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Govern 02 · The door IBM i desk Oct 21, 2026

Read-only MCP access to Db2 for i arrives as open source

An open-source MCP server now lets AI tools query Db2 for i, and it ships read-only. Treat that as the floor, not the control: run it under a dedicated user profile with authority only to the views you choose, so IBM i security enforces the boundary instead of the server.

Source: IT Jungle (The Four Hundred), Oct 12, 2026 · A Read-Only MCP Server For Db2 for i ↗Approved by Reggie

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