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docs: add Supabase RLS recursion troubleshooting note

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Description

🎯 What needs to be done

Add a troubleshooting note in docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md under database / Supabase configuration explaining how to resolve PostgreSQL error 42P17 (infinite recursion detected in policy for relation).

Why this matters

Contributors writing new Row-Level Security (RLS) policies may accidentally query the same table inside a subquery. Documenting the fix (SECURITY DEFINER functions or direct column lookups) prevents confusion and onboarding friction.

📍 Where to work

docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md

🧭 Implementation guidance

  1. Open docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md.
  2. Locate the database or Supabase troubleshooting section (or create subsection 3.3 Supabase RLS Policy Infinite Recursion (42P17)).
  3. Add a concise problem explanation, cause, and recommended solution.
  4. Save the file.

✅ Acceptance criteria

  • docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md documents PostgreSQL error 42P17 and its resolution clearly.
  • Markdown link validation passes with 0 broken links.

🧪 Verification

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Open docs/TROUBLESHOOTING.md and locate the database or Supabase configuration troubleshooting section. Add a concise explanation of PostgreSQL error 42P17, its RLS recursion cause, and the recommended SECURITY DEFINER or direct-column-lookup resolution. Verify that Markdown link validation passes with 0 broken links.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
postgresql
Domain
databases, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
90/100

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