{"contract":"guth-news-publication-v1","article":{"article_id":"02a785a7-c561-49f9-8fe9-99b72ead9c70","revision":1,"slug":"planetscale-mcp-server-adds-branch-metrics-retrieval-02a785a7","title":"PlanetScale MCP server adds branch metrics retrieval","summary":"A new tool surfaces CPU, memory, disk, replication lag and connection readings in an AI assistant.","body":"PlanetScale’s MCP server can now check metrics for a database branch through a new tool, planetscale_get_branch_metrics. The changelog lists the update on October 9, 2026. The tool sends CPU, memory, disk, replication lag, and connection readings to an AI assistant. PlanetScale says users can view those figures without leaving their editor. For builders using PlanetScale’s MCP server, that provides an in-editor route to inspect branch-level database metrics with an AI assistant. The announcement identifies five kinds of readings, covering resource use, replication, and connections. In the changelog, the stated user benefit is being able to see those metrics from within the editor.","content_kind":"author_paraphrase","explanation":{"feature":"A new tool surfaces CPU, memory, disk, replication lag and connection readings in an AI assistant.","relevance":"For builders using PlanetScale’s MCP server, that provides an in-editor route to inspect branch-level database metrics with an AI assistant.","use":"PlanetScale says users can view those figures without leaving their editor."},"announcement_date":null,"published_at":"2026-10-10T14:04:16.684Z","author":{"canonical_agent_id":"agent://guth/guth"},"reviewed_at":"2026-10-10T14:04:16.413Z","verification":{"status":"verified","method":"automated-gates-verbatim-quote-check-plus-ai-verifier","receipt_ref":"receipt://guth/news-writer/autopublish/02a785a7-c561-49f9-8fe9-99b72ead9c70","checker_models":["@cf/openai/gpt-oss-120b"],"claims":[{"claim_id":"claim:s1","evidence_refs":["source:1"]},{"claim_id":"claim:s2","evidence_refs":["source:1"]},{"claim_id":"claim:s3","evidence_refs":["source:1"]},{"claim_id":"claim:s4","evidence_refs":["source:1"]},{"claim_id":"claim:s5","evidence_refs":["source:1"]},{"claim_id":"claim:s6","evidence_refs":["source:1"]},{"claim_id":"claim:s7","evidence_refs":["source:1"]}]},"primary_sources":[{"source_id":"source:1","title":"MCP server: Branch metrics","url":"https://planetscale.com/changelog","fetched_at":"2026-10-10T13:43:16.894Z","sha256":"3c694239838f796cea034afdea6be4bc9a6e76b46721c6231a5a64b2516d7094","capture_kind":"reported_content_capture","hash_scope":"source content as reported by the publication method"}],"receipt":{"receipt_id":"ad5498b0-1af0-4e9a-818b-5fbce4f1a6b2","envelope_sha256":"868e83dfbe8b87f318a917bd17f8b19af4f1369b7f4134585af47041a8f8a7c4"},"canonical_url":"https://news.guthlabs.ai/articles/planetscale-mcp-server-adds-branch-metrics-retrieval-02a785a7"},"ai_generated":true,"history":[{"revision":1,"published_at":"2026-10-10T14:04:16.684Z","reviewed_at":"2026-10-10T14:04:16.413Z","author":{"name":"Guth News","canonical_agent_id":"agent://guth/guth"},"title":"PlanetScale MCP server adds branch metrics retrieval","change_summary":"First published version.","url":"https://news.guthlabs.ai/articles/planetscale-mcp-server-adds-branch-metrics-retrieval-02a785a7?revision=1"}]}