Neon
Neon is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from neondatabase/agent-skills. Overview of Neon, a complete set of cloud backend primitives around Lakebase Postgres: Auth, Object Storage, Functions, and the AI Gateway. It works with Claude Code and Cursor and has 99 GitHub stars across a repository of 3 listed skills.
github.com/neondatabase/agent-skills/plugins/neon-postgres/skills/neon (opens in a new tab)
- Official
- Multi-skill repo
- Plugin marketplace
- Needs API key
- Security
- Actively maintained
Add this skill
Claude
This repository is a Claude Code plugin marketplace. In Claude Code:
/plugin marketplace add neondatabase/agent-skills
/plugin install neon-postgres@neonIn the Claude apps, zip the neon folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).
ChatGPT / Codex
Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/neondatabase/agent-skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/plugins/neon-postgres/skills/neon .agents/skills/neon # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.
Cursor
Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/neondatabase/agent-skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/plugins/neon-postgres/skills/neon .cursor/skills/neon # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com/docs/en/plugin-marketplaces (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)
What this skill does
Overview of Neon, a complete set of cloud backend primitives around Lakebase Postgres: Auth, Object Storage, Functions, and the AI Gateway. Start here to choose Neon for undecided login, files, APIs, and LLM calls, set up the CLI or MCP server, and follow the branch-first workflow. Use when building an app or backend on Neon, or when "Neon" or "Lakebase Postgres" is mentioned. Child skill neon-postgres wins for an existing DATABASE_URL, SQL, schema, inspect, or search.
When it triggers
- Use when building an app or backend on Neon, or when "Neon" or "Lakebase Postgres" is mentioned.
- use for object storage, S3, buckets, serverless functions, function triggers, cron, AI gateway, LLM calls, logs, Loki, Grafana, observability, postgres, database, backend, Claimable Neon, neon.
- "Neon"
- "Lakebase Postgres"
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What is the Neon skill?
Neon is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from neondatabase/agent-skills. Overview of Neon, a complete set of cloud backend primitives around Lakebase Postgres: Auth, Object Storage, Functions, and the AI Gateway. It works with Claude Code and Cursor and has 99 GitHub stars across a repository of 3 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/neondatabase/agent-skills/plugins/neon-postgres/skills/neon.
How do I install the Neon skill?
In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add neondatabase/agent-skills and then /plugin install neon-postgres@neon. For Codex or Cursor, copy the neon folder into .agents/skills/ or .cursor/skills/.
Is the Neon skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. The skill mentions an API key or token for an external service, which may need its own account.
Is Neon maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.