using-neon

# Neon Serverless Postgres Neon is a serverless Postgres platform that separates compute and storage to offer autoscaling, branching, instant restore, and scale-to-zero. It's fully compatible with Postgres and works with any language, framework, or ORM that supports Postgres. ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when: - Working with Neon Serverless Postgres - Setting up Neon databases - Choosing connection methods for Neon - Using Neon features like branching or autoscaling - Working with Neon authentication or APIs - Questions about Neon best practices ## Neon Documentation Always reference the Neon documentation before making Neon-related claims. The documentation is the source of truth for all Neon-related information. Below you'll find a list of resources organized by area of concern. This is meant to support you find the right documentation pages to fetch and add a bit of additonal context. You can use the `curl` commands to fetch the documentation page as markdown: **Documentation:** ```bash # Get list of all Neon docs curl https://neon.com/llms.txt # Fetch any doc page as markdown curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://neon.com/docs/<path> ``` Don't guess docs pages. Use the `llms.txt` index to find the relevant URL or follow the links in the resources below. ## Overview of Resources Reference the appropriate resource file based on the user's needs: ### Core Guides | Area | Resource | When to Use | | ------------------ | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- | | What is Neon | `references/what-is-neon.md` | Understanding Neon concepts, architecture, core resources | | Referencing Docs | `references/referencing-docs.md` | Looking up official documentation, verifying information | | Features | `references/features.md` | Branching, autoscaling, scale-to-zero, instant restore | | Getting Started | `references/getting-started.md` | Setting up a project, connection strings, dependencies, schema | | Connection Methods | `references/connection-methods.md` | Choosing drivers based on platform and runtime | | Developer Tools | `references/devtools.md` | VSCode extension, MCP server, Neon CLI (`neon init`) | ### Database Drivers & ORMs HTTP/WebSocket queries for serverless/edge functions. | Area | Resource | When to Use | | ----------------- | ------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | Serverless Driver | `references/neon-serverless.md` | `@neondatabase/serverless` - HTTP/WebSocket queries | | Drizzle ORM | `references/neon-drizzle.md` | Drizzle ORM integration with Neon | ### Auth & Data API SDKs Authentication and PostgREST-style data API for Neon. | Area | Resource | When to Use | | ----------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Neon Auth | `references/neon-auth.md` | `@neondatabase/auth` - Authentication only | | Neon JS SDK | `references/neon-js.md` | `@neondatabase/neon-js` - Auth + Data API (PostgREST-style queries) | ### Neon Platform API & CLI Managing Neon resources programmatically via REST API, SDKs, or CLI. | Area | Resource | When to Use | | --------------------- | ----------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | | Platform API Overview | `references/neon-platform-api.md` | Managing Neon resources via REST API | | Neon CLI | `references/neon-cli.md` | Terminal workflows, scripts, CI/CD pipelines | | TypeScript SDK | `references/neon-typescript-sdk.md` | `@neondatabase/api-client` | | Python SDK | `references/neon-python-sdk.md` | `neon-api` package | ## Limitations - Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above. - Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review. - Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.