neo4j-mcp-skill

Use when installing, configuring, or troubleshooting the official Neo4j MCP server (neo4j/mcp): connecting Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Kiro, or other MCP-compatible editors to a Neo4j database via stdio or HTTP transport. Covers the four MCP tools (get-schema, read-cypher, write-cypher, list-gds-procedures), read-only mode, and multi-database configuration. Does NOT cover writing Cypher queries via those tools — use neo4j-cypher-skill. Does NOT cover agent memory — use neo4j-agent-memory-skill. Does NOT cover Aura instance provisioning — use neo4j-aura-provisioning-skill.

1.33x

Quality

88%

Does it follow best practices?

Impact

100%

1.33x

Average score across 3 eval scenarios

Securityby

Risky

Do not use without reviewing

Evaluation results

100%

17%

Setting Up Neo4j MCP for a VS Code TypeScript Project

VS Code MCP configuration

Criteria

Without context

With context

VS Code top-level key

100%

stdio type field

100%

Absolute path in command

100%

Correct config file location

100%

bolt:// URI scheme

100%

NEO4J_DATABASE specified

100%

Read-only flag set

37%

100%

Smoke test uses read-cypher

100%

JSON validation step

100%

Editor restart mentioned

100%

Credentials not hardcoded in guide

100%

30%

Shared Neo4j MCP Server for a Multi-Developer Team

HTTP transport shared server

Criteria

Without context

With context

HTTP transport flag

60%

100%

Port 8080

62%

100%

Bind address for team access

100%

Security caveat documented

100%

Credentials baked into server command

70%

100%

Editor config uses type:http

100%

Editor config uses url field

100%

No credentials in editor config

100%

cursor_mcp.json uses mcpServers key

100%

Per-request auth explanation

20%

100%

NEO4J_DATABASE specified

75%

100%

28%

Adding Neo4j Access to an Existing Claude Code Setup

Claude Code Aura read-only setup

Criteria

Without context

With context

Existing config preserved

100%

neo4j+s:// URI scheme

100%

Absolute path for command

100%

NEO4J_READ_ONLY set to true

50%

100%

NEO4J_DATABASE specified

75%

100%

Credentials in .env

100%

.env gitignore note

100%

write-cypher hidden in read-only

70%

100%

Toggle instructions

100%

Smoke test uses read-cypher

25%

100%

mcpServers key used

100%

Repository: neo4j-contrib/neo4j-skills
Commit: 66ed0e1

Evaluated: about 23 hours ago
Agent: Claude Code
Model: Claude Sonnet 4.6

Table of Contents

Setting Up Neo4j MCP for a VS Code TypeScript Project Shared Neo4j MCP Server for a Multi-Developer Team Adding Neo4j Access to an Existing Claude Code Setup

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