gh-neondatabase-labs-ai-rules-neon-plugin/skills/neon-toolkit/SKILL.md

name, description, allowed-tools

name	description	allowed-tools
neon-toolkit	Creates and manages ephemeral Neon databases for testing, CI/CD pipelines, and isolated development environments. Use when building temporary databases for automated tests or rapid prototyping.	bash

Neon Toolkit Skill

Automates creation, management, and cleanup of temporary Neon databases using the Neon Toolkit.

When to Use

• Creating fresh databases for each test run
• Spinning up databases in CI/CD pipelines
• Building isolated development environments
• Rapid prototyping without manual setup

Not recommended for: Production databases, shared team environments, local-only development (use Docker), or free tier accounts (requires paid projects).

Code Generation Rules

When generating TypeScript/JavaScript code:

• BEFORE generating import statements, check tsconfig.json for path aliases (compilerOptions.paths)
• If path aliases exist (e.g., "@/": ["./src/"]), use them (e.g., import { x } from '@/lib/utils')
• If NO path aliases exist or unsure, ALWAYS use relative imports (e.g., import { x } from '../../../lib/utils')
• Verify imports match the project's configuration
• Default to relative imports - they always work regardless of configuration

Reference Documentation

Primary Resource: See [neon-toolkit.mdc](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neondatabase-labs/ai-rules/main/neon-toolkit.mdc) in project root for comprehensive guidelines including:

• Core concepts (Organization, Project, Branch, Endpoint)
• Installation and authentication setup
• Database lifecycle management patterns
• API client usage examples
• Error handling strategies

Quick Setup

Installation

npm install @neondatabase/toolkit

Basic Usage

import { NeonToolkit } from '@neondatabase/toolkit';

const neon = new NeonToolkit({ apiKey: process.env.NEON_API_KEY! });

// Create ephemeral database
const db = await neon.createEphemeralDatabase();
console.log(`Database URL: ${db.url}`);

// Use the database...

// Cleanup
await db.delete();

Templates & Scripts

• templates/toolkit-workflow.ts - Complete ephemeral database workflow
• scripts/create-ephemeral-db.ts - Create a temporary database
• scripts/destroy-ephemeral-db.ts - Clean up ephemeral database

Common Use Cases

Testing

const db = await neon.createEphemeralDatabase();
// Run tests with fresh database
await db.delete();

CI/CD Integration

export NEON_API_KEY=${{ secrets.NEON_API_KEY }}
npm test  # Uses ephemeral database

Related Skills

• neon-serverless - For connecting to databases
• neon-drizzle - For schema and migrations

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Want best practices in your project? Run neon-plugin:add-neon-docs with parameter SKILL_NAME="neon-toolkit" to add reference links.