Open CLI

neonctl

officialscriptabledatabase
$ brew install neonctl
Summary

Serverless Postgres, projects, and branches from the terminal.

  • neonctl fits data & db well, especially for serverless postgres, projects, and branches from the terminal.
  • It is the official CLI from Neon.
  • Good for scripts and agents.
  • Good fit for coding-agent workflows and repeatable scripts.
  • Structured output is available for automation and parsing.
database-neonctl-SKILL.md

Neonctl guide

The official CLI from Neon. Serverless Postgres, projects, and branches from the terminal. Supports structured output — good for scripts and agents.

Open CLI packages the install path, verify step, and safe-start workflow so this tool can move from “interesting CLI” to something you can actually use. It also integrates with skills.sh so each CLI comes with the right companion skills, not just a binary and a docs link.

When to apply

  • serverless postgres, projects, and branches from the terminal.
  • You want databases you can script with structured output.
  • You need serverless postgres.
  • You need projects.
  • You need branches.

Quick reference

Installbrew install neonctl
Verifyneonctl --help
First real commandneonctl auth && neonctl projects list

Open CLI × skills.sh

Open CLI integrates neonctl with the right skills.sh companions so you get the tool and the workflow together.

Neon Postgres

Verified pairing

Open CLI integrates neonctl with this skills.sh skill because it is the clearest fit for how neonctl is usually used. Serverless Postgres patterns that fit Neon database workflows.

View on skills.sh
$ npx skills add https://github.com/neondatabase/agent-skills --skill neon-postgres
Starter prompt

Use neonctl together with the Neon Postgres skills.sh skill. Inspect the current schema or data first, summarize what matters, and ask before any migration or write action.

Also useful from skills.sh
Database Schema Designskills.shData Analysisskills.sh

Why this tool

  • neonctl fits data & db well, especially for serverless postgres, projects, and branches from the terminal.
  • It is the official CLI from Neon.
  • Good for scripts and agents.

Watch-outs

  • Sign in before real work.
  • Needs network access.
  • Start with read-only or dry-run commands.

Example workflow

1. neonctl auth && neonctl projects list

Safe start

Step 1

Install neonctl.

Step 2

Run `neonctl --help` first.

Step 3

Start with `neonctl auth && neonctl projects list`.

Step 4

Authenticate neonctl before asking the agent to do real work.

Alternatives worth considering

prisma

Schema design, migrations, and type-safe db workflows from the terminal.

drizzle-kit

Migrations, schema diffs, and typescript db tooling from the terminal.

usql

Universal SQL shell, multiple databases, and db scripts from the terminal.