Re: Read-only connection mode for AI workflows.
Andrei Lepikhov <lepihov@gmail.com>
From: Andrei Lepikhov <lepihov@gmail.com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Cc: Jack Bonatakis <jack@bonatak.is>,
pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2026-03-17T10:04:25Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
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? -- regards, Andrei Lepikhov, pgEdge