Polygres CLI

Operate a user's Polygres project through the installed polygres command. Treat the CLI as the operational and security boundary. Do not call private control-plane routes or infer undocumented request payloads.

Prefer an available MCP connection

When Polygres MCP tools are available in the current session, read references/mcp-tool-contract.md and use the discovered compatible tools for interactive project operations. Call whoami, respect the fixed-project or multi-project boundary, and treat the discovered catalog as authoritative.

Use the CLI workflow in this skill when the user explicitly asks for CLI, when MCP is absent or incompatible, or when the operation belongs to the CLI surface, such as migrations, Runtime keys, interactive database access, import start, and legacy vector or text configuration. Never invent an MCP tool to mirror a CLI command.