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Read-Only Isn't Enough: Query Guardrails That Keep AI From Taking Down Your Database

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You did the responsible thing. Before pointing Claude, Cursor, or an in-app assistant at your database, you created a read-only role. INSERT , UPDATE , DELETE , DROP — all rejected. The AI can look but not touch. Safe, right? Not quite. Read-only protects your data from being modified. It does noth…

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  1. 2026-09-21 02:24 · DEV Community — AI
    Read-Only Isn't Enough: Query Guardrails That Keep AI From Taking Down Your Database

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