Using Neon

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name: using-neon
description: "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."
category: library
risk: safe
source: "https://github.com/neondatabase/agent-skills/tree/main/skills/neon-postgres"
date_added: "2026-02-27"
---

# 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.

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.

## 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.