Neon Postgres
Xe/site
Guides and best practices for working with Neon Serverless Postgres.
Guides and best practices for working with Neon Serverless Postgres.
Install Using Neon
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill using-neon -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates using-neon --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon .claude/skills/using-neon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "using-neon" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon into .claude/skills/using-neon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "using-neon", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neonType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill using-neon -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates using-neon --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon .agents/skills/using-neon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "using-neon" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon into .agents/skills/using-neon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "using-neon", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill using-neon -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates using-neon --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon .cursor/skills/using-neon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "using-neon" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon into .cursor/skills/using-neon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "using-neon", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git --path cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill using-neon -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates using-neon --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon .gemini/skills/using-neon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "using-neon" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon into .gemini/skills/using-neon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "using-neon", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates using-neonInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill using-neon -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon .github/skills/using-neon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "using-neon" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon into .github/skills/using-neon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "using-neon", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill using-neon -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates using-neon --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon .opencode/skills/using-neon && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "using-neon" agent skill from https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon into .opencode/skills/using-neon/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "using-neon", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
using-neon- GitHub stars
- 32k
- Used in
- 6 other repos
- Token cost
- ~1.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 310 words
- Files
- 30 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 477
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Guides and best practices for working with Neon Serverless Postgres.
- Any Neon-related questions
- SKILL.md covers Neon Documentation and Overview of Resources
- Calls curl; reaches neon.tech
What it does
Using Neon is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Guides and best practices for working with Neon Serverless Postgres. Covers getting started, local development with Neon, choosing a connection method, Neon features, authentication (@neondatabase/auth), PostgREST-style data API (@neondatabase/neon-js), Neon CLI, and Neon's Platform API/SDKs. Use for any Neon-related questions.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 32 other files, including reference files (for example `references/connection-methods.md`, `references/devtools.md` and `references/features.md`).
It sits in Backend & APIs. It works with Neon and PostgreSQL. The repository describes itself as: CLI tool for configuring and monitoring Claude Code. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Any Neon-related questions
Example prompts
- “Use the using-neon skill to guide and best practices for working with Neon Serverless Postgres”
- “/using-neon”
Requirements
- Python 3
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 14680ec. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
curl
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
neon.tech
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Using Neon loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~46k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 85 tokens; SKILL.md has 310 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from davila7/claude-code-templates at commit 14680ec, republished under its MIT licence (© davila7). 310 words, ~1,082 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/using-neon/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 29 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- using-neon
- description
- Guides and best practices for working with Neon Serverless Postgres. Covers getting started, local development with Neon, choosing a connection method, Neon features, authentication (@neondatabase/auth), PostgREST-style data API (@neondatabase/neon-js), Neon CLI, and Neon's Platform API/SDKs. Use for any Neon-related questions.
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.
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:
# Get list of all Neon docs
curl https://neon.tech/llms.txt
# Fetch any doc page as markdown
curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://neon.tech/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 |
© davila7, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 29 other files (references) in cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon of davila7/claude-code-templates.
- SKILL.md
- references/connection-methods.md
- references/devtools.md
- references/features.md
- references/getting-started.md
- references/neon-auth.md
- references/neon-auth/auth-methods.md
- references/neon-auth/common-mistakes.md
- references/neon-auth/setup-nextjs.md
- references/neon-auth/setup-react-spa.md
- references/neon-auth/ui-components.md
- references/neon-cli.md
- references/neon-drizzle.md
- references/neon-js.md
- references/neon-js/common-mistakes.md
- references/neon-js/data-api.md
- references/neon-platform-api.md
- references/neon-python-sdk.md
- … and 12 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 14680ec
Used in 6 other repositories
We found 15 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 6 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in davila7/claude-code-templates, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
- aiskillstore/marketplaceskills/sickn33/using-neon
- sickn33/agentic-awesome-skillsskills/using-neonplugins/agentic-awesome-skills/skills/using-neon+1 more
- agent-skills-hub/agent-skills-hubskills/using-neon
- lingxling/awesome-skills-cnantigravity-awesome-skills/skills/using-neonantigravity-awesome-skills/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills/skills/using-neon+1 more
- benjaminasterA/antigravity-awesome-skillsskills/using-neon
- henryalouf/ruflow.agents/skills/using-neon.agents/skills/antigravity-awesome-skills/skills/using-neon+4 more
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| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Using Neon this skilldavila7/claude-code-templates | 32k | 6 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Neon PostgresXe/site | 732 | 2 repos | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | Zlib | |
| Neon Postgresusenotra/notra | 256 | — | ~4.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Neon Authneondatabase/agent-skills | 100 | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Neon Postgresneondatabase/agent-skills | 100 | — | ~4.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Neonneondatabase/agent-skills | 100 | — | ~8.7k | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Using Neon
What does Using Neon do?
Guides and best practices for working with Neon Serverless Postgres. Using Neon is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Guides and best practices for working with Neon Serverless Postgres.
When should I use Using Neon?
Using Neon fits situations like: any Neon-related questions.
How do I install Using Neon in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill using-neon -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .claude/skills/using-neon in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Using Neon in Codex?
Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill using-neon -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/database/using-neon in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .agents/skills/using-neon in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Using Neon in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill using-neon -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/using-neon, .gemini/skills/using-neon, .github/skills/using-neon and .opencode/skills/using-neon in your project.
What does Using Neon need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Using Neon needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Using Neon access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: neon.tech; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Using Neon safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Using Neon use?
Using Neon is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Using Neon use?
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 45k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Using Neon?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Using Neon: Neon Postgres (Xe/site, 732 stars), Neon Postgres (usenotra/notra, 256 stars), Neon Auth (neondatabase/agent-skills, 100 stars) and Neon Postgres (neondatabase/agent-skills, 100 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Using Neon?
davila7 (a GitHub user) maintains it in davila7/claude-code-templates, which has 32,463 GitHub stars. The repository holds 477 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: davila7/claude-code-templates on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.