diff --git a/packages/postgres/src/pgpool.spec.ts b/packages/postgres/src/pgpool.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa8fa3335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/postgres/src/pgpool.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { suite, test } from "@webda/test";
+import * as assert from "node:assert";
+import { __resetPools, acquirePool, poolKey, releasePool } from "./pgpool.js";
+
+const cfg = {
+  host: "localhost",
+  user: "webda.io",
+  database: "webda.io",
+  password: "webda.io",
+  statement_timeout: 60000,
+  max: 1
+};
+
+@suite
+class PgPoolTest {
+  async afterEach() {
+    await __resetPools();
+  }
+
+  @test
+  async sameConfigReturnsSamePool() {
+    const a = acquirePool(cfg);
+    const b = acquirePool(cfg);
+    assert.strictEqual(a, b, "same config must return the same pool instance");
+    await releasePool(cfg);
+    await releasePool(cfg);
+  }
+
+  @test
+  async keyIsOrderInsensitive() {
+    const k1 = poolKey({ host: "h", user: "u", database: "d" });
+    const k2 = poolKey({ database: "d", host: "h", user: "u" });
+    assert.strictEqual(k1, k2, "key order should not affect the registry hash");
+  }
+
+  @test
+  async differentConfigReturnsDifferentPool() {
+    const a = acquirePool(cfg);
+    const b = acquirePool({ ...cfg, database: "other" });
+    assert.notStrictEqual(a, b, "different configs must produce distinct pools");
+    await releasePool(cfg);
+    await releasePool({ ...cfg, database: "other" });
+  }
+
+  @test
+  async refcountKeepsPoolAliveUntilLastRelease() {
+    const a = acquirePool(cfg);
+    acquirePool(cfg); // refcount = 2
+
+    await releasePool(cfg); // refcount = 1, pool still alive
+    // Re-acquiring after partial release returns the same pool.
+    const c = acquirePool(cfg);
+    assert.strictEqual(a, c, "pool should still be alive while refcount > 0");
+
+    await releasePool(cfg); // refcount = 1
+    await releasePool(cfg); // refcount = 0, pool ends
+
+    // After full release, a fresh acquisition produces a new pool.
+    const d = acquirePool(cfg);
+    assert.notStrictEqual(a, d, "after final release a new pool must be created");
+    await releasePool(cfg);
+  }
+
+  @test
+  async releasingUnknownConfigIsNoop() {
+    // Should not throw — `stop()` paths call this unconditionally.
+    await releasePool({ host: "never-acquired", database: "x" });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/postgres/src/pgpool.ts b/packages/postgres/src/pgpool.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d3de9991
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/postgres/src/pgpool.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import pg, { PoolConfig } from "pg";
+
+/**
+ * Stable JSON serializer that sorts object keys so two configs with the
+ * same content but different key order hash to the same registry key.
+ *
+ * Functions and classes (e.g. `pg.Pool` custom types) are dropped — pools
+ * configured with non-serializable hooks must be created directly.
+ *
+ * @param value - any JSON-serializable value
+ * @returns a stable string representation
+ */
+function stableStringify(value: any): string {
+  if (value === null || typeof value !== "object") {
+    return JSON.stringify(value);
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return "[" + value.map(stableStringify).join(",") + "]";
+  }
+  const keys = Object.keys(value).sort();
+  return (
+    "{" +
+    keys
+      .map(k => {
+        const v = (value as any)[k];
+        if (typeof v === "function") return undefined;
+        return JSON.stringify(k) + ":" + stableStringify(v);
+      })
+      .filter(s => s !== undefined)
+      .join(",") +
+    "}"
+  );
+}
+
+interface PoolEntry {
+  pool: pg.Pool;
+  refCount: number;
+}
+
+const registry = new Map<string, PoolEntry>();
+
+/**
+ * Build the registry key for a config. Exposed for tests.
+ *
+ * @param config - the pg pool config (may be undefined — pg falls back to PG* env)
+ * @returns the registry key
+ */
+export function poolKey(config: PoolConfig | undefined): string {
+  return stableStringify(config ?? {});
+}
+
+/**
+ * Acquire a shared `pg.Pool` for the given config. Pools are cached by
+ * stable config-hash; callers that pass the same config (regardless of
+ * key order) get the same pool back. Each `acquirePool` increments a
+ * refcount; the pool is `end()`ed when the last consumer calls
+ * {@link releasePool}.
+ *
+ * Use this for stateless workloads (queries, queue receive, pub/sub
+ * publish). LISTEN must use a dedicated `pg.Client` because the
+ * subscription is bound to a single connection — pooled connections
+ * rotate and would silently drop the subscription.
+ *
+ * @param config - the pg pool config
+ * @returns the shared pool
+ */
+export function acquirePool(config: PoolConfig | undefined): pg.Pool {
+  const key = poolKey(config);
+  const entry = registry.get(key);
+  if (entry) {
+    entry.refCount++;
+    return entry.pool;
+  }
+  const pool = new pg.Pool(config);
+  registry.set(key, { pool, refCount: 1 });
+  return pool;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Release a previously-acquired pool. When the refcount reaches zero,
+ * the pool is `end()`ed and removed from the registry. Releasing a
+ * config that was never acquired (or already drained) is a no-op so
+ * `stop()` paths can call this unconditionally.
+ *
+ * @param config - the same config that was passed to {@link acquirePool}
+ * @returns a promise that resolves once the pool has been ended (or immediately if still in use / unknown)
+ */
+export async function releasePool(config: PoolConfig | undefined): Promise<void> {
+  const key = poolKey(config);
+  const entry = registry.get(key);
+  if (!entry) return;
+  entry.refCount--;
+  if (entry.refCount > 0) return;
+  registry.delete(key);
+  await entry.pool.end().catch(() => {
+    /* already ended */
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Test-only: drain and forget every shared pool. Used between specs to
+ * keep the registry from leaking handles across files.
+ */
+export async function __resetPools(): Promise<void> {
+  const entries = [...registry.values()];
+  registry.clear();
+  await Promise.all(
+    entries.map(e =>
+      e.pool.end().catch(() => {
+        /* already ended */
+      })
+    )
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/postgres/src/postgrespubsub.ts b/packages/postgres/src/postgrespubsub.ts
index c3a483360..a24a47334 100644
--- a/packages/postgres/src/postgrespubsub.ts
+++ b/packages/postgres/src/postgrespubsub.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { PubSubService, ServiceParameters } from "@webda/core";
 import { CancelablePromise, JSONUtils } from "@webda/utils";
 import { useLog } from "@webda/workout";
-import pg, { ClientConfig } from "pg";
+import pg, { ClientConfig, PoolConfig } from "pg";
+import { acquirePool, releasePool } from "./pgpool.js";
 
 /**
  * NOTIFY's payload limit is 8000 bytes (the underlying NAMEDATALEN /
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ export class PostgresPubSubParameters extends ServiceParameters {
   /**
    * Channel name passed to LISTEN / NOTIFY. Must be a valid Postgres
    * identifier (lowercased, no quoting). Defaults to the service name.
+   * @pattern /^[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*$/
+   * @example "myapp_events"
+   * @example "user_notifications"
+   * @example "cache_invalidation"
+   * @example "orders"
    */
   channel?: string;
   /**
@@ -68,9 +74,18 @@ export default class PostgresPubSubService<
   K extends PostgresPubSubParameters = PostgresPubSubParameters
 > extends PubSubService<T, K> {
   /**
-   * Long-lived listener client. One per service instance.
+   * Long-lived listener client. One per service instance because LISTEN is
+   * scoped to the connection that issued it — a pool would silently rotate
+   * and drop the subscription.
    */
   protected client?: pg.Client;
+  /**
+   * Shared pool used for the publish side (`pg_notify`). Acquired from
+   * the per-config pool registry so multiple services that target the
+   * same database share connections instead of each spinning up their
+   * own pool. Subscribe-only services skip this and never publish.
+   */
+  protected publishPool?: pg.Pool;
   /**
    * Local callback registrations. Notifications dispatch to all of them.
    */
@@ -180,7 +195,14 @@ export default class PostgresPubSubService<
       );
     }
     this.metrics?.messages_sent?.inc();
-    await this.client.query("SELECT pg_notify($1, $2)", [this.channel(), payload]);
+    // Lazily acquire a shared publish pool: subscribe-only services never
+    // call sendMessage and so never pay the connection cost. Acquired
+    // pools are reference-counted in the registry, so multiple postgres
+    // services pointing at the same database share connections.
+    if (!this.publishPool) {
+      this.publishPool = acquirePool(this.parameters.postgresqlServer as PoolConfig);
+    }
+    await this.publishPool.query("SELECT pg_notify($1, $2)", [this.channel(), payload]);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -232,6 +254,10 @@ export default class PostgresPubSubService<
         /* already ended */
       });
     }
+    if (this.publishPool) {
+      this.publishPool = undefined;
+      await releasePool(this.parameters.postgresqlServer as PoolConfig);
+    }
     await super.stop();
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/postgres/src/postgresqueue.ts b/packages/postgres/src/postgresqueue.ts
index 5aaa56ad7..bf00a22d9 100644
--- a/packages/postgres/src/postgresqueue.ts
+++ b/packages/postgres/src/postgresqueue.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { MessageReceipt, Queue, QueueParameters } from "@webda/core";
 import { JSONUtils } from "@webda/utils";
 import { useLog } from "@webda/workout";
 import pg, { ClientConfig, PoolConfig } from "pg";
+import { acquirePool, releasePool } from "./pgpool.js";
 
 /**
  * Configuration for {@link PostgresQueueService}.
@@ -11,6 +12,11 @@ export class PostgresQueueParameters extends QueueParameters {
    * Table name backing the queue. Auto-created on init if missing.
    *
    * @default "webda_queue"
+   * @pattern /^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/
+   * @example "myapp_queue"
+   * @example "user_notifications"
+   * @example "cache_invalidation"
+   * @example "orders"
    */
   table?: string;
   /**
@@ -88,6 +94,11 @@ export default class PostgresQueueService<
    * locks rotate across connections and benefit from concurrency.
    */
   protected client?: pg.Client | pg.Pool;
+  /**
+   * True when {@link client} is a shared pool acquired from the registry.
+   * Drives the matching {@link releasePool} call in {@link stop}.
+   */
+  protected ownsPool = false;
 
   /**
    * Resolved table identifier. Validated at init to keep the table name
@@ -107,10 +118,11 @@ export default class PostgresQueueService<
     if (!/^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/.test(this.table)) {
       throw new Error(`Invalid table name "${this.table}" — must match /^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/`);
     }
-    this.client = this.parameters.usePool
-      ? new pg.Pool(this.parameters.postgresqlServer as PoolConfig)
-      : new pg.Client(this.parameters.postgresqlServer as ClientConfig);
-    if (this.client instanceof pg.Client) {
+    if (this.parameters.usePool) {
+      this.client = acquirePool(this.parameters.postgresqlServer as PoolConfig);
+      this.ownsPool = true;
+    } else {
+      this.client = new pg.Client(this.parameters.postgresqlServer as ClientConfig);
       await this.client.connect();
     }
     if (this.parameters.autoCreateTable) {
@@ -241,13 +253,13 @@ export default class PostgresQueueService<
   async stop(): Promise<void> {
     if (this.client) {
       const client = this.client;
+      const owned = this.ownsPool;
       this.client = undefined;
-      if (client instanceof pg.Pool) {
-        await client.end().catch(() => {
-          /* already ended */
-        });
+      this.ownsPool = false;
+      if (owned) {
+        await releasePool(this.parameters.postgresqlServer as PoolConfig);
       } else {
-        await client.end().catch(() => {
+        await (client as pg.Client).end().catch(() => {
           /* already ended */
         });
       }
diff --git a/packages/postgres/src/postgresstore.ts b/packages/postgres/src/postgresstore.ts
index 34a835463..3859a3a5e 100644
--- a/packages/postgres/src/postgresstore.ts
+++ b/packages/postgres/src/postgresstore.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { InstanceCache, useApplication, useCore, useModel, useModelMetadata } fr
 import type { ModelClass, Repository } from "@webda/core";
 import { JSONSchema7 } from "json-schema";
 import pg, { ClientConfig, PoolConfig } from "pg";
+import { acquirePool, releasePool } from "./pgpool.js";
 import { PostgresRepository, SQLStore, SQLStoreParameters } from "./sqlstore.js";
 import { useLog } from "@webda/workout";
 
@@ -35,6 +36,11 @@ export class PostgresParameters extends SQLStoreParameters {
   autoCreateTable?: boolean;
   /**
    * View name prefix
+   * @default ""
+   * @pattern /^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/
+   * @example "app_"
+   * @example "v_"
+   * @example "view_"
    */
   viewPrefix?: string;
   /**
@@ -85,13 +91,19 @@ export class PostgresParameters extends SQLStoreParameters {
  */
 export class PostgresStore<K extends PostgresParameters = PostgresParameters> extends SQLStore<K> {
   client: pg.Client | pg.Pool;
+  /**
+   * True when {@link client} is a shared pool acquired from the registry.
+   * Tracked so {@link stop} only releases pools it took a refcount on.
+   */
+  protected ownsPool = false;
 
   /**
    * @override
    */
   async init(): Promise<this> {
     if (this.parameters.usePool) {
-      this.client = new pg.Pool(this.parameters.postgresqlServer);
+      this.client = acquirePool(this.parameters.postgresqlServer as PoolConfig);
+      this.ownsPool = true;
     } else {
       this.client = new pg.Client(this.parameters.postgresqlServer);
       await this.client.connect();
@@ -101,6 +113,22 @@ export class PostgresStore<K extends PostgresParameters = PostgresParameters> ex
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @override
+   */
+  async stop(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.ownsPool) {
+      this.ownsPool = false;
+      await releasePool(this.parameters.postgresqlServer as PoolConfig);
+    } else if (this.client && "end" in this.client) {
+      await (this.client as pg.Client).end().catch(() => {
+        /* already ended */
+      });
+    }
+    this.client = undefined as any;
+    await super.stop();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Resolve the table name for a given model class.
    *
diff --git a/packages/postgres/webda.module.json b/packages/postgres/webda.module.json
index a6ceade4b..6aebc185b 100644
--- a/packages/postgres/webda.module.json
+++ b/packages/postgres/webda.module.json
@@ -621,6 +621,13 @@
         "properties": {
           "channel": {
             "description": "Channel name passed to LISTEN / NOTIFY. Must be a valid Postgres\nidentifier (lowercased, no quoting). Defaults to the service name.",
+            "example": [
+              "myapp_events",
+              "user_notifications",
+              "cache_invalidation",
+              "orders"
+            ],
+            "pattern": "/^[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*$/",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "postgresqlServer": {
@@ -1425,6 +1432,13 @@
           "table": {
             "default": "webda_queue",
             "description": "Table name backing the queue. Auto-created on init if missing.",
+            "example": [
+              "myapp_queue",
+              "user_notifications",
+              "cache_invalidation",
+              "orders"
+            ],
+            "pattern": "/^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "type": {
@@ -2217,12 +2231,6 @@
           }
         },
         "properties": {
-          "_modelExplicit": {
-            "default": false,
-            "description": "True when `model` was explicitly provided in the raw configuration.\nStores that use the default model (RegistryEntry) without explicit\nconfiguration will not claim any model hierarchy.",
-            "internal": true,
-            "type": "boolean"
-          },
           "additionalModels": {
             "default": [],
             "description": "Additional models\n\nAllow this store to manage other models",
@@ -2300,7 +2308,14 @@
             "type": "boolean"
           },
           "viewPrefix": {
+            "default": "",
             "description": "View name prefix",
+            "example": [
+              "app_",
+              "v_",
+              "view_"
+            ],
+            "pattern": "/^[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*$/",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "views": {
@@ -2375,5 +2390,5 @@
     }
   },
   "behaviors": {},
-  "sourceDigest": "29d5516c000ff464267b110fae968aa0"
+  "sourceDigest": "b978479cb9042a8fefb9146a86c95666"
 }
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