## Summary - MCP `getSecurityAdvisors` and `getPerformanceAdvisors` now pass `exposedSchemas` to `getLints`, fixing empty advisor results in local/self-hosted environments - Extracts `DEFAULT_EXPOSED_SCHEMAS` constant shared between the MCP handler and the `run-lints` API route (cc @joshenlim related https://github.com/supabase/supabase/pull/40043) - Adds unit tests for `enrichLintsQuery` and the MCP advisor operations ## The bug The MCP advisor tools (`get_advisors`) return empty arrays (`[]`) for **all** scenarios when running locally via `supabase start`. No security or performance advisors are surfaced, even when the database has clear issues (e.g., tables with no RLS). ### Root cause In `lib/api/self-hosted/mcp.ts`, both `getSecurityAdvisors` and `getPerformanceAdvisors` call `getLints({ headers })` **without passing `exposedSchemas`**: ```typescript // Before (mcp.ts:131) const { data, error } = await getLints({ headers }) ``` When `exposedSchemas` is `undefined`, `enrichLintsQuery` in `lints.ts` skips the `SET LOCAL pgrst.db_schemas = '...'` SQL statement: ```typescript // lints.ts:23 ${!!exposedSchemas ? `set local pgrst.db_schemas = '${exposedSchemas}';` : ''} ``` Without this GUC being set, the splinter SQL queries filter results using `current_setting('pgrst.db_schemas', 't')` — which returns an empty string in local environments. Every schema-filtered lint matches no schemas and returns zero rows. ### Why this only affects local/self-hosted environments In **hosted Supabase**, PostgREST sets the `pgrst.db_schemas` GUC on its own database connections based on the project's API configuration. The Studio MCP server in production reads the same project configuration, so the GUC is already available. **Locally**, PostgREST runs in a separate Docker container and only sets this GUC on _its own_ connections. Studio connects directly to PostgreSQL (bypassing PostgREST), so `current_setting('pgrst.db_schemas', 't')` returns `''`. The HTTP API endpoint (`/api/platform/.../run-lints`) already worked because `run-lints.ts` passes `exposedSchemas: 'public, storage'` — this parameter was simply never added to the MCP code path. ## How we verified the fix ### 1. Tests written to fail against the previous code We wrote two test files that target the exact bug: **`tests/unit/lints/enrichLintsQuery.test.ts`** — validates the SQL generation: - Confirms `SET LOCAL pgrst.db_schemas` is included when `exposedSchemas` is provided - Confirms it's omitted when `undefined` or empty (documenting current behavior) **`tests/unit/lints/mcp-advisors.test.ts`** — validates the MCP operations: - Asserts `getSecurityAdvisors` passes `exposedSchemas` to `getLints` - Asserts `getPerformanceAdvisors` passes `exposedSchemas` to `getLints` - Asserts the value matches `DEFAULT_EXPOSED_SCHEMAS` - Verifies SECURITY/PERFORMANCE category filtering still works Before the fix, the two `exposedSchemas` assertions failed: ``` FAIL getSecurityAdvisors should pass exposedSchemas to getLints → expected { Object (headers) } to have property "exposedSchemas" FAIL getPerformanceAdvisors should pass exposedSchemas to getLints → expected { Object (headers) } to have property "exposedSchemas" ``` ### 2. Fix applied, all tests pass After adding `exposedSchemas: DEFAULT_EXPOSED_SCHEMAS` to both MCP operations, all 14 tests pass (9 new + 5 existing MCP tests). ## Test plan run `supabase start`, create a table without RLS, call `get_advisors` via MCP — should return `rls_disabled_in_public` lint --------- Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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