed as expected, 7/7 tests failed with `TypeError: service.findDirectory is not a function`. This proved the missing directory-query behavior before implementation.
+
+## GREEN verification
+
+Commands and results:
+
+```powershell
+npm test -- users/users.service.spec.ts --runInBand
+```
+
+Passed: 1 suite, 7 tests. Covers cross-team isolation, non-admin email/secret redaction, inactive visibility, admin visibility, deduplication before pagination, search, and pagination metadata.
+
+```powershell
+.\node_modules\.bin\eslint.cmd src\users\users.service.ts src\users\users.controller.ts src\users\users.service.spec.ts src\users\dto\user-directory-query.dto.ts src\users\dto\user-directory-response.dto.ts --max-warnings=0
+```
+
+Passed with no warnings or errors.
+
+```powershell
+npm run build
+```
+
+Passed: Nest build completed successfully.
+
+```powershell
+git diff --check
+```
+
+Passed with no whitespace errors.
+
+## Design notes
+
+- `findDirectory(requester, query)` returns `{ data, page, limit, total, hasNextPage }`.
+- A non-admin's shared-team set is derived from their active player assignments. Only users with an assignment in that set are included, and each returned assignment is filtered to that same set.
+- Inactive target users and inactive assignments remain visible when their team is shared.
+- Admins receive all non-deleted users and every linked player assignment. Their records extend the safe base summary with `email` and the existing `{ id, name }` role shape.
+- The query maps selected DTO fields explicitly. It never serializes a `User` or `Player` entity, so passwords, hashes, social IDs, providers, and other authentication fields cannot leak through this endpoint.
+- User IDs are ordered before search/pagination for deterministic pages. Users are the primary result set, which guarantees deduplication before pagination even when they have multiple player assignments.
+
+## Self-review
+
+- Confirmed `GET directory` is registered before `GET :id`.
+- Confirmed non-admin searches only operate after visibility filtering and do not include email.
+- Confirmed admin search may include email and admin mapping includes role/status using the backend's existing `{ id, name }` shapes.
+- Confirmed an admin with no player assignment is included and an unassigned non-admin is not exposed to other non-admins.
+- Confirmed assignment mapping includes team/team-role summary fields only, never its linked user entity.
+
+## Concerns
+
+- The service intentionally fetches the user and player directory sets and applies the authorization filter in memory. Task 2's planned foreign-key index work can support a future query-builder optimization without changing this safe response contract.
+- The repository-wide Jest suite has documented pre-existing placeholder dependency failures in the SDD ledger; this task verified its focused suite, lint, build, and whitespace check.
diff --git a/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/dto/user-directory-query.dto.ts b/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/dto/user-directory-query.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..582fda3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/dto/user-directory-query.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
+import { IsInt, IsOptional, IsString, Max, Min } from 'class-validator';
+
+export class UserDirectoryQueryDto {
+  @IsOptional()
+  @Type(() => Number)
+  @IsInt()
+  @Min(1)
+  page = 1;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @Type(() => Number)
+  @IsInt()
+  @Min(1)
+  @Max(50)
+  limit = 20;
+
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  search?: string;
+}
diff --git a/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/dto/user-directory-response.dto.ts b/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/dto/user-directory-response.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f1f107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/dto/user-directory-response.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+export class UserDirectoryReferenceDto {
+  id: number;
+  name?: string;
+}
+
+export class UserDirectoryTeamDto {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  alias: string;
+}
+
+export class UserDirectoryAssignmentDto {
+  id: number;
+  firstName: string;
+  lastName: string;
+  active: boolean;
+  team: UserDirectoryTeamDto;
+  teamRole: UserDirectoryReferenceDto | null;
+}
+
+export class UserDirectorySummaryDto {
+  id: number;
+  firstName: string | null;
+  lastName: string | null;
+  status: UserDirectoryReferenceDto | null;
+  assignments: UserDirectoryAssignmentDto[];
+}
+
+export class AdminUserDirectorySummaryDto extends UserDirectorySummaryDto {
+  email: string | null;
+  role: UserDirectoryReferenceDto | null;
+}
+
+export class UserDirectoryPageDto {
+  data: Array<UserDirectorySummaryDto | AdminUserDirectorySummaryDto>;
+  page: number;
+  limit: number;
+  total: number;
+  hasNextPage: boolean;
+}
diff --git a/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.controller.ts b/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.controller.ts
index 57f4f54..2a40f30 100644
--- a/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.controller.ts
+++ b/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.controller.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
   ParseIntPipe,
   HttpStatus,
   HttpCode,
+  Request,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { UsersService } from './users.service';
 import { CreateUserDto } from './dto/create-user.dto';
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ import { RoleEnum } from 'src/roles/roles.enum';
 import { AuthGuard } from '@nestjs/passport';
 import { RolesGuard } from 'src/roles/roles.guard';
 import { infinityPagination } from 'src/utils/infinity-pagination';
+import { UserDirectoryQueryDto } from './dto/user-directory-query.dto';
+import { User } from './entities/user.entity';
 
 @ApiBearerAuth()
 @UseGuards(AuthGuard('jwt'), RolesGuard)
@@ -60,6 +63,16 @@ export class UsersController {
     );
   }
 
+  @Roles([RoleEnum.user, RoleEnum.admin])
+  @Get('directory')
+  @HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
+  findDirectory(
+    @Request() request: { user: Pick<User, 'id' | 'role'> },
+    @Query() query: UserDirectoryQueryDto,
+  ) {
+    return this.usersService.findDirectory(request.user, query);
+  }
+
   @Roles([RoleEnum.admin])
   @Get(':id')
   @HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
diff --git a/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.service.spec.ts b/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b039258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import { RoleEnum } from '../roles/roles.enum';
+import { StatusEnum } from '../statuses/statuses.enum';
+import { UsersService } from './users.service';
+
+describe('UsersService directory', () => {
+  const teamA = { id: 10, name: 'Alpha', alias: 'alpha' };
+  const teamB = { id: 20, name: 'Bravo', alias: 'bravo' };
+  const playerRole = { id: 1, name: 'Player' };
+
+  const users = [
+    user(1, 'Riley', 'Reader', 'reader@example.com'),
+    user(2, 'Emma', 'Shared', 'emma@example.com'),
+    user(3, 'Iva', 'Inactive', 'iva@example.com', StatusEnum.inactive),
+    user(4, 'Otis', 'Outside', 'otis@example.com'),
+    user(5, 'Morgan', 'Multiple', 'morgan@example.com'),
+    user(
+      6,
+      'Ada',
+      'Admin',
+      'admin@example.com',
+      StatusEnum.active,
+      RoleEnum.admin,
+    ),
+  ];
+
+  const players = [
+    assignment(101, users[0], teamA),
+    assignment(201, users[1], teamA),
+    assignment(301, users[2], teamA, false),
+    assignment(401, users[3], teamB),
+    assignment(501, users[4], teamA),
+    assignment(502, users[4], teamB),
+  ];
+
+  const usersRepository = { find: jest.fn() };
+  const playersRepository = { find: jest.fn() };
+  let service: UsersService;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.resetAllMocks();
+    usersRepository.find.mockResolvedValue(users);
+    playersRepository.find.mockResolvedValue(players);
+    service = new UsersService(
+      usersRepository as any,
+      playersRepository as any,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('hides users and assignments from teams that the requester does not share', async () => {
+    const result = await directoryFor(users[0]);
+
+    expect(result.data.map((entry) => entry.id)).toEqual([1, 2, 3, 5]);
+    expect(result.data.find((entry) => entry.id === 4)).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(result.data.find((entry) => entry.id === 5).assignments).toEqual([
+      assignmentSummary(501, 'Morgan', 'Multiple', true, teamA),
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('redacts email and authentication secrets for a non-admin requester', async () => {
+    const result = await directoryFor(users[0]);
+    const entry = result.data.find((candidate) => candidate.id === 2);
+
+    expect(entry).toEqual({
+      id: 2,
+      firstName: 'Emma',
+      lastName: 'Shared',
+      status: { id: StatusEnum.active, name: 'Active' },
+      assignments: [assignmentSummary(201, 'Emma', 'Shared', true, teamA)],
+    });
+    expect(entry).not.toHaveProperty('email');
+    expect(entry).not.toHaveProperty('password');
+    expect(entry).not.toHaveProperty('hash');
+    expect(entry).not.toHaveProperty('socialId');
+  });
+
+  it('keeps inactive users and inactive assignments visible in shared teams', async () => {
+    const result = await directoryFor(users[0]);
+
+    expect(result.data.find((entry) => entry.id === 3)).toEqual({
+      id: 3,
+      firstName: 'Iva',
+      lastName: 'Inactive',
+      status: { id: StatusEnum.inactive, name: 'Inactive' },
+      assignments: [assignmentSummary(301, 'Iva', 'Inactive', false, teamA)],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('returns every user and assignment with email and role for an admin requester', async () => {
+    const result = await directoryFor(users[5]);
+    const multiple = result.data.find((entry) => entry.id === 5);
+    const outsider = result.data.find((entry) => entry.id === 4);
+
+    expect(result.data).toHaveLength(6);
+    expect(outsider).toMatchObject({
+      email: 'otis@example.com',
+      role: { id: RoleEnum.user, name: 'User' },
+    });
+    expect(multiple.assignments).toEqual([
+      assignmentSummary(501, 'Morgan', 'Multiple', true, teamA),
+      assignmentSummary(502, 'Morgan', 'Multiple', true, teamB),
+    ]);
+    expect(multiple).not.toHaveProperty('password');
+    expect(multiple).not.toHaveProperty('hash');
+    expect(multiple).not.toHaveProperty('socialId');
+  });
+
+  it('deduplicates a user with assignments in more than one shared team before pagination', async () => {
+    const result = await directoryFor(users[0], { page: 2, limit: 2 });
+
+    expect(result.data.map((entry) => entry.id)).toEqual([3, 5]);
+    expect(result.total).toBe(4);
+    expect(result.hasNextPage).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('searches visible names case-insensitively without exposing outside-team users', async () => {
+    const matched = await directoryFor(users[0], { search: 'mOrGaN' });
+    const hidden = await directoryFor(users[0], { search: 'outside' });
+
+    expect(matched.data.map((entry) => entry.id)).toEqual([5]);
+    expect(hidden.data).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it('paginates the deduplicated, filtered directory and reports the next page', async () => {
+    const result = await directoryFor(users[0], { page: 1, limit: 2 });
+
+    expect(result).toMatchObject({
+      page: 1,
+      limit: 2,
+      total: 4,
+      hasNextPage: true,
+    });
+    expect(result.data.map((entry) => entry.id)).toEqual([1, 2]);
+  });
+
+  function directoryFor(
+    requester: typeof users[number],
+    query: { page?: number; limit?: number; search?: string } = {},
+  ) {
+    return (service as any).findDirectory(requester, {
+      page: 1,
+      limit: 20,
+      ...query,
+    });
+  }
+
+  function user(
+    id: number,
+    firstName: string,
+    lastName: string,
+    email: string,
+    statusId = StatusEnum.active,
+    roleId = RoleEnum.user,
+  ) {
+    return {
+      id,
+      firstName,
+      lastName,
+      email,
+      password: `password-${id}`,
+      hash: `hash-${id}`,
+      socialId: `social-${id}`,
+      provider: 'email',
+      previousPassword: `previous-password-${id}`,
+      status: {
+        id: statusId,
+        name: statusId === StatusEnum.active ? 'Active' : 'Inactive',
+      },
+      role: {
+        id: roleId,
+        name: roleId === RoleEnum.admin ? 'Admin' : 'User',
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  function assignment(
+    id: number,
+    playerUser: typeof users[number],
+    team: typeof teamA,
+    active = true,
+  ) {
+    return {
+      id,
+      firstName: playerUser.firstName,
+      lastName: playerUser.lastName,
+      active,
+      user: playerUser,
+      team,
+      teamRole: playerRole,
+    };
+  }
+
+  function assignmentSummary(
+    id: number,
+    firstName: string,
+    lastName: string,
+    active: boolean,
+    team: typeof teamA,
+  ) {
+    return {
+      id,
+      firstName,
+      lastName,
+      active,
+      team,
+      teamRole: playerRole,
+    };
+  }
+});
diff --git a/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.service.ts b/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.service.ts
index e7ddc52..2060398 100644
--- a/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.service.ts
+++ b/myteamwallet_backend/src/users/users.service.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,18 @@ import { Player } from 'src/players/entities/player.entity';
 import { EntityCondition } from 'src/utils/types/entity-condition.type';
 import { IPaginationOptions } from 'src/utils/types/pagination-options';
 import { Repository } from 'typeorm';
+import { RoleEnum } from '../roles/roles.enum';
 import { CreateUserDto } from './dto/create-user.dto';
 import { UpdateUserDto } from './dto/update-user.dto';
+import { UserDirectoryQueryDto } from './dto/user-directory-query.dto';
+import {
+  AdminUserDirectorySummaryDto,
+  UserDirectoryAssignmentDto,
+  UserDirectoryPageDto,
+  UserDirectoryReferenceDto,
+  UserDirectorySummaryDto,
+  UserDirectoryTeamDto,
+} from './dto/user-directory-response.dto';
 import { User } from './entities/user.entity';
 
 @Injectable()
@@ -30,6 +40,66 @@ export class UsersService {
     });
   }
 
+  async findDirectory(
+    requester: Pick<User, 'id' | 'role'>,
+    query: UserDirectoryQueryDto,
+  ): Promise<UserDirectoryPageDto> {
+    const [users, players] = await Promise.all([
+      this.usersRepository.find({ order: { id: 'ASC' } }),
+      this.playersRepository.find({
+        relations: ['user', 'team', 'teamRole'],
+        order: { id: 'ASC' },
+      }),
+    ]);
+    const isAdmin = requester.role?.id === RoleEnum.admin;
+    const sharedTeamIds = new Set(
+      players
+        .filter((player) => player.user?.id === requester.id && player.active)
+        .map((player) => player.team.id),
+    );
+    const assignmentsByUserId = new Map<number, Player[]>();
+
+    for (const player of players) {
+      if (!player.user || (!isAdmin && !sharedTeamIds.has(player.team.id))) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const assignments = assignmentsByUserId.get(player.user.id) ?? [];
+      assignments.push(player);
+      assignmentsByUserId.set(player.user.id, assignments);
+    }
+
+    const visibleUsers = users.filter(
+      (user) => isAdmin || assignmentsByUserId.has(user.id),
+    );
+    const searchedUsers = this.filterDirectorySearch(
+      visibleUsers,
+      assignmentsByUserId,
+      query.search,
+      isAdmin,
+    );
+    const total = searchedUsers.length;
+    const page = query.page ?? 1;
+    const limit = query.limit ?? 20;
+    const data = searchedUsers
+      .slice((page - 1) * limit, page * limit)
+      .map((user) =>
+        this.mapDirectoryUser(
+          user,
+          assignmentsByUserId.get(user.id) ?? [],
+          isAdmin,
+        ),
+      );
+
+    return {
+      data,
+      page,
+      limit,
+      total,
+      hasNextPage: page * limit < total,
+    };
+  }
+
   findOne(fields: EntityCondition<User>) {
     return this.usersRepository.findOne({
       where: fields,
@@ -77,4 +147,89 @@ export class UsersService {
       return resolve(true);
     });
   }
+
+  private filterDirectorySearch(
+    users: User[],
+    assignmentsByUserId: Map<number, Player[]>,
+    search: string | undefined,
+    includeEmail: boolean,
+  ): User[] {
+    const term = search?.trim().toLocaleLowerCase();
+    if (!term) {
+      return users;
+    }
+
+    return users.filter((user) => {
+      const assignments = assignmentsByUserId.get(user.id) ?? [];
+      const values = [
+        user.firstName,
+        user.lastName,
+        ...(includeEmail ? [user.email] : []),
+        ...assignments.flatMap((assignment) => [
+          assignment.firstName,
+          assignment.lastName,
+        ]),
+      ];
+
+      return values.some((value) => value?.toLocaleLowerCase().includes(term));
+    });
+  }
+
+  private mapDirectoryUser(
+    user: User,
+    assignments: Player[],
+    includeAdminFields: boolean,
+  ): UserDirectorySummaryDto | AdminUserDirectorySummaryDto {
+    const summary: UserDirectorySummaryDto = {
+      id: user.id,
+      firstName: user.firstName,
+      lastName: user.lastName,
+      status: this.mapDirectoryReference(user.status),
+      assignments: assignments
+        .sort((left, right) => left.id - right.id)
+        .map((assignment) => this.mapDirectoryAssignment(assignment)),
+    };
+
+    if (!includeAdminFields) {
+      return summary;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      ...summary,
+      email: user.email,
+      role: this.mapDirectoryReference(user.role),
+    };
+  }
+
+  private mapDirectoryAssignment(player: Player): UserDirectoryAssignmentDto {
+    return {
+      id: player.id,
+      firstName: player.firstName,
+      lastName: player.lastName,
+      active: player.active,
+      team: this.mapDirectoryTeam(player.team),
+      teamRole: this.mapDirectoryReference(player.teamRole),
+    };
+  }
+
+  private mapDirectoryTeam(team: Player['team']): UserDirectoryTeamDto {
+    return {
+      id: team.id,
+      name: team.name,
+      alias: team.alias,
+    };
+  }
+
+  private mapDirectoryReference(
+    reference: { id: number; name?: string } | null | undefined,
+  ): UserDirectoryReferenceDto | null {
+    if (!reference) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return {
+      id: reference.id,
+      name: reference.name,
+    };
+  }
 }