Postgres Rls
Enforce granular PostgreSQL Row Level Security policies based on user context using this powerful AI assistant.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add postgres-rls npx -- -y @trustedskills/postgres-rls
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"postgres-rls": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/postgres-rls"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill enables Row Level Security (RLS) in PostgreSQL. RLS allows you to define policies that control which rows a user can access, based on their role or other criteria. It provides fine-grained data access control directly within the database itself, enhancing security and simplifying application logic.
When to use it
- Multi-tenant applications: Restrict each tenant's access to only their own data records.
- Role-based access control: Limit a user’s view of data based on their job function or permissions.
- Sensitive data filtering: Ensure users can only see non-sensitive information, even if they have broader database privileges.
- Data masking: Implement rules to mask certain columns for specific roles.
Key capabilities
- Defines policies using SQL expressions.
- Enforces row-level access control at the database level.
- Supports dynamic policy evaluation based on user context.
- Integrates with PostgreSQL's existing security framework.
Example prompts
- "Create a RLS policy so that users in the 'sales' role can only see records where the region is 'North'."
- "Show me the current RLS policies defined for the 'orders' table."
- "Disable RLS on the 'products' table temporarily."
Tips & gotchas
- Requires PostgreSQL 9.5 or higher.
- Carefully consider policy complexity to avoid performance bottlenecks; optimize queries used in your RLS policies.
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