Connecting ChatGPT to a SQL database is not the hard part.
The hard part is deciding what exists between the prompt and production.
A safe setup needs more than “here is a connection string.”
It needs:
- read-only access by default
- scoped database credentials
- approved views or semantic definitions
- row limits and query timeouts
- clear refusals for broad or unsafe questions
- audit logs per query
- answer provenance
- separate approval paths for writes
Otherwise you do not have an AI data workflow.
You have a very polite way to run risky SQL.
Longer version: Connect ChatGPT to a SQL database safely
The connector is the easy part. The control plane is the product.
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