Neon MCP Server
The official Neon MCP server connects AI agents to the Neon serverless Postgres platform. Agents can manage projects and database branches, run SQL and transactions, perform safe branch-based migrations, inspect table schemas, tune slow queries, and provision Neon Auth and the HTTP Data API.
Install Neon
- Published by
- Official (vendor)
- Transport
- Remote (HTTP)
- Authentication
- OAuth
Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor
Add this to the mcpServers object in your client's
config file, then restart the client.
{
"mcpServers": {
"neon": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp"
}
}
}VS Code uses a different key โ show that config
Identical entry, filed under servers rather than
mcpServers. Put it in
.vscode/mcp.json for one workspace.
{
"servers": {
"neon": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp"
}
}
}Before it will answer
OAuth by default; a Neon API key can be sent as a bearer token where OAuth is not available. `npx neon@latest mcp` will write the config into your clients for you if you would rather not edit JSON.
Tools
compare_database_schema
Show schema differences between a branch and its parent.
complete_database_migration
Apply a previously prepared migration to the main branch.
create_branch
Create a new database branch within a Neon project.
create_project
Create a new serverless Postgres project on the Neon platform.
delete_branch
Delete an existing database branch from a project.
delete_project
Delete a Neon project and all of its associated resources.
describe_branch
Retrieve details about a specific Neon database branch.
describe_project
Fetch comprehensive details about a specific Neon project.
describe_table_schema
Retrieve the schema definition of a specific table.
explain_sql_statement
Provide a detailed execution plan for a SQL query.
get_connection_string
Return the Postgres connection string for a database.
get_database_tables
List all of the tables contained within a Neon database.
get_doc_resource
Fetch a Neon documentation page as markdown content.
list_projects
List the Neon projects in your account with summaries.
list_slow_queries
Identify slow queries using pg_stat_statements data.
prepare_database_migration
Start a database migration on a temporary Neon test branch.
provision_neon_auth
Provision the Neon Auth authentication service for a project.
reset_from_parent
Reset a branch to its parent state, discarding changes.
run_sql
Execute a single SQL query against a Neon database.
run_sql_transaction
Run multiple SQL queries within a single transaction.