Compare 6 ways to let AI agents query and update your database safely: roles, RLS, DB governance, gateways, policy engines and Claix Guard.

Claix · Updated November 2026. Related guides: how to stop an agent from deleting your database (/blog/how-to-stop-an-ai-agent-from-deleting-your-database), a read-only Postgres role (/blog/read-only-postgres-role-for-ai-agents), and safe agent queries (/blog/how-to-let-an-ai-agent-query-postgres-safely). Product: Claix Guard ( https://www.claix.dev/guard ).

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There is no single best option for every team, but every safe setup shares one rule: the limits must be enforced outside the AI model, because a prompt is a request, not a restriction. Start with least-privilege database roles, then add an external layer that checks each action before it reaches the database.…