What is database-sentinel?
database-sentinel is a MCP server by Farenhytee that read-only security audit for Supabase. Four tools surface RLS gaps, permissive policies, exposed functions and grants; an `audit` prompt returns scored findings with fix SQL. It is listed under Security and has 50 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | Farenhytee |
| Repository | Farenhytee/database-sentinel |
| Popularity | 50 GitHub stars |
| Category | Security |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #871 of 4,418 MCP servers; #40 in Security |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-06 |
| Stars this week | +1 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | Python |
Is database-sentinel safe to install?
database-sentinel scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install database-sentinel?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/Farenhytee/database-sentinel
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add database-sentinel -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http database-sentinel <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs database-sentinel for you:
Add the "database-sentinel" MCP server from https://github.com/Farenhytee/database-sentinel to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.