pip install pgtuner_mcp

uv pip install pgtuner_mcp

git clone https://github.com/isdaniel/pgtuner_mcp.git
cd pgtuner_mcp
pip install -e .

-- Create a dedicated monitoring user
CREATE USER pgtuner_monitor WITH PASSWORD 'secure_password';

-- Grant connection to the target database
GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE your_database TO pgtuner_monitor;

-- Grant usage on schemas
GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA public TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA pg_catalog TO pgtuner_monitor;

-- Grant SELECT on user tables and indexes (for table stats and analysis)
GRANT SELECT ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO pgtuner_monitor;
ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT SELECT ON TABLES TO pgtuner_monitor;

-- Grant access to system catalog views (read-only)
GRANT pg_read_all_stats TO pgtuner_monitor;  -- PostgreSQL 10+

-- Create the extension (requires superuser or appropriate privileges)
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pgstattuple;

-- Grant execution on pgstattuple functions
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pgstattuple(regclass) TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pgstattuple_approx(regclass) TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pgstatindex(regclass) TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pgstatginindex(regclass) TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pgstathashindex(regclass) TO pgtuner_monitor;

-- Alternative: Use pg_stat_scan_tables role (PostgreSQL 14+)
GRANT pg_stat_scan_tables TO pgtuner_monitor;

-- Create the extension (requires superuser or appropriate privileges)
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS hypopg;

-- Grant SELECT on HypoPG views
GRANT SELECT ON hypopg_list_indexes TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT SELECT ON hypopg_hidden_indexes TO pgtuner_monitor;

-- Grant execution on HypoPG functions with proper signatures
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION hypopg_create_index(text) TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION hypopg_drop_index(oid) TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION hypopg_reset() TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION hypopg_hide_index(oid) TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION hypopg_unhide_index(oid) TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION hypopg_relation_size(oid) TO pgtuner_monitor;

-- Note: HypoPG operations are session-scoped and don't affect the actual database

-- 1. Create the monitoring user
CREATE USER pgtuner_monitor WITH PASSWORD 'secure_password';

-- 2. Grant connection and schema access
GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE your_database TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA public TO pgtuner_monitor;

-- 3. Grant read access to user tables
GRANT SELECT ON ALL TABLES IN SCHEMA public TO pgtuner_monitor;
ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES IN SCHEMA public GRANT SELECT ON TABLES TO pgtuner_monitor;

-- 4. Grant system statistics access
GRANT pg_read_all_stats TO pgtuner_monitor;  -- PostgreSQL 10+

-- Grant access to pg_stat_statements views explicitly
GRANT SELECT ON pg_stat_statements TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT SELECT ON pg_stat_statements_info TO pgtuner_monitor;

-- 5. Install and grant access to extensions (as superuser)
-- pg_stat_statements (required)
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_stat_statements;

-- pgstattuple (for bloat detection)
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pgstattuple;
GRANT pg_stat_scan_tables TO pgtuner_monitor;  -- PostgreSQL 14+
-- OR grant individual functions:
-- GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pgstattuple(regclass) TO pgtuner_monitor;
-- GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pgstattuple_approx(regclass) TO pgtuner_monitor;
-- GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION pgstatindex(regclass) TO pgtuner_monitor;

-- hypopg (for hypothetical index testing)
CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS hypopg;
GRANT SELECT ON hypopg_list_indexes TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT SELECT ON hypopg_hidden_indexes TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION hypopg_create_index(text) TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION hypopg_drop_index(oid) TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION hypopg_reset() TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION hypopg_hide_index(oid) TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION hypopg_unhide_index(oid) TO pgtuner_monitor;
GRANT EXECUTE ON FUNCTION hypopg_relation_size(oid) TO pgtuner_monitor;

-- 6. Verify permissions
SET ROLE pgtuner_monitor;
SELECT * FROM pg_stat_statements LIMIT 1;
SELECT * FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE pid = pg_backend_pid();
SELECT * FROM pgstattuple('pg_class') LIMIT 1;
SELECT * FROM hypopg_list_indexes();
RESET ROLE;

# Exclude user IDs 16384, 16385, and 16386
export PGTUNER_EXCLUDE_USERIDS="16384,16385,16386"

SELECT usesysid, usename FROM pg_user WHERE usename = 'monitoring_user';

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pgtuner_mcp": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "pgtuner_mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DATABASE_URI": "postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/mydb"
      },
      "disabled": false,
      "autoApprove": []
    }
  }
}