diff --git a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/README.md b/libs/checkpoint-postgres/README.md
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--- a/libs/checkpoint-postgres/README.md
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@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ By default `langgraph-checkpoint-postgres` installs `psycopg` (Psycopg 3) withou
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > When manually creating Postgres connections and passing them to `PostgresSaver` or `AsyncPostgresSaver`, make sure to include `autocommit=True` and `row_factory=dict_row` (`from psycopg.rows import dict_row`). See a full example in this [how-to guide](https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/how-tos/persistence_postgres/).
+>
+> **Why these parameters are required:**
+> - `autocommit=True`: Required for the `.setup()` method to properly commit the checkpoint tables to the database. Without this, table creation may not be persisted.
+> - `row_factory=dict_row`: Required because the PostgresSaver implementation accesses database rows using dictionary-style syntax (e.g., `row["column_name"]`). The default `tuple_row` factory returns tuples that only support index-based access (e.g., `row[0]`), which will cause `TypeError` exceptions when the checkpointer tries to access columns by name.
+>
+> **Example of incorrect usage:**
+> ```python
+> # ❌ This will fail with TypeError during checkpointer operations
+> with psycopg.connect(DB_URI) as conn:  # Missing autocommit=True and row_factory=dict_row
+>     checkpointer = PostgresSaver(conn)
+>     checkpointer.setup()  # May not persist tables properly
+>     # Any operation that reads from database will fail with:
+>     # TypeError: tuple indices must be integers or slices, not str
+> ```
 
 ```python
 from langgraph.checkpoint.postgres import PostgresSaver