Postgres MCP Servers Compared: Read-Only Posture, Auth and Auditability
Six Postgres MCP servers compared on write posture, auth and audit trail: Anthropic's archived reference, Postgres MCP Pro, Supabase, Neon, pgEdge, pREST.
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pREST v2.4.0: pgvector Search, OpenTelemetry, and Six More SQL Injection Fixes
pREST v2.4.0 adds pgvector nearest-neighbor search and distance filtering, opt-in OpenTelemetry tracing/metrics/logs with a local SigNoz stack, and closes six SQL-injection-adjacent security gaps found via advisory review — including a sibling of the v2.3.0 _select fix living in _groupby.
Vault: A Search-First File Manager to Replace Finder
Vault is a minimal, cross-platform file manager built around search instead of folder trees — Go and Wails under a React UI, 353ms cold start, ~80MB idle RAM, OS-trash-only deletes, and an MCP server so an AI client can drive it.
Leadership · Fractional CTO guide
Fractional CTO for Canadian and US Startups: What It Is, What It Costs, When You Need One
A fractional CTO is a senior technology leader who works for your company part time. What they do, what they cost in Canada and the US, when to hire one.
pREST v2.3.0: Critical SQL Injection Fix and the Adapter Registry
pREST v2.3.0 closes an unauthenticated SQL injection in the _select parameter (CVSS 9.8), migrates JWKS handling to jwx v3, and completes the multi-adapter registry that isolates TimescaleDB features from the base Postgres adapter.
pREST v2.2.0: Studio, Database Queries, and TimescaleDB
pREST 2.2.0 ships an embedded Studio UI, database-backed custom queries, and first-class TimescaleDB support—making instant Postgres APIs easier to explore and operate.
pREST vs PostgREST: An Honest Comparison From pREST's Maintainer
pREST and PostgREST both turn PostgreSQL into a REST API. PostgREST is Haskell and RLS-first; pREST is Go with config ACL, multi-database routing and MCP.
pREST AI Tooling — MCP Adapter, Cursor Plugin, and OpenClaw Skills
pREST AI tooling ships prest-mcp stdio adapter, Cursor plugin rules/skills, and OpenClaw ClawHub skills — read-only PostgreSQL access for agents via the /_mcp endpoint.
How to Use pREST's MCP Server — Query PostgreSQL from Cursor, Claude, or curl
pREST v2.1.0 MCP server exposes read-only PostgreSQL queries over HTTP — connect from Cursor, Claude Desktop, or curl with permission-aware ACL and no separate MCP process.
pREST v2.0.0 and v2.1.0 — PostgreSQL REST API with Multi-Database and MCP
pREST v2 is a Go PostgreSQL REST API with multi-database registry in v2.0.0 GA and a read-only MCP server in v2.1.0 — permission-aware Postgres queries for agents and API clients.
pREST v2.0.0-rc6 — Hexagonal Architecture and the Adapter Refactor
pREST v2.0.0-rc6 splits the monolithic Adapter into port interfaces, wires HTTP controllers through dependency injection, and keeps a backward-compatible composite Adapter for Go teams running Postgres REST APIs.
DeliveryCompass — Engineering Intelligence for GitHub PR Delivery
I built DeliveryCompass for engineering managers tired of rebuilding spreadsheets before staff meetings — read-only GitHub PR metrics for throughput, lead time, and review health.
First-Ever Golang Calgary Meetup: Full Room, Great Talks, Strong Start
We hosted the first Golang Calgary meetup with a full room of 30+ attendees, an excellent talk by Adebayo on concurrency and parallelism, and my session on the Go scheduler.
Building an Internal Hackathon Management Platform with Go and Buffalo
How I built a production-ready, enterprise-grade platform for running internal company hackathons using Go, Buffalo framework, and PostgreSQL—complete with audit logging, role-based access control, and a comprehensive admin dashboard.
Careers · First developer job guide
GitHub Profile Optimization for Your First Developer Job
Optimize your GitHub profile for first developer job opportunities with better project presentation, README strategy, and recruiter-friendly signals.
Careers · Staff Engineer guide
Staff Software Engineer vs Senior Software Engineer: Key Differences
Understanding the crucial differences between Staff and Senior Software Engineers: scope, responsibilities, impact, and what it really takes to make the leap.
Careers · Staff Engineer guide
Which Level is Staff Software Engineer? Understanding Engineering Levels
A comprehensive breakdown of engineering levels across the tech industry, where Staff Engineer fits in the hierarchy, and what progression looks like beyond.
Careers · Staff Engineer guide
Who is a Staff Software Engineer? Understanding the Person Behind the Title
Beyond the job description: the characteristics, traits, and career patterns of successful Staff Software Engineers in the tech industry.
Careers · Staff Engineer guide
How to Become a Staff Software Engineer
A practical guide to reaching Staff Engineer level: the skills you need, experiences to seek, and career moves that matter for advancing to senior technical leadership.
Careers · Staff Engineer guide
What is a Staff Software Engineer?
Understanding the Staff Software Engineer role: responsibilities, expectations, and how it differs from other engineering positions in the tech industry.