Vast DB FAQs

Question 1

What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?

Accepted Answer

MCP is a standard protocol for enabling AI models (LLMs) to interact with external resources like databases in a structured and secure way. Vast DB leverages MCP to expose VAST Data databases to AI agents.

Question 2

How does Vast DB ensure security?

Accepted Answer

Vast DB implements header-based authentication (X-Vast-Access-Key, X-Vast-Secret-Key) and rate limiting to prevent unauthorized access and misuse.

Question 3

What is Vast DB?

Accepted Answer

Vast DB is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides a secure interface between AI agents and VAST Data databases. It allows AI models to query schema, sample data, and execute read-only SQL queries.

Question 4

What types of queries can AI agents run using Vast DB?

Accepted Answer

AI agents can execute read-only SQL SELECT queries against the VAST DB.  The allowed statement types are controlled by the `MCP_ALLOWED_SQL_TYPES` environment variable, providing an additional layer of security.

Question 5

What features does Vast DB offer?

Accepted Answer

Vast DB supports secure access to VAST DB for AI agents, schema discovery, data sampling, read-only SQL queries, authentication, rate limiting, and flexible output formatting (JSON, CSV).

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