Pglens
Shares rank 19 of 21 MCP servers by recommenders
Read-only PostgreSQL tools that let AI agents inspect databases through MCP, with read-only access as the default.
Read-only PostgreSQL tools that let AI agents inspect databases through MCP, with read-only access as the default.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Read-only by default is smart
“Focusing on read-only tools as the default is the right architectural move for LLMs.”
Comment from 29 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Pglens – 27 read-only PostgreSQL tools for AI agents via MCP” “Read-only by design is a smart constraint for agent tooling”
Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Pglens – 27 read-only PostgreSQL tools for AI agents via MCP” “read only is the right way to start”
Comment from 30 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Pglens – 27 read-only PostgreSQL tools for AI agents via MCP”
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| Playwright MCP | 40 | 22 | 65% | 11 | — | — |
| Context7 | 40 | 7 | 85% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Chrome DevTools MCP | 36 | 22 | 62% | 9 | — | — |
| Serena MCP | 18 | 3 | 86% | 9 | — | Approved |
| PglensThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“solves a surprisingly annoying problem”
“Read-only by design is a smart constraint for agent tooling”
“read only is the right way to start”
“Focusing on read-only tools as the default is the right architectural move for LLMs.”
“pglens gives agents the context to get it right the first time”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.