Re: Read-only connection mode for AI workflows.

On Tue, Mar 17, 2026 at 11:04:25AM +0100, Andrei Lepikhov wrote:
> On 16/3/26 22:25, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 10:01:22PM +0100, Andrei Lepikhov wrote:
> > > > I do think the underlying problem of safely exposing databases to
> > > > automated agents is becoming increasingly common, so it seems like a
> > > > useful area to explore.
> >
> > I agree the need a read-only sessions is going to get more urgent with
> > MCP. Why doesn't the community code have a read-only session option
> > that can't be changed?
>
> The pg_readonly project aims to answer this question: if it is easy and
> cheap to implement as an extension, why do we need to touch the core?

I think it is a fundamental feature the database should have by default.

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