diff --git a/src/aphront/AphrontRequest.php b/src/aphront/AphrontRequest.php
index 6f3b127d66..df58762baf 100644
--- a/src/aphront/AphrontRequest.php
+++ b/src/aphront/AphrontRequest.php
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ final class AphrontRequest {
            (idx($_FILES[$name], 'error') !== UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE);
   }
 
+  final public function isHTTPGet() {
+    return ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'GET');
+  }
+
   final public function isHTTPPost() {
     return ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST');
   }
@@ -416,7 +420,7 @@ final class AphrontRequest {
 
     // Remove magic parameters like __dialog__ and __ajax__.
     foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
-      if (strncmp($key, '__', 2)) {
+      if (!strncmp($key, '__', 2)) {
         unset($data[$key]);
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/applications/countdown/query/PhabricatorCountdownSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/countdown/query/PhabricatorCountdownSearchEngine.php
index 753eb6f5d6..1c25df5343 100644
--- a/src/applications/countdown/query/PhabricatorCountdownSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/countdown/query/PhabricatorCountdownSearchEngine.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ final class PhabricatorCountdownSearchEngine
     $saved = new PhabricatorSavedQuery();
     $saved->setParameter(
       'authorPHIDs',
-      array_values($request->getArr('authors')));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'authors'));
 
     $saved->setParameter('upcoming', $request->getBool('upcoming'));
 
diff --git a/src/applications/differential/query/DifferentialRevisionSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/differential/query/DifferentialRevisionSearchEngine.php
index 7d221aa756..a91887cc06 100644
--- a/src/applications/differential/query/DifferentialRevisionSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/differential/query/DifferentialRevisionSearchEngine.php
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@ final class DifferentialRevisionSearchEngine
 
     $saved->setParameter(
       'responsiblePHIDs',
-      $request->getArr('responsiblePHIDs'));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'responsibles'));
 
     $saved->setParameter(
       'authorPHIDs',
-      $request->getArr('authorPHIDs'));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'authors'));
 
     $saved->setParameter(
       'reviewerPHIDs',
-      $request->getArr('reviewerPHIDs'));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'reviewers'));
 
     $saved->setParameter(
       'subscriberPHIDs',
-      $request->getArr('subscriberPHIDs'));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'subscribers'));
 
     $saved->setParameter(
       'draft',
@@ -115,25 +115,25 @@ final class DifferentialRevisionSearchEngine
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormTokenizerControl())
           ->setLabel(pht('Responsible Users'))
-          ->setName('responsiblePHIDs')
+          ->setName('responsibles')
           ->setDatasource('/typeahead/common/accounts/')
           ->setValue(array_select_keys($tokens, $responsible_phids)))
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormTokenizerControl())
           ->setLabel(pht('Authors'))
-          ->setName('authorPHIDs')
+          ->setName('authors')
           ->setDatasource('/typeahead/common/accounts/')
           ->setValue(array_select_keys($tokens, $author_phids)))
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormTokenizerControl())
           ->setLabel(pht('Reviewers'))
-          ->setName('reviewerPHIDs')
+          ->setName('reviewers')
           ->setDatasource('/typeahead/common/accounts/')
           ->setValue(array_select_keys($tokens, $reviewer_phids)))
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormTokenizerControl())
           ->setLabel(pht('Subscribers'))
-          ->setName('subscriberPHIDs')
+          ->setName('subscribers')
           ->setDatasource('/typeahead/common/allmailable/')
           ->setValue(array_select_keys($tokens, $subscriber_phids)))
       ->appendChild(
diff --git a/src/applications/feed/query/PhabricatorFeedSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/feed/query/PhabricatorFeedSearchEngine.php
index e012fc0e01..dfd626eb7c 100644
--- a/src/applications/feed/query/PhabricatorFeedSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/feed/query/PhabricatorFeedSearchEngine.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ final class PhabricatorFeedSearchEngine
 
     $saved->setParameter(
       'userPHIDs',
-      array_values($request->getArr('userPHIDs')));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'users'));
 
     $saved->setParameter(
       'projectPHIDs',
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ final class PhabricatorFeedSearchEngine
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormTokenizerControl())
           ->setDatasource('/typeahead/common/users/')
-          ->setName('userPHIDs')
+          ->setName('users')
           ->setLabel(pht('Include Users'))
           ->setValue($user_tokens))
       ->appendChild(
diff --git a/src/applications/files/query/PhabricatorFileSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/files/query/PhabricatorFileSearchEngine.php
index cef9c566b2..c1129dcdf4 100644
--- a/src/applications/files/query/PhabricatorFileSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/files/query/PhabricatorFileSearchEngine.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ final class PhabricatorFileSearchEngine
     $saved = new PhabricatorSavedQuery();
     $saved->setParameter(
       'authorPHIDs',
-      array_values($request->getArr('authors')));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'authors'));
 
     $saved->setParameter('explicit', $request->getBool('explicit'));
     $saved->setParameter('createdStart', $request->getStr('createdStart'));
diff --git a/src/applications/herald/query/HeraldRuleSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/herald/query/HeraldRuleSearchEngine.php
index 3e787fa3b1..55f28caca9 100644
--- a/src/applications/herald/query/HeraldRuleSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/herald/query/HeraldRuleSearchEngine.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ final class HeraldRuleSearchEngine
 
     $saved->setParameter(
       'authorPHIDs',
-      array_values($request->getArr('authors')));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'authors'));
 
     $saved->setParameter('contentType', $request->getStr('contentType'));
     $saved->setParameter('ruleType', $request->getStr('ruleType'));
diff --git a/src/applications/legalpad/query/LegalpadDocumentSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/legalpad/query/LegalpadDocumentSearchEngine.php
index b743a72f3f..39711676a9 100644
--- a/src/applications/legalpad/query/LegalpadDocumentSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/legalpad/query/LegalpadDocumentSearchEngine.php
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ final class LegalpadDocumentSearchEngine
     $saved = new PhabricatorSavedQuery();
     $saved->setParameter(
       'creatorPHIDs',
-      array_values($request->getArr('creators')));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'creators'));
 
     $saved->setParameter(
       'contributorPHIDs',
-      array_values($request->getArr('contributors')));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'contributors'));
 
     $saved->setParameter('createdStart', $request->getStr('createdStart'));
     $saved->setParameter('createdEnd', $request->getStr('createdEnd'));
diff --git a/src/applications/macro/query/PhabricatorMacroSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/macro/query/PhabricatorMacroSearchEngine.php
index d30c0383b0..e5df4ab1b5 100644
--- a/src/applications/macro/query/PhabricatorMacroSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/macro/query/PhabricatorMacroSearchEngine.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ final class PhabricatorMacroSearchEngine
     $saved = new PhabricatorSavedQuery();
     $saved->setParameter(
       'authorPHIDs',
-      array_values($request->getArr('authors')));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'authors'));
 
     $saved->setParameter('status', $request->getStr('status'));
     $saved->setParameter('names', $request->getStrList('names'));
diff --git a/src/applications/paste/query/PhabricatorPasteSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/paste/query/PhabricatorPasteSearchEngine.php
index 3cdcb73fa6..c6c9da3540 100644
--- a/src/applications/paste/query/PhabricatorPasteSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/paste/query/PhabricatorPasteSearchEngine.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ final class PhabricatorPasteSearchEngine
     $saved = new PhabricatorSavedQuery();
     $saved->setParameter(
       'authorPHIDs',
-      array_values($request->getArr('authors')));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'authors'));
 
     $languages = $request->getStrList('languages');
     if ($request->getBool('noLanguage')) {
diff --git a/src/applications/pholio/query/PholioMockSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/pholio/query/PholioMockSearchEngine.php
index 57ffa2127c..9f7cc1ffe2 100644
--- a/src/applications/pholio/query/PholioMockSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/pholio/query/PholioMockSearchEngine.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ final class PholioMockSearchEngine
     $saved = new PhabricatorSavedQuery();
     $saved->setParameter(
       'authorPHIDs',
-      array_values($request->getArr('authors')));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'authors'));
 
     return $saved;
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/ponder/query/PonderQuestionSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/ponder/query/PonderQuestionSearchEngine.php
index 6de6fc220c..b6d2c6562e 100644
--- a/src/applications/ponder/query/PonderQuestionSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/ponder/query/PonderQuestionSearchEngine.php
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ final class PonderQuestionSearchEngine
 
     $saved->setParameter(
       'authorPHIDs',
-      array_values($request->getArr('authors')));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'authors'));
 
     $saved->setParameter(
       'answererPHIDs',
-      array_values($request->getArr('answerers')));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'answerers'));
 
     $saved->setParameter('status', $request->getStr('status'));
 
diff --git a/src/applications/project/query/PhabricatorProjectSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/project/query/PhabricatorProjectSearchEngine.php
index 72bf5990ed..7e479a37fd 100644
--- a/src/applications/project/query/PhabricatorProjectSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/project/query/PhabricatorProjectSearchEngine.php
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectSearchEngine
   public function buildSavedQueryFromRequest(AphrontRequest $request) {
     $saved = new PhabricatorSavedQuery();
 
-    $saved->setParameter('memberPHIDs', $request->getArr('memberPHIDs'));
+    $saved->setParameter(
+      'memberPHIDs',
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'members'));
     $saved->setParameter('status', $request->getStr('status'));
 
     return $saved;
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ final class PhabricatorProjectSearchEngine
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormTokenizerControl())
           ->setDatasource('/typeahead/common/users/')
-          ->setName('memberPHIDs')
+          ->setName('members')
           ->setLabel(pht('Members'))
           ->setValue($member_tokens))
       ->appendChild(
diff --git a/src/applications/releeph/query/ReleephRequestSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/releeph/query/ReleephRequestSearchEngine.php
index 0042fec9d6..a2378e51fc 100644
--- a/src/applications/releeph/query/ReleephRequestSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/releeph/query/ReleephRequestSearchEngine.php
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ final class ReleephRequestSearchEngine
 
     $saved->setParameter('status', $request->getStr('status'));
     $saved->setParameter('severity', $request->getStr('severity'));
-    $saved->setParameter('requestorPHIDs', $request->getArr('requestorPHIDs'));
+    $saved->setParameter(
+      'requestorPHIDs',
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'requestors'));
 
     return $saved;
   }
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ final class ReleephRequestSearchEngine
       ->appendChild(
         id(new AphrontFormTokenizerControl())
           ->setDatasource('/typeahead/common/users/')
-          ->setName('requestorPHIDs')
+          ->setName('requestors')
           ->setLabel(pht('Requestors'))
           ->setValue($requestor_tokens));
   }
diff --git a/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorApplicationSearchController.php b/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorApplicationSearchController.php
index dfc97ec9c8..49360b30a7 100644
--- a/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorApplicationSearchController.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/controller/PhabricatorApplicationSearchController.php
@@ -107,7 +107,15 @@ final class PhabricatorApplicationSearchController
       $run_query = false;
       $query_key = $request->getStr('query');
     } else if (!strlen($this->queryKey)) {
-      $query_key = head_key($engine->loadEnabledNamedQueries());
+      if ($request->isHTTPGet() && $request->getPassthroughRequestData()) {
+        // If this is a GET request and it has some query data, don't
+        // do anything. We'll build and execute a query from it below.
+        // This allows external tools to build URIs like "/query/?users=a,b".
+      } else {
+        // Otherwise, there's no query data so just run the user's default
+        // query for this application.
+        $query_key = head_key($engine->loadEnabledNamedQueries());
+      }
     }
 
     if ($engine->isBuiltinQuery($query_key)) {
diff --git a/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorApplicationSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorApplicationSearchEngine.php
index e02eaa7470..63f297a727 100644
--- a/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorApplicationSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/search/engine/PhabricatorApplicationSearchEngine.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  * @task builtin  Builtin Queries
  * @task uri      Query URIs
  * @task dates    Date Filters
+ * @task read     Reading Utilities
  *
  * @group search
  */
@@ -234,6 +235,60 @@ abstract class PhabricatorApplicationSearchEngine {
   }
 
 
+/* -(  Reading Utilities )--------------------------------------------------- */
+
+
+  /**
+   * Read a list of user PHIDs from a request in a flexible way. This method
+   * supports either of these forms:
+   *
+   *   users[]=alincoln&users[]=htaft
+   *   users=alincoln,htaft
+   *
+   * Additionally, users can be specified either by PHID or by name.
+   *
+   * The main goal of this flexibility is to allow external programs to generate
+   * links to pages (like "alincoln's open revisions") without needing to make
+   * API calls.
+   *
+   * @param AphrontRequest  Request to read user PHIDs from.
+   * @param string          Key to read in the request.
+   * @return list<phid>     List of user PHIDs.
+   *
+   * @task read
+   */
+  protected function readUsersFromRequest(AphrontRequest $request, $key) {
+    $list = $request->getArr($key, null);
+    if ($list === null) {
+      $list = $request->getStrList($key);
+    }
+
+    $phids = array();
+    $names = array();
+    $user_type = PhabricatorPHIDConstants::PHID_TYPE_USER;
+    foreach ($list as $item) {
+      if (phid_get_type($item) == $user_type) {
+        $phids[] = $item;
+      } else {
+        $names[] = $item;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if ($names) {
+      $users = id(new PhabricatorPeopleQuery())
+        ->setViewer($this->requireViewer())
+        ->withUsernames($names)
+        ->execute();
+      foreach ($users as $user) {
+        $phids[] = $user->getPHID();
+      }
+      $phids = array_unique($phids);
+    }
+
+    return $phids;
+  }
+
+
 /* -(  Dates  )-------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 
diff --git a/src/applications/slowvote/query/PhabricatorSlowvoteSearchEngine.php b/src/applications/slowvote/query/PhabricatorSlowvoteSearchEngine.php
index f704b12b3b..00abbf5fff 100644
--- a/src/applications/slowvote/query/PhabricatorSlowvoteSearchEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/slowvote/query/PhabricatorSlowvoteSearchEngine.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ final class PhabricatorSlowvoteSearchEngine
     $saved = new PhabricatorSavedQuery();
     $saved->setParameter(
       'authorPHIDs',
-      array_values($request->getArr('authors')));
+      $this->readUsersFromRequest($request, 'authors'));
 
     $saved->setParameter('voted', $request->getBool('voted'));