# Neon Postgres (agent skill)

> Neon Postgres is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from neondatabase/agent-skills. Guides and best practices for working with Lakebase Postgres on Neon: connections, pooled vs direct, schema migrations, branching, autoscaling, scale-to-zero, instant restore, read replicas, IP. It works with Claude Code and Cursor and has 99 GitHub stars across a repository of 3 listed skills.

Guides and best practices for working with Lakebase Postgres on Neon: connections, pooled vs direct, schema migrations, branching, autoscaling, scale-to-zero, instant restore, read replicas, IP allow lists, logical replication, and Lakebase Search. Use when the work is an existing DATABASEURL, SQL, schema, inspect, or search. New backends, Auth, files, Functions, and LLM calls go to the parent neon skill.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/neondatabase/agent-skills |
| Skill path | plugins/neon-postgres/skills/neon-postgres/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | neon-postgres |
| GitHub stars | 99 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 221,456 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Skills in repo | 3 |
| Plugin marketplace | neon |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code, Cursor |
| Category | Security |
| Last commit | Oct 7, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Use when the work is an existing DATABASEURL, SQL, schema, inspect, or search.
- use for "@neondatabase/serverless", "@neondatabase/neon-js", "neon inspect db", "semantic search", "vector search", "full-text search", "BM25", or "hybrid search".
- "@neondatabase/serverless"
- "@neondatabase/neon-js"
- "neon inspect db"
- "semantic search"
- "vector search"
- "full-text search"

## 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 .agents/skills/neon-postgres   # 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 .cursor/skills/neon-postgres   # 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

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