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Neon by melvynx — Agent Skill

Name: Neon
Author: melvynx

File contents

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Setup

npm i -g neonctl

Verify installation:

neonctl --version

Always use --output json flag when calling commands programmatically.

Authentication

neonctl auth

Resources

Projects

Command	Description
`neonctl projects list`	List all projects
`neonctl projects create --name <name>`	Create a new project
`neonctl projects delete <id>`	Delete a project
`neonctl projects get <id>`	Get project details

Branches

Command	Description
`neonctl branches list --project-id <id>`	List all branches
`neonctl branches create --project-id <id> --name <name>`	Create a branch
`neonctl branches delete <branch-id> --project-id <id>`	Delete a branch
`neonctl branches get <branch-id> --project-id <id>`	Get branch details
`neonctl branches reset <branch-id> --project-id <id> --parent`	Reset branch to parent

Databases

Command	Description
`neonctl databases list --project-id <id> --branch-id <id>`	List databases
`neonctl databases create --project-id <id> --branch-id <id> --name <name>`	Create a database
`neonctl databases delete <name> --project-id <id> --branch-id <id>`	Delete a database

Roles

Command	Description
`neonctl roles list --project-id <id>`	List all roles
`neonctl roles create --project-id <id> --branch-id <id> --name <name>`	Create a role
`neonctl roles delete <name> --project-id <id> --branch-id <id>`	Delete a role

Endpoints

Command	Description
`neonctl endpoints list --project-id <id>`	List all endpoints

Connection Strings

Command	Description
`neonctl connection-string --project-id <id>`	Get default connection string
`neonctl connection-string --project-id <id> --branch-id <id>`	Get connection string for a branch
`neonctl connection-string --project-id <id> --branch-id <id> --database-name <db> --role-name <role>`	Get connection string with specific db and role

Context

Command	Description
`neonctl set-context --project-id <id>`	Set project context to avoid passing --project-id

Global Flags

Flag	Description
`--output json`	Output result as JSON
`--project-id <id>`	Specify project ID
`--api-key <key>`	Use API key for authentication
`--no-color`	Disable colored output

---name: neondescription: Manage Neon Serverless Postgres via CLI - projects, branches, databases, roles, endpoints, connection strings. Use when user mentions 'neon', 'neonctl', 'serverless postgres', or wants to manage Neon databases.---# neon## Setup```bashnpm i -g neonctl```Verify installation:```bashneonctl --version```Always use `--output json` flag when calling commands programmatically.## Authentication```bashneonctl auth```## Resources### Projects| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `neonctl projects list` | List all projects || `neonctl projects create --name <name>` | Create a new project || `neonctl projects delete <id>` | Delete a project || `neonctl projects get <id>` | Get project details |### Branches| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `neonctl branches list --project-id <id>` | List all branches || `neonctl branches create --project-id <id> --name <name>` | Create a branch || `neonctl branches delete <branch-id> --project-id <id>` | Delete a branch || `neonctl branches get <branch-id> --project-id <id>` | Get branch details || `neonctl branches reset <branch-id> --project-id <id> --parent` | Reset branch to parent |### Databases| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `neonctl databases list --project-id <id> --branch-id <id>` | List databases || `neonctl databases create --project-id <id> --branch-id <id> --name <name>` | Create a database || `neonctl databases delete <name> --project-id <id> --branch-id <id>` | Delete a database |### Roles| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `neonctl roles list --project-id <id>` | List all roles || `neonctl roles create --project-id <id> --branch-id <id> --name <name>` | Create a role || `neonctl roles delete <name> --project-id <id> --branch-id <id>` | Delete a role |### Endpoints| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `neonctl endpoints list --project-id <id>` | List all endpoints |### Connection Strings| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `neonctl connection-string --project-id <id>` | Get default connection string || `neonctl connection-string --project-id <id> --branch-id <id>` | Get connection string for a branch || `neonctl connection-string --project-id <id> --branch-id <id> --database-name <db> --role-name <role>` | Get connection string with specific db and role |### Context| Command | Description ||---------|-------------|| `neonctl set-context --project-id <id>` | Set project context to avoid passing --project-id |## Global Flags| Flag | Description ||------|-------------|| `--output json` | Output result as JSON || `--project-id <id>` | Specify project ID || `--api-key <key>` | Use API key for authentication || `--no-color` | Disable colored output |

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