Neon Postgres Branches
Skill Verified ActiveChoose 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, or branch creation via Neon CLI or Neon MCP. Triggers include "Neon branch", "test migrations safely", "branch production data", "schema-only branch", "reset branch" and "sensitive data testing".
To empower users to efficiently manage Neon Postgres database branches for development and testing, ensuring data isolation, compliance, and safe migration workflows.
Features
- Branch type decision guidance
- CLI and MCP tool selection
- Normal and schema-only branch creation
- Resetting child branches from parent
- Sensitive data workflow support
Use Cases
- Testing migrations against production-like data
- Creating isolated environments for development
- Handling sensitive data with schema-only branches
- Refreshing development branches from production state
Non-Goals
- Directly executing database queries beyond branch management
- Managing Neon project settings beyond branch context
- Handling Neon authentication flow beyond directing users to CLI commands
Prerequisites
- Neon CLI installed and authenticated
- Access to a Neon project
Installation
npx skills add neondatabase/agent-skillsRuns the Vercel skills CLI (skills.sh) via npx — needs Node.js locally and at least one installed skills-compatible agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, …). Assumes the repo follows the agentskills.io format.
Quality Score
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