Ghost: A Database for Our Times?
Ghost is a Postgres-based database platform designed specifically for AI agents, enabling them to easily create, fork, query, and delete databases in cloud environments. It supports agentic workflows by offering disposable, programmable databases that integrate with AI coding tools like Codex and Claude Code. The platform is free to use and includes an MCP server that allows AI agents to directly manage databases without manual intervention.
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Agentic AI Ghost: A Database for Our Times? The first database built for AI Agents Thomas Reid May 1, 2026 12 min read Share image by GPT 5.5 I came across a very interesting product the other day, which I think may be perfect for AI-related use cases. Ghost, from ghost.build, describes itself as “the first database built for agents.” Ghost is an “agent-first” Postgres database platform that lets developers and AI agents create, fork, inspect, query, manipulate and delete entire databases with ease. It’s also completely free to use. The developers who built it had a simple idea: if agents are going to build software, test migrations, inspect schemas, run SQL, and experiment with data, then they need databases that are as disposable and programmable as code sandboxes.
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