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Why we stopped letting AI agents connect directly to the database

The request usually sounds like this: "the agent needs to query the ERP". And the first reaction from whoever runs IT is the right one: nobody wants to hand a production database username and password…

  • Zihin removed direct database connections for AI agents due to security concerns.
  • Users no longer provide database credentials to software that autonomously generates queries.
  • New process involves Zihin Replay, MCP Bridge, and Zihin Tunnel for secure data flow.

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