diff --git a/migrations/tenant/57-operation-ergonomics.sql b/migrations/tenant/57-operation-ergonomics.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..27a731166
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/tenant/57-operation-ergonomics.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+-- Ergonomic helpers for operation-aware RLS policies.
+-- These helpers read the existing transaction-local storage.operation GUC (Grand Unified Configuration).
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION storage.allow_only_operation(expected_operation text)
+RETURNS boolean
+LANGUAGE sql
+STABLE
+AS $$
+  WITH normalized AS (
+    SELECT
+      CASE
+        WHEN storage.operation() LIKE 'storage.%' THEN substr(storage.operation(), 9)
+        ELSE storage.operation()
+      END AS current_operation,
+      CASE
+        WHEN expected_operation LIKE 'storage.%' THEN substr(expected_operation, 9)
+        ELSE expected_operation
+      END AS requested_operation
+  )
+  SELECT CASE
+    WHEN requested_operation IS NULL OR requested_operation = '' THEN FALSE
+    ELSE COALESCE(current_operation = requested_operation, FALSE)
+  END
+  FROM normalized;
+$$;
+
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION storage.allow_any_operation(expected_operations text[])
+RETURNS boolean
+LANGUAGE sql
+STABLE
+AS $$
+  WITH normalized AS (
+    SELECT CASE
+      WHEN storage.operation() LIKE 'storage.%' THEN substr(storage.operation(), 9)
+      ELSE storage.operation()
+    END AS current_operation
+  )
+  SELECT COALESCE(
+    current_operation = ANY(
+      ARRAY(
+        SELECT CASE
+          WHEN expected_operation LIKE 'storage.%' THEN substr(expected_operation, 9)
+          ELSE expected_operation
+        END
+        FROM unnest(expected_operations) AS expected_operation
+        WHERE expected_operation IS NOT NULL
+          AND expected_operation <> ''
+      )
+    ),
+    FALSE
+  )
+  FROM normalized;
+$$;
diff --git a/src/internal/database/migrations/types.ts b/src/internal/database/migrations/types.ts
index 35bd839c0..f4c95cced 100644
--- a/src/internal/database/migrations/types.ts
+++ b/src/internal/database/migrations/types.ts
@@ -56,4 +56,5 @@ export const DBMigration = {
   'drop-index-object-level': 54,
   'prevent-direct-deletes': 55,
   'fix-optimized-search-function': 56,
-}
+  'operation-ergonomics': 57,
+} as const
diff --git a/src/scripts/migrations-types.ts b/src/scripts/migrations-types.ts
index 374142166..24fdcf9f9 100644
--- a/src/scripts/migrations-types.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/migrations-types.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function main() {
 
   const template = `export const DBMigration = {
 ${migrationsEnum.join('\n')}
-}
+} as const
 `
 
   const destinationPath = path.resolve(
diff --git a/src/test/operation-helpers.test.ts b/src/test/operation-helpers.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..580adbbe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/operation-helpers.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+'use strict'
+
+import { useStorage } from './utils/storage'
+
+describe('Storage operation helpers', () => {
+  const tHelper = useStorage()
+
+  async function selectAllowed(
+    sql: string,
+    bindings: unknown[] = [],
+    currentOperation?: string
+  ): Promise<boolean> {
+    const db = tHelper.database.connection.pool.acquire()
+    const tnx = await db.transaction()
+
+    try {
+      if (currentOperation) {
+        await tnx.raw(`SELECT set_config('storage.operation', ?, true)`, [currentOperation])
+      }
+
+      const result = await tnx.raw(sql, bindings)
+      return result.rows[0].allowed
+    } finally {
+      if (!tnx.isCompleted()) {
+        await tnx.rollback()
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  it('matches canonical operations through short and full names', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      selectAllowed(
+        `SELECT storage.allow_only_operation(?) AS allowed`,
+        ['storage.object.list'],
+        'storage.object.list'
+      )
+    ).resolves.toBe(true)
+
+    await expect(
+      selectAllowed(
+        `SELECT storage.allow_only_operation(?) AS allowed`,
+        ['object.list'],
+        'storage.object.list'
+      )
+    ).resolves.toBe(true)
+
+    await expect(
+      selectAllowed(
+        `SELECT storage.allow_only_operation(?) AS allowed`,
+        ['object.get'],
+        'storage.object.list'
+      )
+    ).resolves.toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('keeps compatibility with current bare object.* route operation values', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      selectAllowed(
+        `SELECT storage.allow_only_operation(?) AS allowed`,
+        ['object.get_authenticated_info'],
+        'object.get_authenticated_info'
+      )
+    ).resolves.toBe(true)
+
+    await expect(
+      selectAllowed(
+        `SELECT storage.allow_only_operation(?) AS allowed`,
+        ['storage.object.get_authenticated_info'],
+        'object.get_authenticated_info'
+      )
+    ).resolves.toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('returns false when the current operation is unset or the input is empty', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      selectAllowed(`SELECT storage.allow_only_operation(?) AS allowed`, ['object.list'])
+    ).resolves.toBe(false)
+
+    await expect(
+      selectAllowed(
+        `SELECT storage.allow_only_operation(?) AS allowed`,
+        [''],
+        'storage.object.list'
+      )
+    ).resolves.toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('matches any provided operation without prefix semantics', async () => {
+    await expect(
+      selectAllowed(
+        `SELECT storage.allow_any_operation(ARRAY[?, ?]::text[]) AS allowed`,
+        ['bucket.get', 'storage.object.list'],
+        'storage.object.list'
+      )
+    ).resolves.toBe(true)
+
+    await expect(
+      selectAllowed(
+        `SELECT storage.allow_any_operation(ARRAY[?]::text[]) AS allowed`,
+        ['object'],
+        'storage.object.list'
+      )
+    ).resolves.toBe(false)
+
+    await expect(
+      selectAllowed(
+        `SELECT storage.allow_any_operation(ARRAY[]::text[]) AS allowed`,
+        [],
+        'storage.object.list'
+      )
+    ).resolves.toBe(false)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/test/rls_tests.yaml b/src/test/rls_tests.yaml
index 2581bc9d0..1473426ca 100644
--- a/src/test/rls_tests.yaml
+++ b/src/test/rls_tests.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,18 @@ policies:
     permissions: ["delete"]
     content: "USING(owner = '{{uid}}')"
 
+  - name: read_only_list_objects
+    tables: ["storage.objects"]
+    roles: ["authenticated"]
+    permissions: ["select"]
+    content: "USING(storage.allow_only_operation('object.list') AND owner = '{{uid}}')"
+
+  - name: read_list_or_get_objects
+    tables: ["storage.objects"]
+    roles: ["authenticated"]
+    permissions: ["select"]
+    content: "USING(storage.allow_any_operation(ARRAY['object.list', 'storage.object.get_authenticated']) AND owner = '{{uid}}')"
+
 tests:
   - description: "Will only able to read objects"
     policies:
@@ -475,3 +487,42 @@ tests:
       - operation: bucket.delete
         status: 400
         error: "Bucket not found"
+
+  - description: "Operation helper list-only policies only allow object listing"
+    policies:
+      - read_only_list_objects
+    asserts:
+      - operation: upload
+        policies:
+          - insert_only_all_objects
+        status: 200
+
+      - operation: object.list
+        status: 200
+
+      - operation: object.get
+        status: 400
+        error: "Object not found"
+
+      - operation: object.delete
+        status: 400
+        error: "Object not found"
+
+  - description: "Operation helper any-of policies allow both list and get"
+    policies:
+      - read_list_or_get_objects
+    asserts:
+      - operation: upload
+        policies:
+          - insert_only_all_objects
+        status: 200
+
+      - operation: object.list
+        status: 200
+
+      - operation: object.get
+        status: 200
+
+      - operation: object.delete
+        status: 400
+        error: "Object not found"