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Why Cursor Stores Supabase Admin Roles in user_metadata

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TL;DR AI editors keep putting a Supabase user's role in user_metadata , then gate admin RLS policies and pages on it. user_metadata is writable by the user. One supabase.auth.updateUser({ data: { role: 'admin' } }) call from the browser console makes anyone an admin. Put roles in app_metadata (serv…

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  1. 2026-10-14 17:41 · DEV Community — AI
    Why Cursor Stores Supabase Admin Roles in user_metadata

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