# Neon Postgres Branches (agent skill)

> Neon Postgres Branches is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from neondatabase/agent-skills. Choose and create the right Neon branch type for testing and development. It works with Claude Code and Cursor and has 99 GitHub stars across a repository of 3 listed skills.

Choose and create the right Neon branch type for testing and development. Use when users ask about Neon branching, migration testing with real data, isolated test environments, schema-only branch workflows for sensitive data, resetting a branch from its parent, branch expiration and CI/CD branch lifecycles, or branch creation via Neon CLI or Neon MCP.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/neondatabase/agent-skills |
| Skill path | plugins/neon-postgres/skills/neon-postgres-branches/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | neon-postgres-branches |
| GitHub stars | 99 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 617 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Skills in repo | 3 |
| Plugin marketplace | neon |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, Cursor |
| Category | Testing & QA |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Use when users ask about Neon branching, migration testing with real data, isolated test environments, schema-only branch workflows for sensitive data, resetting a branch from its parent, branch expiration and CI/CD branch lifecycles, or br
- "Neon branch"
- "test migrations safely"
- "branch production data"
- "schema-only branch"
- "reset branch"
- "branch per PR"
- "sensitive data testing"

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add neondatabase/agent-skills
/plugin install neon-postgres@neon
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/neondatabase/agent-skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/plugins/neon-postgres/skills/neon-postgres-branches .agents/skills/neon-postgres-branches   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/neondatabase/agent-skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/plugins/neon-postgres/skills/neon-postgres-branches .cursor/skills/neon-postgres-branches   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/neondatabase/agent-skills/neon-postgres-branches

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