That's a good question. To echo the comment above/below, we would have to define what a "direct connection" is.

In my interpretation (and as the founder, I think that matters because I would be the only one who would have any enforcement interest) that means TCP. AGPL says "over network" and that means TCP/UDP. To me at least.

So if you're running a SaaS, the TCP connection is broken by the app layer and all the business logic in between. Your code and proprietary products are safe.

And just to restate my previous point: PgDog is a company. If you want to use the product, we'll make it work.