PostgreSQL_backup_recovery_info

What PostgreSQL_backup_recovery_info does on Postgres

AI agents call PostgreSQL_backup_recovery_info to retrieve information from Postgres without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

Why PostgreSQL_backup_recovery_info is rated Low

This tool performs information gathering about backup and recovery configurations—a read-only operation with no side effects. While the information retrieved could be sensitive (backup status), the tool itself does not execute recovery operations, modify backups, or alter system state. It is purely diagnostic and falls squarely into the Read category with low severity.

From the tool's definition The tool description states it retrieves 'backup and recovery related information including WAL archiving status.' The verb 'Get' and 'information' indicate data retrieval with no modification, creation, or deletion of data.

The rule that runs PostgreSQL_backup_recovery_info safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Postgres, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For PostgreSQL_backup_recovery_info, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "PostgreSQL_backup_recovery_info": {}
  }
}

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