Changelog

Bring your own email provider to Neon Auth

Neon Auth now supports sending emails for user invites, password resets, and notifications.

Use our shared email server for development, then switch to your own provider when you're ready. Read more in the docs.

Neon AI Assistant now available for Free plan users

We've expanded access to our Neon AI Assistant! Previously available for Launch and Scale plan users, the AI Assistant is now available for all users, including Free plan. Find it under ? > Get help in the Console. Our AI assistant can help:

• Answer questions about Neon features, workflows, and troubleshooting.
• Find relevant documentation and best practices.

Devin AI integrates with Neon through MCP Marketplace

You can now use Devin, Cognition Lab's AI software engineer, with Neon's MCP server through Cognition Lab's new MCP (Model Context Protocol) marketplace! This helps Devin manage your Neon databases using natural language commands for tasks like creating projects, running SQL queries, and performing database migrations.

This integration demonstrates how Neon's MCP server, designed as a workflow-first API for LLMs, enables AI agents to safely and confidently tackle complex database challenges.

Read the full blog post to learn more, or read our MCP server docs to see how it works.

Updated connection strings from Neon CLI and Neon API

Recently, we added the channel_binding=require option to connection strings and snippets in the Neon console, improving connection security. You can read more about this update in our blog post.

Now, we've also updated the connection strings returned by the Neon CLI and Neon API to include the same security enhancement.

CLI example

neon cs --project-id purple-cake-43891234

Will now return

postgresql://neondb_owner:[password]@ep-shiny-sound-a5ydo1ie.us-east-2.aws.neon.tech/testingneon?sslmode=require&channel_binding=require

For upgrade instructions for the CLI, see Upgrading the Neon CLI.

Export Neon metrics and Postgres logs to Grafana

You can now monitor your Neon databases with Grafana Cloud using our OpenTelemetry integration, which lets you forward metrics and Postgres logs from Neon to any OTEL-compatible observability platform.

Check out the Grafana Cloud integration guide for setup instructions, a list of available metrics, and example dashboards.

OTEL support is available on Neon's Scale, Business, and Enterprise plans.

Accelerate development with the Neon Local Connect VS Code Extension

The Neon Local Connect VS Code Extension lets you develop with Neon using a familiar localhost connection string. Your app connects to localhost:5432 like a local Postgres instance, but the underlying Neon Local service routes traffic to your actual Neon branch in the cloud.

Key features:

• Static connection string: Use postgres://neon:npg@localhost:5432/<your_database> for all branches — no need to update your app config when switching branches
• Branch management: Create, switch, or reset branches directly from the VS Code panel
• Ephemeral branches: Automatically create and cleanup temporary branches for testing and experiments
• Integrated tools: Launch psql shell, SQL Editor, or Table View without leaving your IDE

The extension is available on both the VS Code Marketplace and OpenVSX Marketplace (for Cursor, Windsurf, and other VS Code forks).

Learn more in our docs: Neon Local Connect extension.

app.build adds Python support

app.build, our open-source agent for turning AI-generated code snippets into full-stack, deployed applications on Neon, now supports building data apps and ML dashboards with Python.

You can try it today:

npx @app.build/cli --template=python

To learn more about app.build and its capabilities, read the blog post and visit app.build.

Storage performance improvements

We’ve made several upgrades to Neon’s storage layer to make your databases faster—especially for large and write-heavy workloads. Improvements include smarter sharding, compressed WAL transmission, faster disk writes, and more responsive compaction.

Most users will see better ingest performance, lower read latency, and faster uploads automatically.

Learn more in our blog post: Recent Storage Performance Improvements at Neon

Meet your new Neon AI Assistant

We’ve launched a new Neon AI Assistant, available for all Launch and Scale plan users. Find it under ? > Get help in the Console. Our AI assistant can help:

• Answer questions about Neon features, workflows, and troubleshooting.
• Find relevant documentation and best practices.
• Create support tickets related to your issue, connecting you directly with our support team when you need deeper help.

📌 You can expect to see the AI Assistant on the Free plan soon.

Delete Neon Auth users from the UI

You can now delete Neon Auth users directly from the Auth UI (or programmatically via the Delete Auth User) API endpoint. This action soft-deletes the user in neon_auth.users_sync by setting the deleted_at column, rather than removing the record entirely.

Previously, deleting a user required running a SQL statement against the neon_auth.users_sync table. You may still want to use SQL deletion if you need to fully remove a user and all associated data.

Collapsible console sidebar

You asked, we delivered. The Neon Console sidebar is now collapsible, giving you more space to focus on your work. Good for smaller screens or when you just need a little extra room.

Improved branch creation page

We’ve added some polish to our branch creation page to make it easier to understand your options.

• You can now choose between Current data, Past data, Schema-only, and Anonymized data branch options, all from a streamlined, modal-style layout.

• The page now displays the size limit for schema-only branches based on your plan, so you’ll know up front how much data you can seed or add.

• There’s now a direct link to our anonymization docs in the Anonymized data option, a reminder that you can anonymize data manually while we work on full in-app support.