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What optimize_query does on Mcpg
AI agents invoke optimize_query to trigger actions in Mcpg. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started.
Why optimize_query is rated High
The name 'optimize_query' on a PostgreSQL server could mean analyzing/rewriting a query (Read/Execute) or potentially modifying query plans or settings (Write). Given the PostgreSQL context and sibling tools that execute analytical operations, this most likely runs some form of query optimization routine — possibly executing EXPLAIN, altering query planner settings, or rewriting queries.
From the tool's definition Tool name: 'optimize_query'; description is empty/uninformative. Server is a production-grade PostgreSQL MCP server with sibling tools like 'analyze_query_plan' and 'analyze_mpp_query_plan'.
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The rule that runs optimize_query safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcpg, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For optimize_query, this is the rule to start with:
optimize_query stays usable, but rate-capped: a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcpg, apply this rule, and every optimize_query call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about optimize_query
optimize_query is a execute tool on the Mcpg MCP server. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Mcpg MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.
Register the Mcpg MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for optimize_query: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mcpg. Nothing to install.
optimize_query is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the optimize_query rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for optimize_query. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
optimize_query is provided by the Mcpg MCP server (pypi:mcpg). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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