Journey: RLS

Stage 3b of the guided journey. Install Row-Level Security policies for user-owned tables.

When to use

• Dispatched by journey when current_stage: rls.
• Directly via /butterbase-skills:journey-rls.
• Folded into journey-schema when hackathon_mode: true (do not run separately).

Preflight

If docs/butterbase/03-preflight.md is missing, older than 24 hours, or 00-state.md has app_id: null, invoke butterbase-skills:journey-preflight first. Wait for it to return successfully before proceeding.

Inputs

• docs/butterbase/02-plan.md — the RLS section.
• docs/butterbase/00-state.md — for app_id.

Procedure

0. Refresh docs. Call butterbase_docs with topic: "auth". For RLS-specific patterns, also WebFetch https://docs.butterbase.ai/auth/rls. Skip if cache is fresh.

1. Read the RLS section of 02-plan.md. Print it back: "About to install RLS policies: <list>. Proceed?". Wait for yes.

2. Invoke butterbase-skills:debug-rls via the Skill tool with mode proactive, passing the RLS plan and app_id. For each user-isolation entry, the wrapped skill calls manage_rls action: create_user_isolation. For custom policies, manage_rls action: enable then action: create_policy.

3. After it returns, sanity-check with manage_rls action: list and show the user.

4. Append one line to docs/butterbase/04-build-log.md: <ISO timestamp> rls manage_rls ok

5. Tick - [x] rls in 00-state.md, set current_stage: to the next unchecked stage, bump last_updated.

6. Return to journey orchestrator (or ask "Continue to the next stage? (yes/no)").

Outputs

• Live RLS policies in the Butterbase app.
• One line in 04-build-log.md.

Anti-patterns

• ❌ Skipping manage_rls action: list verification — invisible policy failures are the #1 RLS gotcha.
• ❌ Creating policies on a table where RLS is not enabled — enable must come first.