PostgreSQL_prepared_transaction_retention
Analyze prepared transaction retention times and potential issues.
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What PostgreSQL_prepared_transaction_retention does on Postgres
AI agents call PostgreSQL_prepared_transaction_retention 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_prepared_transaction_retention is rated Low
This tool retrieves and analyzes information about prepared transaction retention patterns. It performs read-only diagnostics on PostgreSQL internal state to identify performance or operational concerns. There is no indication it modifies data, executes arbitrary code, deletes records, or commits financial transactions.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate analysis and monitoring: "Analyze prepared transaction retention times and potential issues." The verb 'analyze' combined with 'retention times' and 'potential issues' describes diagnostic inspection of database state, not…
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The rule that runs PostgreSQL_prepared_transaction_retention 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_prepared_transaction_retention, this is the rule to start with:
PostgreSQL_prepared_transaction_retention is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Postgres, apply this rule, and every PostgreSQL_prepared_transaction_retention call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about PostgreSQL_prepared_transaction_retention
Analyze prepared transaction retention times and potential issues. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Postgres MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Postgres MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for PostgreSQL_prepared_transaction_retention: 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 Postgres. Nothing to install.
PostgreSQL_prepared_transaction_retention is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the PostgreSQL_prepared_transaction_retention 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 PostgreSQL_prepared_transaction_retention. 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.
PostgreSQL_prepared_transaction_retention is provided by the Postgres MCP server (mukul975/postgres-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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