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27 read-only PostgreSQL tools for AI agents via MCP
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HN · launched Mar 29, 2026 · 13 upvotes (top 33%) · 0 views
Niche: mcp server developer tools · 108 launches, 12 in the last 7 days ▲ +50% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Agent / copilot
- Developer
- AI-native
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes It is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server wrapping standard PostgreSQL system catalog and information_schema queries into 27 read-only tool definitions.
Discussion
9 comments analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Most Postgres MCP servers, Other query tools that expose basic list_tables
Concerns raised: No cost-based gate to block expensive query plans automatically, Full sequential scans on large tables not prevented, Context window bloat from internal/system tables
Feature requests: Custom schema white-listing to hide internal/system tables, Cost/complexity guardrail to block bad query plans automatically
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 4220 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #1292 of 4221 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 151 days after the earliest competitor.
- pggo · github · 2026-09-29 · 15 upvotes · similarity 0.74
- Enterprise Postgres for AI and more, from prototype to production · hn · 2026-09-28 · 7 upvotes · similarity 0.69
- Sqlsure · hn · 2026-07-11 · 43 upvotes · similarity 0.69
- Mu · hn · 2026-08-02 · 52 upvotes · similarity 0.68
- jevql · github · 2026-09-18 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.68
- AgentSearch · hn · 2026-04-23 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.66
- Selvedge · hn · 2026-05-08 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.66
- Reusable MCP Playbooks for AI Agents · hn · 2025-10-31 · 9 upvotes · similarity 0.65
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