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Mads Hansen
Mads Hansen

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AI database answers need receipts, not just confidence

An AI answer about business data should not be a dead end.

If someone asks:

“Where did that number come from?”

The system should not respond with vibes.

It should be able to show:

  • who asked
  • which tool ran
  • which database role was used
  • which tenant/workspace scope applied
  • which query or approved view produced the result
  • how many rows came back
  • whether the result was truncated
  • when it happened
  • which audit record proves it

That is the difference between a useful demo and an audit-ready MCP database workflow.

Model confidence is not evidence.
A tool-call receipt is evidence.

Longer version: Audit-ready MCP database workflows

Production AI systems need answers with receipts.

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