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7fa49bd550 docs: document LANGGRAPH_STRICT_MSGPACK for checkpoint security (#7517)
## Summary

- Add `LANGGRAPH_STRICT_MSGPACK=true` guidance to `JsonPlusSerializer`
docstring and inline comments
- Update the warning message emitted for unregistered types to mention
the env var
- Add module docstring to `_msgpack.py` explaining the safety controls
- Add Security sections to checkpoint, checkpoint-postgres, and
checkpoint-sqlite READMEs

## Context

Multiple security advisories have reported the same msgpack
deserialization pattern (`ext_hook` → `importlib.import_module` →
`getattr` → call). The underlying behavior is documented in the repo's
threat model as T1, but the `LANGGRAPH_STRICT_MSGPACK` env var that
mitigates it is not surfaced in user-facing docs, docstrings, or warning
messages. This PR closes that gap.

## Test plan

- [x] Verify READMEs render correctly on GitHub (callout boxes use `>
[!IMPORTANT]` syntax)
- [x] Verify `JsonPlusSerializer` docstring renders in IDE tooltips
- [x] Confirm warning message format: `LANGGRAPH_STRICT_MSGPACK=true
PYTHON_CMD 2>&1 | grep -i strict`

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-15 13:05:55 -07:00

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# LangGraph Checkpoint Postgres
Implementation of LangGraph CheckpointSaver that uses Postgres.
## Dependencies
By default `langgraph-checkpoint-postgres` installs `psycopg` (Psycopg 3) without any extras. However, you can choose a specific installation that best suits your needs [here](https://www.psycopg.org/psycopg3/docs/basic/install.html) (for example, `psycopg[binary]`).
## Security
> [!IMPORTANT]
> Set `LANGGRAPH_STRICT_MSGPACK=true` or pass an explicit `allowed_msgpack_modules` list when creating your checkpointer. This restricts checkpoint deserialization to known-safe types, preventing code execution if the database is compromised. See the [langgraph-checkpoint README](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph/tree/main/libs/checkpoint#serde) for details.
## Usage
> [!IMPORTANT]
> When using Postgres checkpointers for the first time, make sure to call `.setup()` method on them to create required tables. See example below.
> [!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
write_config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "1", "checkpoint_ns": ""}}
read_config = {"configurable": {"thread_id": "1"}}
DB_URI = "postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/postgres?sslmode=disable"
with PostgresSaver.from_conn_string(DB_URI) as checkpointer:
# call .setup() the first time you're using the checkpointer
checkpointer.setup()
checkpoint = {
"v": 4,
"ts": "2024-07-31T20:14:19.804150+00:00",
"id": "1ef4f797-8335-6428-8001-8a1503f9b875",
"channel_values": {
"my_key": "meow",
"node": "node"
},
"channel_versions": {
"__start__": 2,
"my_key": 3,
"start:node": 3,
"node": 3
},
"versions_seen": {
"__input__": {},
"__start__": {
"__start__": 1
},
"node": {
"start:node": 2
}
},
}
# store checkpoint
checkpointer.put(write_config, checkpoint, {}, {})
# load checkpoint
checkpointer.get(read_config)
# list checkpoints
list(checkpointer.list(read_config))
```
### Async
```python
from langgraph.checkpoint.postgres.aio import AsyncPostgresSaver
async with AsyncPostgresSaver.from_conn_string(DB_URI) as checkpointer:
checkpoint = {
"v": 4,
"ts": "2024-07-31T20:14:19.804150+00:00",
"id": "1ef4f797-8335-6428-8001-8a1503f9b875",
"channel_values": {
"my_key": "meow",
"node": "node"
},
"channel_versions": {
"__start__": 2,
"my_key": 3,
"start:node": 3,
"node": 3
},
"versions_seen": {
"__input__": {},
"__start__": {
"__start__": 1
},
"node": {
"start:node": 2
}
},
}
# store checkpoint
await checkpointer.aput(write_config, checkpoint, {}, {})
# load checkpoint
await checkpointer.aget(read_config)
# list checkpoints
[c async for c in checkpointer.alist(read_config)]
```