Supabase
SupabaseManages Supabase projects from an agent: run SQL, inspect tables, apply migrations, and manage edge functions. Powerful enough to be dangerous, so…
Supabase vs Neon MCP
Manages Supabase projects from an agent: run SQL, inspect tables, apply migrations, and manage edge functions. Powerful enough to be dangerous, so use a scoped personal access token and a non-production project while you learn its blast radius. An official…
Install
npx -y @supabase/mcp-server-supabase
npx -y @neondatabase/mcp-server-neon start
Source
Official
Official
Deciding factor
The project already uses Supabase and the agent needs…
versus: You want a database an agent can query and…
Bottom line
Supabase is a platform with auth and storage; Neon is a Postgres endpoint with branching.
The short answer
The name hides the difference: both give an agent SQL access to Postgres, and they are not the same product. Supabase bundles auth, storage, and realtime, so the server touches more surface area. Neon is narrower — a Postgres database with branching, which makes it a cleaner fit for a read-only analysis agent. Choose by what the database is attached to, not by the query interface.
Facts
| Option | Install | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Supabase |
npx -y @supabase/mcp-server-supabase
Repository ↗
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Official |
| Neon MCP |
npx -y @neondatabase/mcp-server-neon start
Repository ↗
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Official |
Pick Supabase if
The project already uses Supabase and the agent needs more than SQL, such as storage objects or auth context.
Pick Neon MCP if
You want a database an agent can query and branch for experiments, without handing it a platform.
What would change our mind
A project going archived, or a maintainer changing the install path, flips this comparison faster than any feature release. Both entries are re-checked weekly, and the date above tells you how much to trust the details.
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