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Bytebase

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Velocity5.0

Database CI/CD and schema change management platform

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Bytebase is turning database change control into AI-agent access control.

database governancemcpapprovalsaccess controlsql editor
◆Current state
Bytebase ships a minor release roughly every two weeks, alternating feature drops with patch releases. Recent work concentrates on governance: label-driven approval routing, per-object sharing for saved queries, and now a workspace-level policy for what MCP sessions can do. AI features are kept current with model support (GPT-5) rather than reinvented.
◆Where it's heading
The approval and permission model is being made finer-grained release by release, and MCP is now treated as a first-class access path that needs its own policy. Expect governance controls to keep extending to non-human callers, with the SQL Editor becoming the main surface where access requests, exports and sharing converge.
◆Prediction
The next releases likely add audit and approval hooks specific to MCP sessions, building on the new Disabled/Read-only/Read-write policy.

◆Recent moves

  1. 12d ago

    MCP access policy: disable, read-only or read-write per workspace

    Adds a workspace-level MCP access policy (Disabled, Read-only, Read-write), with new workspaces defaulting to Read-only. It extends the governance arc from human approvals to AI-client sessions.

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  2. 26d ago

    GPT-5 support and searchable service accounts in grant picker

    GPT-5 support for AI features and searchable service accounts in the grant picker. Maintenance-grade, but it keeps the AI assistant current while the access-grant flow gets smoother.

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  3. 1mo ago

    Worksheets become Saved Queries with per-object sharing

    Worksheets become Saved Queries with per-user and per-group Viewer/Editor sharing, folders and favorites. The SQL Editor gains the same object-level permission model the rest of the product is moving toward.

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  4. 1mo ago

    DynamoDB gets per-instance AWS credentials and role ARNs

    DynamoDB connections gain per-instance AWS credentials and cross-account role ARNs, plus a batch of fixes. Broadens multi-account coverage for a non-SQL engine.

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  5. 2mo ago

    Label-driven approval routing from draft time

    Issue labels can be set at draft time and referenced by Custom Approval conditions, enabling label-based review routing. A clear step toward policy-as-configuration for change approvals.

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  6. 2mo ago

    Inline deploy details and faster approval checks

    Inline task execution details in deploy, faster approval checks and separate role/request expiration caps. Polish on the plan-and-deploy flow that recent releases have been reworking.

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