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### Server Architecture & Capability Summary **Neon Serverless Postgres Branching & Instant Read-Clone MCP** (`neon-postgres-mcp`) is a verified **STDIO** Model Context Protocol (MCP) server curated with **@mattpocockuk** for Grok Bot, Claude Code, and Cursor. Official Neon Serverless Postgres MCP server: create ephemeral database branches for testing migrations, run SQL queries, and compare branch schema diffs. ### 1-Click CLI Installation Run the command below to register `neon-postgres-mcp` in Claude Code or your MCP client: ```bash claude mcp add neon -- npx -y @neondatabase/mcp-server-neon start $NEON_API_KEY ``` ### Standard `mcpServers` JSON Configuration (`.cursor/mcp.json` / `claude_desktop_config.json`) ```json { "mcpServers": { "neon-postgres-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@neondatabase/mcp-server-neon", "start", "$NEON_API_KEY" ], "env": { "NEON_API_KEY": "napi_your_neon_api_key" } } } } ``` ### Exposed MCP Tools - `create_branch` — Deterministic JSON-RPC 2.0 tool exposed by `neon-postgres-mcp`. - `run_sql_transaction` — Deterministic JSON-RPC 2.0 tool exposed by `neon-postgres-mcp`. - `prepare_database_migration` — Deterministic JSON-RPC 2.0 tool exposed by `neon-postgres-mcp`. - `complete_database_migration` — Deterministic JSON-RPC 2.0 tool exposed by `neon-postgres-mcp`. ### Authentication & Environment Variables - **Transport Protocol:** `stdio` - **Auth Mechanism:** `api_key` - `NEON_API_KEY`: `napi_your_neon_api_key` - **Documentation / Source:** [https://github.com/neondatabase/mcp-server-neon](https://github.com/neondatabase/mcp-server-neon)

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