# Prisma Postgres L4 · Runs on its own Prisma is a hosted Postgres database with a code library and app hosting. **Can an AI agent use Prisma Postgres? Yes, without signing up.** Our agent got into Prisma Postgres on its own in 2 minutes and did all 9 of its core tasks. Category: Databases · Connects by: MCP, API, CLI, SDK · Agent payments: Stripe Projects · Driven: 24 Oct 2026 **How to connect** - MCP server URL: `https://mcp.prisma.io/mcp` (streamable HTTP, tested in our drive). Source: https://mcp.prisma.io/mcp - CLI install: `npm install -g prisma` (documented). Source: https://www.prisma.io/ - Docs page: `https://www.prisma.io/docs` (tested in our drive). Source: https://www.prisma.io/docs **Level 4: Runs on its own.** An agent does the core work and can stop paying on its own. - Got in by: Try first, claim later (2 minutes, no account) - Got as far as: Pay: reaches the checkout (Stopped at the €9.27 a month charge) - To reach L5: Pay without a person. [What the levels mean](https://agentdrives.com/method/levels?via=md) ## From finding it to leaving What an agent managed without a person, at each step. 1. **Find**: On its own. Docs it can act on: llms.txt, an OpenAPI and an MCP server. (600 doc pages read) 2. **Get in**: On its own. Try first, claim later, sign-up in a browser. (2 minutes) 3. **Use**: On its own. Did: create a database, tables and rows and read them back; run schema changes and typed queries. (9 of 9 core tasks) 4. **Pay**: Reaches the checkout. Stopped at the €9.27 a month charge. (1 way for agents to pay) 5. **Leave**: On its own. Nothing to cancel; its account stays. ## Getting in 4 of 6 ways in worked without a person. The way that worked: **Try first, claim later**, 2 minutes. No inbox, browser or person needed. - Agent on a server (API, MCP, CLI): Partly. Without an account (try first, claim later) it gets an API key, makes its first API call and does all of the core work, then stops at payment: paying takes a checkout page in a browser. - Assistant in its own browser (Like ChatGPT agent): Not checked. Sign-up wasn't tried in this drive. - Signed agent: Yes. The sign-up page opens. | Way in | What happened | |---|---| | Try first, claim later | Worked | | Email and password | Worked | | CLI code login | Worked | | Sign-in for apps (OAuth, MCP) | Worked | | Continue with GitHub | Not tried: Not part of this drive | | Continue with Google | Not tried: Not part of this drive | - Crawlers: **robots.txt asks crawlers to stay off sign-up and the API.** Nothing to fix. It keeps these pages out of search and doesn't stop agents signing up. ## What an agent can do with Prisma Postgres All 9 core tasks done, and 17 of 21 others. - Reliability: core tasks that worked on all 3 runs: 92 of 100 - Handles mistakes: clear errors, retries without duplicates, honest limits: 57 of 100 Core tasks: | Task | Result | Done through | Offered, not tried | |---|---|---|---| | Create a database | Done | API, MCP, CLI | – | | Define a data model schema and generate a typed client | Done | API, CLI | – | | Deploy a schema migration | Done | API, MCP, CLI | – | | Create or update a record | Done | API, MCP | – | | Run a database query | Done | API, MCP | – | | Delete a record | Done | API | – | | Deploy an app to Prisma Compute | Done | API, MCP, CLI | – | | List databases and read their schema | Done | API, MCP, CLI | – | | Browse and edit data visually in Prisma Studio | Done | – | CLI | 17 of 21 other tasks done: - Query a database over a REST API: Done - Create a deploy preview environment per feature branch: Done - Manage connection string credentials: Done - Run a vector similarity search (pgvector): Done - Read Compute app logs: Done - Set environment variables and secrets for a deployment: Done - Create a storage bucket: Done - Mint or revoke a bucket access key: Done - Upload a file to a bucket: Done - Create a signed URL for a file: Done - Delete a storage bucket: Done - Choose a database or app region: Done - See Composer services topology: Done - Enable a Postgres extension: Done - Read usage and cost breakdown: Done - Install Prisma coding-agent skills: Done - Search Prisma docs from an AI agent: Done - Inspect slow queries (Query Insights): Partly - Back up a database: Paid plan - Restore a database backup: Paid plan. Needs a paid plan. - Set a spend limit: Paid plan - Roll back a deployment: Blocked. Only the newest version is kept, so no earlier one exists. - Connect a custom domain to an app: Blocked - Embed Prisma Studio data editor in your own app: Not tried Paid-plan tasks don't count toward the level. The drive used the free plan. What it can't do, and why: - Pay for a plan: Only a card checkout; no way for an agent to pay. - Run admin or production writes through MCP alone: The owner must approve each class in the web console. - Roll back a deployment: Only the newest version is kept, so no earlier one exists. - See slow queries in Query Insights: The page stayed empty on the free plan. - Back up and restore a database: Needs a paid plan. ## How an agent connects MCP, API, OpenAPI, CLI, SDK, agent payments and llms.txt, all found. Agent surfaces: API tested · MCP tested · CLI tested · SDK tested · Docs tested · Agent payments documented. Issues found: 3. - **MCP server**: Yes, tested. Official server. 42 tools when driven, 28 Jul 2026, OAuth DCR, approval policy. https://mcp.prisma.io/mcp 31 tools listed without signing in on 1 Nov 2026: `fetch_workspace_details`, `list_prisma_postgres_databases`, `create_prisma_postgres_database`, `delete_prisma_postgres_database`, `list_prisma_postgres_connection_strings`, `create_prisma_postgres_connection_string`, `delete_prisma_postgres_connection_string`, `list_prisma_postgres_backups`, `create_prisma_postgres_recovery`, `introspect_database_schema`, `execute_sql_query`, `execute_prisma_postgres_schema_update`, `list_object_store_buckets`, `create_object_store_bucket`, `delete_object_store_bucket`, `create_object_store_bucket_key`, `delete_object_store_bucket_key`, `search_prisma_documentation`, `list_prisma_compute_apps`, `list_prisma_compute_builds`, `list_prisma_compute_deployments`, `get_prisma_compute_deployment_logs`, `promote_prisma_compute_deployment`, `rollback_prisma_compute_app`, `start_prisma_compute_deployment`, `stop_prisma_compute_deployment`, `delete_prisma_compute_deployment`, `delete_prisma_compute_app`, `set_prisma_compute_env_var`, `delete_prisma_compute_env_var`, `get_prisma_composer_topology`. - **API**: Yes, tested. REST Management API, ~100 operations (projects, databases, connections, buckets, services, deployments, env vars, tokens) (100 operations) - **OpenAPI**: Yes. 3.1.0 at /v1/doc, live responses matched. - **CLI**: Yes, tested. prisma 8.0.0-rc.27 unified CLI (auth, project, postgres, bucket, service, deploy, contract, db, migration, skills); create-db for no-account databases. - **SDK**: Yes, tested. Prisma ORM 8 RC typed client. - **llms.txt**: Yes. https://www.prisma.io/llms.txt - **Agent payments**: Yes. Stripe Projects. The checkout: Reached the card form and stopped: Starter, €9.27 a month; Checkout: Stripe Checkout; An invisible bot check loaded at checkout; Wallets: Link. - **Docs**: No gaps in what we read. Covers getting started, auth, error codes and code examples. 11 of 14 documented ways to do the core work worked when tried. https://www.prisma.io/docs (600 of 801 pages read) [The standards](https://agentdrives.com/standard) ## Tips for agent builders - No account needed to start: npx create-db@latest --json returns a connection string and claim URL (24 h). - After one login, mint a service token via POST /v1/workspaces/{id}/service-tokens and use PRISMA_SERVICE_TOKEN + PRISMA_WORKSPACE_ID for CLI and REST: no approvals there. - MCP needs OAuth (DCR); expect approval_required on admin and production writes, poll get_agent_approval, retry with approvalId. - Prisma ORM 8: contract emit replaces generate; migration plan + db migrate replace migrate dev/deploy. - Destructive CLI steps need --confirm ; --yes is refused. - Delete Compute services before deleting their project. - Change code before redeploying if only env vars changed: an unchanged redeploy is a no-op. ## How Prisma Postgres compares In Databases: 1st of 9 Databases products our agent got into on its own. - **Prisma Postgres** (this page): L4, Gets in on its own - [Upstash](https://agentdrives.com/tools/upstash.md?via=md): L4, Gets in on its own - [Airtable](https://agentdrives.com/tools/airtable.md?via=md): L4, Gets in on its own - [Convex](https://agentdrives.com/tools/convex.md?via=md): L4, Gets in on its own - [NocoDB](https://agentdrives.com/tools/nocodb.md?via=md): L4, Gets in on its own - [Couchbase](https://agentdrives.com/tools/couchbase.md?via=md): L4, Gets in on its own - [Firebase](https://agentdrives.com/tools/firebase-google.md?via=md): L3, Gets in on its own - [Neon](https://agentdrives.com/tools/neon.md?via=md): L3, Gets in on its own [All 15 in Databases](https://agentdrives.com/categories/databases?via=md) Sorted by level, then work done, then time to the first call. [How we rank](https://agentdrives.com/method?via=md#order) On our standard (25 criteria: against other databases products where we measured 5 or more, otherwise against every product we measured): - [One way to page through lists](https://agentdrives.com/standard#api-03): **Ahead of most** 8 of 10 others (databases products) lower, 2 the same. - [Every way in works for an agent](https://agentdrives.com/standard#in-11): **Ahead of most** 9 of 12 others (databases products) lower, 3 the same. - [Structured results](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-08): **Ahead of most** 26 of 36 others (every product) lower, 10 the same. - [A person can claim what the agent made](https://agentdrives.com/standard#in-09): **Ahead of most** 5 of 9 others (every product) lower, 4 the same. - [Answers sized for an agent](https://agentdrives.com/standard#api-04): **Ahead of most** 5 of 9 others (databases products) lower, 4 the same. - [Sign-in for agents acting for a person](https://agentdrives.com/standard#in-08): **Level with most** 7 of 11 others (databases products) the same, 4 lower. - [The best way in is built for agents](https://agentdrives.com/standard#in-12): **Level with most** 9 of 12 others (databases products) the same, 3 lower. - [Spend an agent can see and cap](https://agentdrives.com/standard#pay-05): **In the middle** 6 of 12 others (databases products) lower, 3 the same, 3 higher. - [Versions an agent can pin](https://agentdrives.com/standard#api-07): **Level with most** 8 of 10 others (databases products) the same, 2 lower. - [Prices an agent can read](https://agentdrives.com/standard#find-06): **The same as all** 9 others (databases products). - [Fast to the first call](https://agentdrives.com/standard#in-03): **The same as all** 9 others (databases products). - [Tool names that sort themselves](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-03): **The same as all** 6 others (databases products). - [Real status codes](https://agentdrives.com/standard#err-01): **The same as all** 11 others (databases products). - [Errors say what to do next](https://agentdrives.com/standard#err-03): **Level with most** 9 of 11 others (databases products) the same, 1 lower, 1 higher. - [Export before leaving](https://agentdrives.com/standard#leave-03): **In the middle** 4 of 11 others (databases products) lower, 2 the same, 5 higher. - [Typed, tight input schemas](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-06): **Level with most** 5 of 6 others (databases products) the same, 1 higher. - [A tool list that fits](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-11): **In the middle** 1 of 6 others (databases products) lower, 3 the same, 2 higher. - [Pages fit one fetch](https://agentdrives.com/standard#docs-08): **Level with most** 9 of 11 others (databases products) the same, 2 higher. - [Docs an agent can navigate](https://agentdrives.com/standard#docs-11): **Level with most** 9 of 11 others (databases products) the same, 2 higher. - [Limits known before they hit](https://agentdrives.com/standard#lim-02): **Level with most** 3 of 4 others (databases products) the same, 1 higher. - [A path written for agents](https://agentdrives.com/standard#docs-10): **Level with most** 6 of 11 others (databases products) the same, 1 lower, 4 higher. - [Errors a program can read](https://agentdrives.com/standard#err-02): **Level with most** 6 of 11 others (databases products) the same, 1 lower, 4 higher. - [Agents pick the right tool](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-05): **Level with most** 4 of 6 others (databases products) the same, 2 higher. - [Descriptions that say when to use the tool](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-04): **Behind most** 5 of 6 others (databases products) higher, 1 the same. - [Truthful annotations](https://agentdrives.com/standard#mcp-07): **The lowest result** All 6 others (databases products) higher. [How each criterion is graded](https://agentdrives.com/standard) ## For the team behind Prisma Postgres **9 things to fix for agents.** Agent blockers: 3 found. Our agent got through Pay only in part. Prove Prisma Postgres is yours, then see where each issue is, read your safety findings and ask for a free drive after a fix. How to fix each one comes with the Audit. - Find: Clear - Get in: Clear - Use: Clear - Pay: Partly - Leave: Clear [Claim Prisma Postgres, free](https://agentdrives.com/app/products?add=prisma.io&ref=listing) · [What a drive covers](https://agentdrives.com/method?via=md) ## Where Prisma Postgres fits - Category: [Data and storage](https://agentdrives.com/categories/data?via=md), [Databases](https://agentdrives.com/categories/databases?via=md) - Tasks: [Create or update a record](https://agentdrives.com/tasks/create-or-update-a-record), [Create a database](https://agentdrives.com/tasks/create-a-database), [Read usage and quotas](https://agentdrives.com/tasks/read-usage-and-quotas), [Upload a file](https://agentdrives.com/tasks/upload-a-file), [Delete a record](https://agentdrives.com/tasks/delete-a-record), [List databases and read their schema](https://agentdrives.com/tasks/list-databases-and-read-their-schema) - Standards: [MCP](https://agentdrives.com/standards/mcp) (tools an agent can call), [OpenAPI](https://agentdrives.com/standards/openapi) (its API, described), [llms.txt](https://agentdrives.com/standards/llms-txt) (its docs, listed for agents) - Steps: [Find](https://agentdrives.com/access/find), [Get in](https://agentdrives.com/access/get-in), [Use](https://agentdrives.com/access/use), [Pay](https://agentdrives.com/access/pay), [Leave](https://agentdrives.com/access/leave) - Rivals: [Airtable](https://agentdrives.com/tools/airtable?via=md) (L4), [Convex](https://agentdrives.com/tools/convex?via=md) (L4), [Couchbase](https://agentdrives.com/tools/couchbase?via=md) (L4) Data: [JSON](https://agentdrives.com/api/tools/prisma.json?via=md) · [Markdown](https://agentdrives.com/tools/prisma.md?via=md) · [History](https://agentdrives.com/tools/prisma/history?via=md) · [Atom](https://agentdrives.com/feeds/tools/prisma.atom) · [JSON Feed](https://agentdrives.com/feeds/tools/prisma.json) · licence [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) **Found an error?** [Tell us on this page](https://agentdrives.com/tools/prisma?via=md#correct) or read [how corrections work](https://agentdrives.com/corrections?via=md).