PostgresJun 25, 2025Why Postgres needs better connection security defaultsIn this post why are Postgres connections with sslmode=require insecure? How does Neon ensure secure connections? And what needs to happen to make secure Postgres connections the norm? It’s common to see sslmode=require on the end of a Postgres connection string. Maybe your own s...George MacKerron
PostgresJun 24, 2025How We Export Metrics to Third-Party ServicesRead the docs and get started" > Exporting metrics has been a most requested feature by our users, and for good reason. Having Postgres metrics show up in the same dashboards as your app and infrastructure saves you time and headaches. This post walks through how we built native ...Roman Zaynetdinov
AIJun 23, 2025AI Workflows for Docs: Putting Devin to WorkAt Neon, our docs team does a little bit of everything. We work on technical documentation, sometimes UI copy, changelogs, reviews, and the occasional regex heavy cleanup across hundreds of pages. It’s a lot of small, steady work – often, exactly the kind of work you wish an AI a...Daniel Price,Barry Grenon
AIJun 20, 2025Debugging with Cursor as Your Rubber DuckyHave you ever explained a bug or issue you’re having to someone, only to discover the solution mid conversation, as if simply describing the problem helped you catch your own mistake? This is actually quite common and has been used by software engineers for decades, with the offi...Sam Harrison
ChangelogJun 20, 2025OpenTelemetry, Data API open to all, API key auth for MCP, and moreOpenTelemetry integration. Neon now supports OpenTelemetry! You can send metrics and Postgres logs from Neon to any OpenTelemetry compatible backend. You can enable the integration from the Integrations page in the Neon Console. For setup instructions, refer to our OpenTelemetry ...
Case StudiesJun 19, 2025Databutton Just Made Their Agent Smarter, with Postgres and Auth Built In“Integrating Neon was a no brainer. It gives every Databutton app a production grade Postgres database in seconds, with zero overhead. Our AI agent can now create, manage, and debug the entire stack, not just code” (Martin Skow Røed, CTO and co founder of Databutton) Databutton i...Carlota Soto
AIJun 18, 2025Writing Test Evals For Our MCP ServerWhen we launched our MCP server, we knew it’d be important for it to have tests, just like any other piece of software. Since our MCP server has over 20 tools, it’s important for us to know that LLMs can pick the right tool for the job. So, this was the main aspect we wanted to t...David Gomes,Pedro Figueiredo
CompanyJun 17, 2025Calling Early-Stage Startups: Get Up to $100K in Neon CreditsStartups move fast, and the last thing they want is to worry about your database — scaling it, securing it, or paying for more than you need. That’s why we’re launching the Neon Startup Program, offering up to $100K in credits for eligible early stage companies building on Neon. ...Brad Van Vugt