Re: Read-only connection mode for AI workflows.

From: Andrei Lepikhov <lepihov(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Jack Bonatakis <jack(at)bonatak(dot)is>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Read-only connection mode for AI workflows.
Date: 2026-03-17 10:04:25
Message-ID: cbcefd92-4f43-46ef-8c9f-0c45aa8dca77@gmail.com
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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?

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regards, Andrei Lepikhov,
pgEdge

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