# Pglens

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Pglens and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Read-only PostgreSQL tools that let AI agents inspect databases through MCP, with read-only access as the default.

## Why people recommend it

- Read-only by default is smart (3 comments): "Focusing on read-only tools as the default is the right architectural move for LLMs." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47565366)) "Read-only by design is a smart constraint for agent tooling" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577613)) "read only is the right way to start" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47573527))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Pglens", https://hackerapproved.com/p/pglens/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).