diff --git a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/persistence/api/AbstractTransaction.java b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/persistence/api/AbstractTransaction.java
index 404935d4c..bf7d3009f 100644
--- a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/persistence/api/AbstractTransaction.java
+++ b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/persistence/api/AbstractTransaction.java
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractTransaction implements StrolchTransaction {
 		return this.txResult.getState().isOpen();
 	}
 
+
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean isRollingBack() {
 		return this.txResult.getState().isRollingBack();
@@ -320,8 +322,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractTransaction implements StrolchTransaction {
 		this.commands.add(command);
 	}
 
-	private boolean isReadOnly() {
-		return this.closeStrategy == TransactionCloseStrategy.READ_ONLY;
+	public boolean isReadOnly() {
+		return this.closeStrategy.isReadonly();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isWriteable() {
+		return this.closeStrategy.isReadonly();
 	}
 
 	private void assertNotReadOnly() {
diff --git a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/persistence/api/StrolchTransaction.java b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/persistence/api/StrolchTransaction.java
index c582ebc45..5490a212c 100644
--- a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/persistence/api/StrolchTransaction.java
+++ b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/persistence/api/StrolchTransaction.java
@@ -406,6 +406,16 @@ public interface StrolchTransaction extends AutoCloseable {
 	 */
 	boolean isOpen();
 
+	/**
+	 * @return if the current state of the StrolchTransaction is {@link TransactionCloseStrategy#READ_ONLY} or {@link TransactionCloseStrategy#ROLLBACK}
+	 */
+	boolean isReadOnly();
+
+	/**
+	 * @return if the current state of the StrolchTransaction is {@link TransactionCloseStrategy#COMMIT}
+	 */
+	boolean isWriteable();
+
 	/**
 	 * @return if the current state of the StrolchTransaction is {@link TransactionState#ROLLING_BACK}
 	 */
diff --git a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/persistence/api/TransactionCloseStrategy.java b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/persistence/api/TransactionCloseStrategy.java
index c40489c4d..01a5b1e16 100644
--- a/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/persistence/api/TransactionCloseStrategy.java
+++ b/li.strolch.agent/src/main/java/li/strolch/persistence/api/TransactionCloseStrategy.java
@@ -28,12 +28,16 @@ import li.strolch.exception.StrolchException;
 public enum TransactionCloseStrategy {
 
 	/**
-	 * <p>The default close strategy. It defines a read-only transaction, i.e. no modifications will be persisted,
-	 * modifications will be logged as an error</p>
+	 * <p>The default close strategy. It defines a writeable transaction</p>
 	 */
 	DEFAULT() {
 		@Override
 		public boolean isReadonly() {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean isWriteable() {
 			return true;
 		}
 
@@ -60,6 +64,11 @@ public enum TransactionCloseStrategy {
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public boolean isWriteable() {
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public void close(StrolchTransaction tx) throws StrolchException {
 			tx.autoCloseableReadOnly();
@@ -76,6 +85,11 @@ public enum TransactionCloseStrategy {
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public boolean isWriteable() {
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public void close(StrolchTransaction tx) throws StrolchException {
 			tx.autoCloseableCommit();
@@ -92,6 +106,11 @@ public enum TransactionCloseStrategy {
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		@Override
+		public boolean isWriteable() {
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public void close(StrolchTransaction tx) throws StrolchException {
 			tx.autoCloseableRollback();
@@ -101,4 +120,6 @@ public enum TransactionCloseStrategy {
 	public abstract void close(StrolchTransaction tx) throws StrolchException;
 
 	public abstract boolean isReadonly();
+
+	public abstract boolean isWriteable();
 }
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