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 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "id": "masumedb-masume--let-agent-query-database-via-mcp",
 "repo": "masumedb/masume",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/masumedb/masume",
 "repo_slug": "masumedb-masume",
 "title": "Let an external agent query allowed databases over MCP",
 "page_title": "How to let an external agent query allowed databases over MCP with Masume",
 "summary": "Serve chosen profiles to an agent over stdio with an access level per profile.",
 "who": "An engineer who wants an AI agent to answer questions about a database, and who must limit what the agent can touch.",
 "problem": "Giving an agent direct database credentials with no limits is risky, and copying data by hand is slow.",
 "outcome": "The agent reads from allowed profiles through Masume, and writes are limited by the access level you set.",
 "steps": [
  "Enable the profile for MCP in the settings screen or config, as described in docs/mcp.md",
  "Run `masume --mcp --check` to check the enabled MCP profiles",
  "Run `masume --mcp --profile <profile>` to serve one allowed profile (inferred, check the README)",
  "Point your agent at the stdio server and confirm it lists the database tools"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the masume MCP server for profile <profile>, list the tables and report the row count of <table>. Expected output: a table list and one integer. Verify the count by running a matching count query in masume yourself.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Advanced",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Read-only checks run in the client and on engines that support server-side enforcement, so confirm the level in docs/mcp.md for your engine.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "go",
 "requirements": [
  "A terminal on macOS, Linux, or Windows",
  "A database you can reach, or a local SQLite file",
  "One install method: Homebrew, npm, Go 1.27 or later, or a release package"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "credentials",
   "notice": "The MCP server opens its own database connections, so each profile needs its access level and password source checked before an agent is connected."
  }
 ],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
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