Cogito + PostgreSQL
Natural-language SQL with the safety knobs you need.
Connect a Postgres database and Cogito can run queries against it for the team. Point at a read-only follower for safe analytics; point at a write-capable role only when you want write workflows. Permissions match the role you grant.
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Built deep, not via MCP
Cogito's PostgreSQL integration is a first-class API connection with the depth, reliability, and permission inheritance most AI tools cannot match.
Direct Postgres protocol connection, not a generic SQL plugin
Schema-aware: Cogito reads pg_catalog so it understands your tables, types, and relationships
Confirmation before any write by default
Compatible with Supabase, Neon, RDS, Heroku Postgres, and self-hosted Postgres
Personal, organizational, or both
Cogito's PostgreSQL integration ships with the connection model that fits your team. The layering story is the differentiator.
Organizational mode
Admin connects once. Whole team inherits.
Direct database access turns 'ask the data team for a quick query' into 'ask Cogito'. Read-only roles let everyone explore safely; write-capable roles unlock automations like 'archive every record older than 90 days'.
Reads
- •Any data the granted Postgres role can SELECT from
- •Schema metadata: tables, columns, types, foreign keys
- •Stored procedures and views (if granted)
Acts on
- •Run INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE statements (only when the granted role has write privileges)
- •Cogito surfaces every write for confirmation before execution by default
Real-time triggers
Webhooks fire the instant something changes in PostgreSQL. Build workflows that react in seconds, not minutes.
Scheduled query result change
Example use: Run a query every 15 minutes; when the result count exceeds a threshold, alert the team in Slack.
Logical replication event
Example use: When a new row is inserted into a watched table, fire a workflow that downstream-processes it.
Common workflows
Concrete day-to-day moments where Cogito + PostgreSQL earns its keep.
Self-serve analytics for the whole team
Connect a read-only follower. Now any team member can ask Cogito "how many enterprise signups did we get last month?" or "what is our top-10 customers by usage this quarter?" Cogito writes the SQL, runs it, returns the answer with the query attached for review. The data team stops being the bottleneck.
Scheduled monitoring
Set a recurring query: "every morning at 9am, count the number of records in the failures table from the last 24 hours, post to #infra if greater than 100". Cogito runs the query on schedule and posts when the threshold is crossed.
Operational write workflows
A separate write-capable connection handles operational tasks. "Archive every soft-deleted record older than 90 days." Cogito drafts the SQL, shows you the affected row count, and waits for your confirmation before running.
Permission granularity
You pick the database role to grant - Cogito's capability is bounded by exactly that role's privileges
Cogito's access is exactly the access the database role you grant has
Point at a read-only follower for safe analytics use
Point at a write-capable role on the primary for write workflows
Use Postgres row-level security for fine-grained user scoping
Setup time
Under 2 minutes
- 1
Create a Postgres role with the access you want Cogito to have
- 2
Open Cogito settings, navigate to Integrations, Organization, PostgreSQL
- 3
Enter the connection string with that role
- 4
Test the connection and confirm
OAuth scopes / permissions
You choose which scopes to grant at connect time. Cogito's capability is bounded by exactly what you authorize. Grant read-only at first, expand later as you build trust.
- Whatever you grant the Postgres role - that is exactly what Cogito has
Common questions
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