Engineering · Skill
Neon Realtime
Neon Realtime makes any SQL query live. Build realtime, reactive apps and agents on Lakebase Postgres with live SQL queries and reactivity primitives. Use when app UI or agent state must update live from database rows (dashboards, feeds, collaboration, multi-user or multi-device sync), for optimistic mutations, or to replace polling or other realtime sync systems. Triggers include "live query", "subscribe", "sync engine", "useLiveQuery", "TanStack DB", "optimistic updates", "@neon/realtime". For push that doesn't come from database rows (presence, typing, LLM streams), use neon-functions.
Open in PhởWhat the skill covers
The sections of its instructions, in order.
- 01 How It Works
- 02 Core Pattern
- 03 Choose the Stack
- 04 Setup
- 05 Define and Seal Queries
- 06 Subscribe
- 07 Optimistic Writes
- 08 Server-Side Rendering
- 09 More Docs
Reference files
5 files Phở can open while it uses the skill.
- references/mutations.md
- references/queries.md
- references/reactivity.md
- references/ssr.md
- references/subscribing.md
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Frequently asked questions
What does Neon Realtime do?
Neon Realtime makes any SQL query live. Build realtime, reactive apps and agents on Lakebase Postgres with live SQL queries and reactivity primitives. Use when app UI or agent state must update live from database rows (dashboards, feeds, collaboration, multi-user or multi-device sync), for optimistic mutations, or to replace polling or other realtime sync systems. Triggers include "live query", "subscribe", "sync engine", "useLiveQuery", "TanStack DB", "optimistic updates", "@neon/realtime". For push that doesn't come from database rows (presence, typing, LLM streams), use neon-functions.
Is Neon Realtime free to use?
Yes. Neon Realtime is published by Neon under the Apache 2.0 licence, and you can use it with a free Phở account.
How do I use Neon Realtime in Phở?
Press Open in Phở, then Try to apply it to your next message, or add the Neon Postgres set so Phở loads it whenever a request matches.
Does Neon Realtime need other tools?
No. It works in a normal Phở chat with what you type or upload.
Copied unchanged from neondatabase/agent-skills at commit ea79164 and credited to Neon, who is not affiliated with Phở. The full instructions and licence text ship with the skill inside Phở.