Execute any SQL statement against the PostgreSQL database, including INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and DDL operations. This tool is restricted to specific GitHub users and can perform write transactions. USE WITH CAUTION - this can modify or delete data.
AI agents call executeDatabase to permanently remove resources in PostgreSQL MCP Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
This tool allows execution of arbitrary SQL including DDL (DROP, TRUNCATE) and DML (DELETE, UPDATE, INSERT), meaning it can irreversibly destroy or modify data at scale. DDL operations like DROP TABLE are unrecoverable, placing this in the Destructive category at critical severity due to the unrestricted blast radius against a production PostgreSQL database.
From the tool's definition Execute any SQL statement...including INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and DDL operations...this can modify or delete data
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Execute any SQL statement against the PostgreSQL database, including INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and DDL operations. This tool is restricted to specific GitHub users and can perform write transactions. USE WITH CAUTION - this can modify or delete data. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the PostgreSQL MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the PostgreSQL MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for executeDatabase: 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 PostgreSQL MCP Server. Nothing to install.
executeDatabase is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the executeDatabase 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 executeDatabase. 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.
executeDatabase is provided by the PostgreSQL MCP Server MCP server (shreyans481/remote-mcp-server-with-auth). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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