# postgres-scout-mcp MCP Server

Scout your PostgreSQL databases with AI - safety features, monitoring, and data quality

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## Status

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## Connect

Published as `postgres-scout-mcp` on npm. Runs locally.

## Known issues

**17 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team.** Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 12.

### Most discussed

### Make file logging opt-in instead of default

## Problem

The Logger in postgres-scout-mcp always creates a `./logs` directory and writes log files to disk by default. In contrast, mongo-scout-mcp uses an `ENABLE_LOGGING` environment variable that defaults to `false`, making file logging opt-in.

## Expected Behavior

File logging should be opt-in via `ENABLE_LOGGING=true` environment variable, matching the pattern used in mongo-scout-mcp.

## Current Behavior

- Logger constructor unconditionally creates the log directory
- Every `log()` c

[Read the thread](https://github.com/bluwork/postgres-scout-mcp/issues/42) · 2026-03-07 · closed · 0 comments

### DDL operations unrestricted in read-write mode

## Summary

Read-write mode allows all DDL operations (CREATE, ALTER, DROP, TRUNCATE) via `executeQuery` with no additional confirmation or restriction.

## Affected Files

- `src/utils/sanitize.ts` — `ALLOWED_READ_WRITE_OPERATIONS` (lines 4-9)

## Problem

Read-write mode is intended for safe data modifications (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE with guards). However, it also allows destructive DDL like `DROP TABLE`, `TRUNCATE`, and `ALTER TABLE` through the general `executeQuery` tool, without the safety

[Read the thread](https://github.com/bluwork/postgres-scout-mcp/issues/22) · 2026-02-28 · closed · 0 comments

### Log injection via unsanitized tool arguments

## Summary

Tool names and arguments are logged without sanitization, allowing control characters and newlines to pollute or forge log entries.

## Affected Files

- `src/server/setup.ts` — line 51: `logger.info('mcp', \`Tool called: \${name}\`, { args })`
- `src/utils/logger.ts`

## Problem

If tool arguments contain newlines or control characters, they are written directly to log files. This could be used to forge log entries or mask malicious activity in the audit trail.

## Suggested Fix

St

[Read the thread](https://github.com/bluwork/postgres-scout-mcp/issues/21) · 2026-02-28 · closed · 0 comments

### No server-side cap on maxRows for mutation tools

## Summary

The `maxRows` parameter in `safeUpdate` and `safeDelete` is fully controlled by the MCP client with no server-side upper bound.

## Affected Files

- `src/tools/mutations.ts` — `SafeUpdateSchema` (line 28), `SafeDeleteSchema` (line 38)

## Problem

The `maxRows` parameter defaults to 1000 but can be set to any number by the agent. There is no server-enforced maximum. An agent can pass `maxRows: 999999999` to effectively disable the safety guard.

## Suggested Fix

Add a server-side m

[Read the thread](https://github.com/bluwork/postgres-scout-mcp/issues/20) · 2026-02-28 · closed · 0 comments

### Rate limiting disabled by default

## Summary

Rate limiting is disabled by default, providing no protection against rapid-fire tool calls.

## Affected Files

- `src/config/environment.ts` — line 42: `enableRateLimit: process.env.ENABLE_RATE_LIMIT === 'true'`

## Problem

The rate limiter exists but defaults to off. Without rate limiting, there is no throttling of tool invocations, making it easier to abuse expensive operations or amplify other vulnerabilities.

## Suggested Fix

Enable rate limiting by default. Users who need h

[Read the thread](https://github.com/bluwork/postgres-scout-mcp/issues/19) · 2026-02-28 · closed · 0 comments

### Most recent

### SQL injection via condition parameter in checkConstraintViolations

## Summary

The `condition` parameter in `checkConstraintViolations` is validated by `validateCondition()` which uses the same insufficient denylist as WHERE clause validation, then interpolated directly into SQL.

## Affected Files

- `src/tools/data-quality.ts` — `checkConstraintViolations()` (lines 350-355)
- `src/utils/sanitize.ts` — `validateCondition()` (lines 136-154)

## Problem

`validateCondition()` applies the same limited `WHERE_DANGEROUS_PATTERNS` denylist. The validated string is t

[Read the thread](https://github.com/bluwork/postgres-scout-mcp/issues/15) · 2026-02-28 · closed · 0 comments

### optimizeQuery ignores read-only ANALYZE restriction

## Summary

The `optimizeQuery` tool always runs `EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, ...)` regardless of the server mode, bypassing the read-only protection that `explainQuery` correctly enforces.

## Affected Files

- `src/tools/optimization.ts` — `optimizeQuery()` (line 973)
- Compare with `src/tools/query.ts` — `explainQueryTool()` (lines 54-56) which correctly forces `analyze=false`

## Problem

`explainQueryTool` checks `connection.config.mode` and forces `analyze=false` in read-only mode. `optimizeQuery` h

[Read the thread](https://github.com/bluwork/postgres-scout-mcp/issues/14) · 2026-02-28 · closed · 0 comments

### SQL injection via raw SET string in safeUpdate

## Summary

When `allowRawSet=true`, the SET clause in `safeUpdate` is directly interpolated into the UPDATE query with no sanitization or parameterization.

## Affected Files

- `src/tools/mutations.ts` — `safeUpdate()` (lines 261-265)

## Problem

When `set` is a string and `allowRawSet=true`, the value is assigned directly to `setClause` and embedded in the UPDATE query. No validation, escaping, or parameterization is applied to the string content.

While this is opt-in (disabled by default),

[Read the thread](https://github.com/bluwork/postgres-scout-mcp/issues/13) · 2026-02-28 · closed · 0 comments

### SQL injection via WHERE clause parameters across multiple tools

## Summary

The `where` parameter accepted by multiple tools is validated using a denylist of regex patterns, then string-interpolated directly into SQL queries. The denylist is insufficient and allows several classes of injection.

## Affected Files

- `src/utils/sanitize.ts` — `validateUserWhereClause()` (lines 111-134)
- `src/tools/mutations.ts` — `previewUpdate`, `previewDelete`, `safeUpdate`, `safeDelete`
- `src/tools/export.ts` — `exportTable`, `generateInsertStatements`
- `src/tools/tempo

[Read the thread](https://github.com/bluwork/postgres-scout-mcp/issues/12) · 2026-02-28 · closed · 0 comments

### Read-only mode bypass via CTE with writable main statement

## Summary

The read-only mode enforcement in `sanitizeQuery()` can be bypassed when using CTEs (Common Table Expressions) combined with data-modifying main statements.

## Affected Files

- `src/utils/sanitize.ts` — `sanitizeQuery()` function (lines 42-74)

## Problem

The operation check only inspects the first keyword of the query. When a query starts with `WITH`, it is allowed in read-only mode. The `CTE_DATA_MODIFYING_PATTERN` only checks the CTE body, not the main statement that follows. T

[Read the thread](https://github.com/bluwork/postgres-scout-mcp/issues/11) · 2026-02-28 · closed · 0 comments

### Parameter validation and documentation gaps

Weaknesses

  Parameter validation inconsistencies:
  - getHealthScore accepts nonexistent database names without error
  - Some enum values aren't intuitive (had to guess cache not cache_hit_ratio)

  Missing pg_stat_statements dependency - getSlowQueries fails silently without the extension

  Documentation gaps - Had to discover valid enum values through trial and error

  Row estimates show -1 - listTables shows rowEstimate: -1 for all tables (needs ANALYZE)

  Verdict

  Solid tool for data

[Read the thread](https://github.com/bluwork/postgres-scout-mcp/issues/9) · 2025-12-22 · closed · 0 comments

### Document safeUpdate raw SET opt‑in (allowRawSet) in tool metadata and README

We introduced allowRawSet to make safeUpdate reject raw SET strings by default.
This is a backward‑compatibility change for clients that previously passed a string set. Update the MCP tool description and README examples to clearly indicate that raw SET strings now require allowRawSet=true. This helps agents and users understand the new safety behavior and avoid unexpected errors.

[Read the thread](https://github.com/bluwork/postgres-scout-mcp/issues/7) · 2025-12-22 · closed · 0 comments

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