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Comprehensive plan covering: - Full migration from Python to Node.js with TypeScript - Drizzle ORM integration strategy - Port of all 11 existing MCP tools - 15+ new Supabase-like features (CRUD, DDL, auth, RLS) - Estimated 24-40 AI hours, ~6M tokens, $50-300 cost - Phased approach with risk mitigation strategies
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121-145: Clarify SQL parser trade-offs and strengthen bind parameter strategy.The recommendation to use
libpg-query-nodeis sound for accuracy (identical parser to PostgreSQL), but has drawbacks not mentioned:
- Maintainability risk: libpg-query-node is slower-release and has minimal ecosystem adoption compared to pgsql-ast-parser. Consider documenting the maintenance burden and switching cost if Node bindings break on future PG versions.
- Fallback concern: Line 443 mentions "fallback to regex for edge cases." Regex-based SQL parsing is fragile and can miss injection vectors. Consider a strict allowlist approach instead (known-safe patterns only).
- Bind parameters: Type inference for LIKE patterns is non-trivial (e.g., handling wildcards, case sensitivity, escape sequences). Expand the plan to cover escape validation and wildcard detection.
- Missing: Parameterized query validation. Ensure the implementation confirms all user inputs use bound parameters (not string interpolation).
307-333: Phase 6: Add performance, end-to-end, security, and backward-compatibility testing.Testing strategy covers unit and integration tests but misses critical areas:
- Performance testing: 15+ new tools in Phase 5 need baselines. Plan load tests (concurrent queries, large result sets) and compare against Python version where applicable.
- End-to-end testing: Plan tests for full MCP server lifecycle (startup, tool invocation via MCP protocol, graceful shutdown), not just isolated units.
- Security testing: Explicit tests for SQL injection (parameterized vs. unparameterized), privilege escalation, and resource exhaustion (query timeout enforcement).
- Backward compatibility: Document any behavioral differences from Python version. Test against real-world workloads if possible.
- "100% coverage on safety-critical paths": Define which paths are critical (SafeDriver, SQL validation, bind parameter handling) and commit to 100% line and branch coverage.
336-364: Phase 7: Expand security model to include role-based access, audit logging, and rate limiting.Current configuration is basic:
- Access modes: UNRESTRICTED is too permissive for any deployed scenario. Clarify enforcement mechanisms and consider adding intermediate modes (e.g., ADMIN vs. USER vs. READONLY).
- Feature flags: Boolean toggles lack granularity. Consider extending to support role-based access (different permissions for different user types) and tool-level overrides.
- Audit logging: No mention of audit trail (which user ran which query, success/failure, timestamp). Critical for security and compliance. Add configuration for audit log levels and destinations.
- Rate limiting: Missing strategy for preventing query floods or resource exhaustion. Plan token buckets or sliding window limits per user/client.
- Credential rotation: Mentioned on line 363 but not detailed. Specify mechanism, frequency, and failover strategy.
367-393: Phase 8: Add CI/CD strategy, versioning policy, and upgrade migration guide.Deployment options are defined but lack operational details:
- CI/CD pipeline: Plan GitHub Actions workflow for tests, linting, security scanning, and automated releases. No mention of SemVer strategy or breaking change communication.
- Upgrade path: How do users migrate from Python to Node version? Dual-run? Behavioral compatibility matrix? Document this prominently.
- Package naming: Specify npm package scope/name (e.g.,
@surajmandalcell/pgsql-mcpvs.pgsql-mcp). This affects discoverability and namespace conflicts.- Configuration: CLI interface accepts flags, but long-running deployments need config files. Plan
.envorpgsql-mcp.config.tssupport.- Standalone binary: Platform support (Linux, macOS, Windows?) and build complexity not detailed. Estimate cost and maintenance burden.
- Docker image: Specify base image, vulnerability scanning strategy, and size targets (Alpine vs. Debian vs. distroless?).
396-408: Phase 9: Expand documentation to include migration guide and troubleshooting.Documentation scope is minimal. Consider adding:
- Migration guide: How Python users transition to Node version. Document behavior differences and compatibility caveats.
- Troubleshooting guide: Common issues, debugging tips, error messages explained.
- Performance tuning: Best practices for query optimization, index advisor usage patterns.
- Runnable examples: Create
examples/directory with working code snippets (CRUD operations, policy creation, type generation).- Documentation validation: Add CI check for broken links and example correctness.
438-459: Risk mitigation misses performance regressions, dependency stability, and MCP compatibility.Risk section covers SQL parser, DTA, and HypoPG, but omits critical risks:
- Performance regression: No strategy to detect slowdowns vs. Python version. Plan benchmarking suite comparing response times and memory usage for equivalent operations.
- Dependency stability: postgres.js, Drizzle, and pgsql-ast-parser maintenance history not discussed. What if a critical dependency becomes unmaintained or has security issues? Plan dependency monitoring and pinning strategy.
- MCP protocol compatibility: No mention of testing against actual MCP clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code). Compatibility gaps discovered late will delay release.
- Observability: Logging, metrics, and alerting strategy missing. Production deployments without visibility into errors and performance will be problematic.
- DTA fallback behavior: Plan specifies "simpler greedy approach" but doesn't define graceful degradation (what if DTA times out? Return partial results? Error cleanly?).
461-481: Success criteria need measurable baselines and clarification.Criteria are well-intentioned but several are vague and difficult to verify:
- Performance targets: Baseline not established. "<100ms for simple queries" — compared to what? Bare PostgreSQL? Python version? Clarify and provide benchmark workload.
- Memory usage: "<256MB" is undefined scope. Under what conditions (idle server? 100 concurrent queries? Large result sets)? Add baseline measurement plan.
- Index analysis time: "<5s" depends on workload size. Specify example workload (small 10GB DB? Large 1TB DB?).
- Tool completeness: "15+ new tools" and "11 tools ported" — clarify feature parity. Are all sub-commands and options included?
- CVE risk: "Zero high/critical CVEs" — at release time only, or ongoing? Plan dependency scanning in CI.
- MCP compatibility: "Compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code" — specify version ranges tested.
Add missing criteria:
- Startup time target
- Response time percentiles (p50, p95, p99)
- Schema format compatibility with Python version
484-492: Audit logging should be Phase 7 (security), not a post-migration enhancement.Future enhancements are ambitious, but audit logging (item 6) is critical for security compliance and production readiness. It should be built into Phase 7 (Configuration & Security), not deferred.
Also consider prioritizing:
- Query plan caching (performance optimization)
- Backup/restore tooling
- Multi-tenancy/per-database authentication
Consider creating a separate roadmap document with effort estimates and prioritization.
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### 1.2 Core Dependencies -``` +```text Runtime: - @modelcontextprotocol/sdk (MCP server framework) - postgres (postgres.js - fast PostgreSQL driver) @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Development: ### 1.3 Project Structure -``` +```text src/ ├── index.ts # Entry point + CLI ├── server.ts # MCP server setup @@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ Support for pull existing schema (drizzle-kit introspect) ### 4.1 Schema Introspection Tools + | Python | Node.js | Notes | |--------|---------|-------| | `list_schemas()` | `listSchemas` | Direct port | @@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ Support for pull existing schema (drizzle-kit introspect) | `get_object_details()` | `getObjectDetails` | Direct port | + ### 4.2 Query Tools + | Python | Node.js | Notes | |--------|---------|-------| | `execute_sql()` | `executeSql` | Add Drizzle option | @@ -162,6 +165,7 @@ Support for pull existing schema (drizzle-kit introspect) | `explain_query()` | `explainQuery` | Direct port | + ### 4.3 Index Advisor Tools + | Python | Node.js | Notes | |--------|---------|-------| | `analyze_workload_indexes()` | `analyzeWorkloadIndexes` | Complex - DTA algorithm | @@ -176,6 +180,7 @@ Support for pull existing schema (drizzle-kit introspect) - Pareto optimization for recommendations + ### 4.4 Health Check Tools + | Python | Node.js | Notes | |--------|---------|-------| | `analyze_db_health()` | `analyzeDbHealth` | 7 sub-calculators | @@ -190,6 +195,7 @@ Support for pull existing schema (drizzle-kit introspect) - Vacuum/transaction ID wraparound + ### 4.5 Query Analytics Tools + | Python | Node.js | Notes | |--------|---------|-------| | `get_top_queries()` | `getTopQueries` | pg_stat_statements |
121-145: Phase 3: Clarify SQL parser trade-offs, strengthen bind parameter strategy, and address fallback risks.The recommendation for
libpg-query-nodeis sound for accuracy, but has trade-offs not fully discussed:
- Maintainability risk: libpg-query-node has slower release cadence and minimal ecosystem adoption compared to pgsql-ast-parser. Document the maintenance burden and cost of switching if Node bindings break on future PostgreSQL versions.
- Fallback concern: Line 443 mentions "fallback to regex for edge cases." Regex-based SQL parsing is fragile and can miss injection vectors. Replace with a strict allowlist approach (known-safe patterns only).
- Bind parameters: Type inference for LIKE patterns is non-trivial (handling wildcards, case sensitivity, escape sequences). Expand the plan to cover escape validation and prevent pattern injection.
- Missing parameterization validation: Ensure the implementation validates that all user inputs use bound parameters (not string concatenation or interpolation).
307-333: Phase 6: Testing strategy lacks performance, E2E, security, and backward-compatibility coverage.Testing plan covers unit and integration tests but misses critical areas:
- Performance testing: 15+ new tools in Phase 5 need baselines. Plan load tests (concurrent query execution, large result sets, memory growth) and establish comparison baseline against Python version if applicable.
- End-to-end testing: Add tests for full MCP server lifecycle (startup, tool invocation via MCP protocol, graceful shutdown with connection cleanup), not just isolated unit tests.
- Security testing: Explicit tests for SQL injection vectors (parameterized vs. unparameterized), privilege escalation attempts, resource exhaustion (query timeout enforcement, result set size limits).
- Backward compatibility: Document all intentional behavioral differences from Python version. Include test cases for common production workloads if available.
- Safety-critical path coverage: Define explicitly which code paths must achieve 100% coverage (SafeDriver query validation, bind parameter substitution, SQL statement type detection).
336-364: Phase 7: Access control model is too coarse; add role-based access, audit logging, and rate limiting.Configuration strategy provides basic access modes and feature flags but lacks operational security controls:
- Access modes: UNRESTRICTED is dangerous even in development. Add enforcement mechanisms (e.g., check at server startup that UNRESTRICTED is only allowed with specific environment flag). Consider intermediate modes (ADMIN vs. USER vs. READONLY).
- Feature flags: Boolean toggles lack granularity for multi-user deployments. Consider extending to role-based access (different tools/options per user type) and per-tool permission overrides.
- Audit logging: Missing critical feature. Plan audit trail for all operations (user, query, timestamp, result, error). Specify audit log verbosity levels and destinations.
- Rate limiting: No strategy for preventing query floods or resource exhaustion. Plan token bucket or sliding window limits (e.g., 10 queries/sec per user).
- Credential rotation: Mentioned (line 363) but not detailed. Specify mechanism, rotation frequency, and graceful failover strategy.
367-393: Phase 8: Deployment plan lacks CI/CD pipeline, versioning strategy, and upgrade path.Transport and deployment options are defined but lack operational details:
- CI/CD pipeline: Plan GitHub Actions workflow for tests, linting, security scanning (dependabot, npm audit), and automated releases. No mention of semantic versioning strategy or breaking change communication.
- Upgrade path: How do users migrate from Python to Node version? Dual-run capability? Behavioral compatibility matrix? Document prominently in release notes.
- Package naming: Specify npm package scope/name (e.g.,
@surajmandalcell/pgsql-mcpvs.pgsql-mcp). Affects discoverability and namespace conflicts.- Configuration: CLI accepts flags (line 384–392) but long-running deployments need persistent config files. Plan
.envfile support and/or TypeScript config file support.- Standalone binary: Using pkg or bun requires platform-specific testing (Linux, macOS, Windows). Estimate build/test complexity and maintenance burden.
- Docker image: Specify base image (Alpine, Debian, distroless), vulnerability scanning strategy, and layer optimization for smaller images.
396-408: Phase 9: Documentation plan is minimal; add migration guide, troubleshooting, and runnable examples.Documentation scope is basic. Expand to include:
- Migration guide: How Python users transition to Node version. Document any behavior differences and compatibility caveats.
- Troubleshooting guide: Common issues, debugging tips, error messages explained. Significantly improves support experience.
- Performance tuning: Best practices for query optimization, index advisor usage patterns, query result caching strategies.
- Runnable examples: Create
examples/directory with working code snippets (CRUD operations, policy creation, type generation). Enables faster user onboarding.- Documentation validation: Add CI check for broken links and example code correctness (e.g., ensure examples compile/run).
438-459: Risk mitigation incomplete; missing performance regression, dependency stability, MCP compatibility, observability.Risk section covers SQL parser accuracy, DTA complexity, HypoPG compatibility, and breaking changes, but omits critical production risks:
- Performance regression: No strategy to detect slowdowns vs. Python version. Plan benchmarking suite (response time, memory usage, throughput) for equivalent operations. Establish SLA targets upfront.
- Dependency stability: postgres.js, Drizzle, and pgsql-ast-parser maintenance history not analyzed. What if a critical dependency becomes unmaintained or has security issues? Plan dependency monitoring (Dependabot, npm audit) and pinning strategy.
- MCP protocol compatibility: No mention of testing against actual MCP clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code). Late-stage compatibility issues could delay release significantly.
- Observability: Logging, metrics, and alerting strategy missing. Production deployments without visibility into errors, latency, and resource usage will be difficult to troubleshoot.
- DTA fallback behavior: Plan specifies "simpler greedy approach" (line 448) but doesn't define graceful degradation (what if DTA times out? Return partial results? Error cleanly? Use cache?).
461-481: Success criteria are vague and lack measurable baselines.Criteria are well-intentioned but several are difficult to verify without additional context:
- Performance targets: Baselines not established. "<100ms for simple queries" — compared to what? Bare PostgreSQL? Python version? Clarify workload (e.g., "SELECT * FROM table with <1000 rows") and provide benchmark infrastructure.
- Memory usage: "<256MB" lacks scope. Under what conditions (idle server? 100 concurrent queries? Large result sets)? Add baseline measurement methodology.
- Index analysis time: "<5s" is workload-dependent. Specify example (small 10GB DB? Large 1TB DB?) and include variance expectations.
- Tool completeness: "11 tools ported" and "15+ new tools" — clarify feature parity and option coverage (are all sub-commands and query options included?).
- CVE risk: "Zero high/critical CVEs" — at release time only, or ongoing? Plan dependency scanning in CI (Snyk, Trivy) and maintenance strategy.
- MCP client compatibility: "Compatible with Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code" — specify version ranges tested and protocol features validated.
Add missing criteria:
- Startup time target (e.g., <5 seconds)
- Response time percentiles (p50, p95, p99) not just maximum
- Schema format compatibility with Python version (can read previously generated schemas?)
484-492: Audit logging should be Phase 7 (security requirement), not a post-migration enhancement.Future enhancements roadmap is ambitious, but audit logging (item 6) is critical for security compliance and production readiness. It should be implemented in Phase 7 (Configuration & Security), not deferred to post-migration.
Other missing roadmap items to prioritize:
- Query plan caching (performance optimization, helps with repeated queries)
- Backup/restore tooling (operational resilience)
- Multi-tenancy/per-database authentication (enables shared deployments)
Consider creating a separate roadmap document with effort estimates, prioritization matrix (impact vs. effort), and release timeline.
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96-119: Phase 2: Clarify transaction isolation and query scope in SafeDriver.The SafeDriver architecture is sound, but needs clarification on:
- Transaction handling: Does the read-only wrapper enforce
READ ONLYtransaction mode, or rely on statement filtering? If the former, what happens when users attempt to start transactions?- CTEs and subqueries: The whitelist includes SELECT but doesn't mention common table expressions (CTEs) or recursive queries. Are these allowed, and have you tested parsing correctness with complex nested structures?
- Observability: No mention of query logging, metrics collection, or performance tracking. Consider adding hooks for observability (query duration, plan complexity, cache hits).
411-435: Migration sequence doesn't align with phase complexity; resequence or extend timeline.The 3-week timeline compresses 17 major work items into 40 hours (~2.4 hours per item). This is inconsistent with prior analysis:
- Week 1 (5 items, 15 hours): ~3 hrs/item ✓ Reasonable
- Week 2 (5 items, 15 hours): Index advisor (DTA algorithm) alone requires 10+ hours; sequence underestimates
- Week 3 (7 items, 10 hours): ~1.4 hrs/item — unrealistic for CRUD, DDL, auth, RLS, type generation, integration tests, and documentation combined
Recommend:
- Extend Week 3 to 2–3 weeks, or
- Defer Phase 5 features to v2 and focus on solidifying Phases 1–4, or
- Split DTA algorithm into a separate minimal version for v1 and advanced features for v2.
96-119: Phase 2: Clarify transaction isolation, CTE support, and observability gaps in SafeDriver.The SafeDriver architecture is sound but needs clarification on several fronts:
- Transaction handling: Does the read-only wrapper enforce
READ ONLYtransaction mode, or rely on statement filtering only? If the former, document how the server handles transaction control statements.- CTEs and subqueries: The whitelist includes SELECT but doesn't mention common table expressions, recursive queries, or complex nested structures. Verify that pgsql-ast-parser or libpg-query-node correctly parses these without false negatives.
- Observability: No mention of query logging, metrics collection (duration, plan complexity, row counts), or distributed tracing hooks. Add instrumentation points for observability.
- Error handling: Clarify behavior when blocked queries are attempted (return error, log and ignore, circuit breaker?).
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Effort estimate needs recalibration with detailed task breakdown.
The 24–40 hour estimate appears optimistic given the scope. The weekly allocation compresses substantial work into tight windows: Phase 5 alone includes 39+ individual tools (CRUD, DDL, user management, RLS policies, type generation, extensions, functions/triggers) allocated only ~10 hours in week 3, alongside integration tests and documentation. The DTA algorithm (candidate generation, greedy optimization, Pareto optimization, HypoPG integration) is allocated ~3 hours as one of five week 2 items, which is insufficient for porting a complex optimization algorithm with test coverage. Phase 3 items average ~3 hours each, which is reasonable for basic porting but tight for novel complexity.
Provide a detailed task breakdown mapping hours to each tool/feature, or recalibrate to 60–100+ hours. This will help stakeholders understand realistic expectations and prevent timeline slips.
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- DTA algorithm effort: Lines 166–176 outline a sophisticated optimization algorithm (candidate generation, greedy search, Pareto optimization, HypoPG integration). This alone typically requires 15–20 hours of implementation and validation, but the migration sequence allocates only ~7–8 hours for Phase 4 (including all ported tools). Either increase the estimate or consider a phased approach (basic index recommendations in v1, advanced DTA in v2).
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DTA effort note on lines 166–176 by either increasing Phase 4 time estimate to
reflect ~15–20 hours for full DTA implementation or mark the advanced DTA items
as "v2" and include only a basic index-recommendation subset in v1 to keep Phase
4 scope/time aligned.
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Phase 4: Effort allocation concern requires clarification—DTA complexity already mitigated in risk section.
The effort concern requires reconsideration:
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Time allocation: Phase 4 spans Week 1 items 4–5 and Week 2 items 7–10 (totaling ~15–17 hours), not the claimed 7–8 hours. The migration sequence distributes Phase 4 across two weeks; review line references conflate discrete work items with single-phase allocation.
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DTA algorithm complexity: The plan explicitly acknowledges this as a "High Risk" item (lines 445–448) with documented mitigation (comprehensive test suite with known workloads) and fallback strategy (iterative sophistication starting with greedy-only approach). The complexity concern is already addressed.
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Week 2 items 7–10 (adjust total to ~15–17 hours and avoid implying a single 7–8
hour block), (2) explicitly reference the existing DTA risk mitigation already
documented (point to lines 445–448) so the effort concern is not duplicated, (3)
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high-level here and will be derived from the Python source during porting, and
(4) add a short "Post-porting performance benchmarking" subsection that defines
regression detection steps (run Python baseline workloads, compare
latencies/memory for targets: <100ms simple queries, <5s index analysis,
<256MB), and specify automated benchmarks to run after porting to detect
regressions.
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| ### 5.1 Enhanced CRUD Operations | ||
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| - `createRecord(table, data, returning?)` - Insert with optional return | ||
| - `readRecords(table, options)` - Select with filters, pagination, sorting | ||
| - `updateRecords(table, data, filters)` - Update with conditions | ||
| - `deleteRecords(table, filters)` - Delete with conditions | ||
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| ```typescript | ||
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| select?: string[]; // Column selection | ||
| filter?: FilterCondition[]; // WHERE conditions | ||
| order?: OrderBy[]; // ORDER BY | ||
| limit?: number; // LIMIT | ||
| offset?: number; // OFFSET | ||
| count?: 'exact' | 'planned'; // Include count | ||
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| - `updateUser(id, changes)` | ||
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| - `listUserRoles(userId)` | ||
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Phase 5: Critical effort underestimation—scope must be reduced or timeline extended significantly.
Phase 5 allocates 10 hours (week 3) for seven major feature categories spanning 30+ tools. Realistic effort breakdown:
| Category | Tools | Est. Hours |
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| CRUD | 5 + query builder | 5–6 |
| DDL (tables, columns, indexes, constraints) | 4 subsections | 10–12 |
| User/auth management | 8 tools | 8–10 |
| RLS policy management | 7 tools | 6–8 |
| Type generation (TS, Zod, Drizzle) | 2 tools | 5–8 |
| Extensions & functions | 2 subsections | 4 hours |
| Total | 40–50 hours |
Additionally, type generation (lines 281–287) requires schema introspection, metadata parsing, code generation for multiple formats, and validation—significantly more complex than current plan suggests.
Recommendation: Either extend total project estimate to 60–100 hours, or defer Phase 5 features to v2 and focus Phase 1–4 on solid porting of existing tools.
Phase 5: Effort estimate is severely underestimated—recalibrate or reduce scope.
Phase 5 allocates 10 hours (week 3, hours 31–40) for seven major feature categories spanning 30+ tools. Realistic breakdown:
- CRUD operations (5 tools + query builder): ~5–6 hours
- DDL management (tables, columns, indexes, constraints): ~10–12 hours
- User/auth management (8 tools): ~8–10 hours
- RLS policy management (7 tools): ~6–8 hours
- Type generation (TS interfaces, Zod, Drizzle schemas): ~5–8 hours
- Extension & function management: ~4 hours
Total realistic estimate: 40–50 hours, not 10.
Additionally, type generation (lines 281–287) is complex: requires schema introspection, metadata parsing, code generation, and format validation. Current plan underestimates this significantly.
Recommend either:
- Extend estimate to 60–80 hours total (from 24–40), or
- Defer Phase 5 features to v2 and focus Phase 1–4 on porting existing tools.
| ## Migration Sequence | ||
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| 2. Database connection layer | ||
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| 4. Port schema introspection tools | ||
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| 6. Port EXPLAIN plan tools | ||
| 7. Port index advisor (DTA algorithm) | ||
| 8. Port health check tools | ||
| 9. Port top queries tools | ||
| 10. Unit tests for ported features | ||
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| 11. Implement new CRUD operations | ||
| 12. Implement DDL management tools | ||
| 13. Implement user/auth management | ||
| 14. Implement RLS policy tools | ||
| 15. Implement type generation | ||
| 16. Integration tests | ||
| 17. Documentation and polish | ||
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Migration sequence timeline is unrealistic; week 3 severely compressed.
The 3-week timeline compresses 17 major work items into 40 hours (~2.4 hours per item). The allocation conflicts with complexity acknowledged elsewhere in the plan:
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| 1 | 5 | 15 | ~3 | ✓ Reasonable |
| 2 | 5 | 15 | ~3 | ✗ DTA algorithm marked "High Risk: Complex optimization algorithm" (lines 445–448), yet allocated only ~3 hours |
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