PostgreSQL_logical_replication_slot_lag

What PostgreSQL_logical_replication_slot_lag does on Postgres

AI agents call PostgreSQL_logical_replication_slot_lag 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_logical_replication_slot_lag is rated Low

This tool queries replication slot metadata and lag metrics. It retrieves information about the state of logical replication slots but does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The action is purely informational/diagnostic, consistent with monitoring and observability use cases. No side effects, no data changes, no code execution.

From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate 'List logical replication slots with current lag in bytes and status' — a read-only query operation that retrieves monitoring data without modification or execution of arbitrary code.

The rule that runs PostgreSQL_logical_replication_slot_lag 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_logical_replication_slot_lag, this is the rule to start with:

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

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