diff --git a/src/aignostics_foundry_core/AGENTS.md b/src/aignostics_foundry_core/AGENTS.md
index bf44aec..59b3a1d 100644
--- a/src/aignostics_foundry_core/AGENTS.md
+++ b/src/aignostics_foundry_core/AGENTS.md
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ This file provides an overview of all modules in `aignostics_foundry_core`, thei
 
 - **Purpose**: Manages a process-level async database engine singleton, providing session injection for FastAPI routes, background jobs, and CLI commands. All public functions accept optional DB-config params and fall back to the active `FoundryContext.database` when they are `None`.
 - **Key Features**:
-  - `init_engine(db_url=None, pool_size=None, pool_max_overflow=None, pool_timeout=None)` — initialises the global `AsyncEngine` and `async_sessionmaker`; subsequent calls are silent no-ops. When `db_url` is `None`, the URL and pool settings are resolved from `get_context().database`; raises `RuntimeError` if no context is installed or `ctx.database` is `None`. Pool parameters are omitted automatically for SQLite (which does not use `QueuePool`).
+  - `init_engine(db_url=None, pool_size=None, pool_max_overflow=None, pool_timeout=None)` — initialises the global `AsyncEngine` and `async_sessionmaker`; subsequent calls are silent no-ops. When `db_url` is `None`, the URL and pool settings are resolved from `get_context().database`; raises `RuntimeError` if no context is installed or `ctx.database` is `None`. Pool parameters are omitted automatically for SQLite (which does not use `QueuePool`). The engine sets `hide_parameters=True`, so SQLAlchemy error messages do not contain bound parameter values.
   - `dispose_engine()` — async; disposes the engine; called during application shutdown.
   - `get_db_session()` — async generator; yields an `AsyncSession`; raises `RuntimeError` if engine not initialised. Use as a FastAPI `Depends` target.
   - `execute_with_session(async_func, *args, **kwargs)` — async; runs `async_func` with a session injected as the `session` keyword argument. For background jobs and CLI helpers.
diff --git a/src/aignostics_foundry_core/database.py b/src/aignostics_foundry_core/database.py
index 0435fe1..cfa9079 100644
--- a/src/aignostics_foundry_core/database.py
+++ b/src/aignostics_foundry_core/database.py
@@ -211,6 +211,9 @@ def init_engine(
     Called during FastAPI lifespan startup or first job execution.
     Subsequent calls are no-ops (engine is already initialized).
 
+    The engine hides bound parameter values in SQLAlchemy error messages, because
+    these messages go to logs and Sentry.
+
     For multiprocessing: Engine is automatically reset in child processes via
     multiprocessing.util.register_after_fork().
 
@@ -255,6 +258,8 @@ def init_engine(
         "url": db_url,
         "pool_pre_ping": True,
         "echo": False,
+        # Keep bound parameter values out of error messages. They go to logs and Sentry.
+        "hide_parameters": True,
     }
     if not db_url.startswith("sqlite"):
         engine_kwargs["pool_size"] = pool_size
diff --git a/tests/aignostics_foundry_core/database_test.py b/tests/aignostics_foundry_core/database_test.py
index c86e25e..1612424 100644
--- a/tests/aignostics_foundry_core/database_test.py
+++ b/tests/aignostics_foundry_core/database_test.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
+from sqlalchemy import text
+from sqlalchemy.exc import OperationalError
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
 
 from aignostics_foundry_core.database import (
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@
 DB_URL_ERROR_FRAGMENT = "DB_URL"
 
 SESSION_KWARG = "session"
+SENSITIVE_PARAMETER_VALUE = "sensitive-parameter-value-vpthp-128"
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
@@ -74,6 +77,20 @@ async def test_init_engine_is_idempotent(self, sqlite_url: str) -> None:
         init_engine(sqlite_url)  # Must not raise; second call is a silent no-op
         await execute_with_session(noop)  # Session maker still functional
 
+    @pytest.mark.unit
+    async def test_failed_statement_error_hides_parameter_values(self, sqlite_url: str) -> None:
+        """A failed statement gives an error message without the bound parameter values."""
+
+        async def select_from_missing_table(session: AsyncSession) -> None:
+            await session.execute(text("SELECT * FROM missing_table WHERE x = :v"), {"v": SENSITIVE_PARAMETER_VALUE})
+
+        init_engine(sqlite_url)
+        with pytest.raises(OperationalError) as exc_info:
+            await execute_with_session(select_from_missing_table)
+
+        assert SENSITIVE_PARAMETER_VALUE not in str(exc_info.value)
+        assert "hide_parameters=True" in str(exc_info.value)
+
     @pytest.mark.unit
     async def test_init_engine_non_sqlite_url_accepted(self) -> None:
         """init_engine accepts a non-SQLite URL without raising (engine creation is lazy)."""