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# Neon

Deploy your Mastra server as a [Neon Function](https://neon.com/docs/compute/functions/overview) (a long-running Node.js process) on your Neon branch. The function gets a public HTTPS URL and `DATABASE_URL` is injected from the branch's Postgres database.

Neon Functions are a `fetch` handler. This guide uses the [Hono server adapter](https://mastra.ai/docs/server/server-adapters) rather than `mastra build` / `mastra start`. If you're using a [web framework](https://mastra.ai/docs/deployment/web-framework), deploy the way you normally would for that framework.

Neon Functions are in beta and available only in AWS US East (Ohio) (`aws-us-east-2`). You'll need to create your project in that region.

## Before you begin

You'll need:

- A [Mastra application](https://mastra.ai/docs)
- A [Neon](https://neon.com) account
- A Neon project in `aws-us-east-2`
- Node.js `v22.13.0` or later

Neon Functions can evict an idle isolate, so in-memory and local-file storage is lost. Use [PostgresStore with Neon](https://mastra.ai/integrations/databases/neon) instead of [LibSQLStore](https://mastra.ai/integrations/databases/libsql) with a file URL.

## Installation

Install the [Neon CLI](https://neon.com/docs/cli/install):

**npm**:

```bash
npm install -g neon
```

**pnpm**:

```bash
pnpm add -g neon
```

**Yarn**:

```bash
yarn global add neon
```

**Bun**:

```bash
bun add --global neon
```

Add the Hono adapter, Hono, and `@neon/config`:

**npm**:

```bash
npm install @mastra/hono@latest hono @neon/config
```

**pnpm**:

```bash
pnpm add @mastra/hono@latest hono @neon/config
```

**Yarn**:

```bash
yarn add @mastra/hono@latest hono @neon/config
```

**Bun**:

```bash
bun add @mastra/hono@latest hono @neon/config
```

## Configure `neon.ts`

At the root of your project, create a file named `neon.ts`. `neon deploy` and `neon dev` read this file:

```typescript
import { defineConfig } from '@neon/config/v1'

export default defineConfig({
  preview: {
    aiGateway: true,
    functions: {
      mastra: {
        name: 'Mastra server',
        source: './src/index.ts',
      },
    },
  },
})
```

The object key (`mastra`) is the function slug. It can't be renamed after the first deploy.

`aiGateway: true` provisions the [Neon AI Gateway](https://mastra.ai/models/gateways/neon) on the branch. `neon deploy` injects `NEON_AI_GATEWAY_BASE_URL` and `NEON_AI_GATEWAY_TOKEN`. Mastra reads those variables for `neon/` model ids.

For a provider API key instead of the gateway, declare it under the function's `env` field and use that provider's model id, not a `neon/` id. Values are read from `process.env` when `neon deploy` runs:

```typescript
import { defineConfig } from '@neon/config/v1'

export default defineConfig({
  preview: {
    functions: {
      mastra: {
        name: 'Mastra server',
        source: './src/index.ts',
        env: {
          OPENAI_API_KEY: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY!,
        },
      },
    },
  },
})
```

```bash
neon deploy --env .env
```

`--env` loads the file for config evaluation. Only keys listed in `env` are deployed. See [Neon Functions environment variables](https://neon.com/docs/compute/functions/environment-variables).

## Export a Hono fetch handler

Wire the [Hono adapter](https://mastra.ai/reference/server/hono-adapter) and export the app. Neon Functions invoke the default export's `fetch` method.

```typescript
import { Hono } from 'hono'
import { HonoBindings, HonoVariables, MastraServer } from '@mastra/hono'
import { mastra } from './mastra'

const app = new Hono<{ Bindings: HonoBindings; Variables: HonoVariables }>()
const server = new MastraServer({ app, mastra })

await server.init()

export default app
```

Register agents on the `mastra` instance in `src/mastra/index.ts`.

```typescript
import { Mastra } from '@mastra/core/mastra'
import { Agent } from '@mastra/core/agent'

const assistant = new Agent({
  id: 'assistant',
  name: 'Assistant',
  instructions: 'You are a helpful assistant',
  model: 'neon/claude-fable-5',
})

export const mastra = new Mastra({
  agents: { assistant },
})
```

See the [Neon AI Gateway](https://mastra.ai/models/gateways/neon) for the model list.

## Deploy

1. From the project directory, link an existing Neon project (or create one):

   ```bash
   neon link
   ```

   `neon link` writes project context to `.neon` and pulls the current branch's environment variables.

2. Deploy the function:

   ```bash
   neon deploy
   ```

   The CLI bundles the handler with esbuild, uploads it, and waits until the deployment status is `completed`. If you declared function `env` values, pass `--env <file>` so `neon.ts` can read them.

3. Get the public URL:

   ```bash
   neon functions get mastra
   ```

   The `invocation_url` looks like `https://<branch-id>-mastra.compute.<cell>.us-east-2.aws.neon.tech/`.

4. Verify the deployment at `https://<branch-id>-mastra.compute.<cell>.us-east-2.aws.neon.tech/api/agents`, which should return a JSON list of your agents.

   Since the Mastra server prefixes every API endpoint with `/api`, add it to your URLs when making requests.

   `DATABASE_URL` is injected from the branch. Gateway credentials are injected when `aiGateway: true` is set in `neon.ts`.

5. You can now call your Mastra endpoints over HTTP.

   > **Warning:** Set up [authentication](https://mastra.ai/docs/auth/overview) before exposing your endpoints publicly. The function URL is public; see [Neon Functions authentication](https://neon.com/docs/compute/functions/authentication).

## Local development

`neon dev` serves every function declared in `neon.ts` with hot reload, and injects the linked branch's environment variables:

```bash
neon dev
```

The Mastra server is at `http://localhost:8787/api/agents`.

## Related

- [Neon Functions](https://neon.com/docs/compute/functions/overview)
- [Hono adapter](https://mastra.ai/reference/server/hono-adapter)
- [Neon Postgres](https://mastra.ai/integrations/databases/neon)
- [Neon AI Gateway](https://mastra.ai/models/gateways/neon)
- [with-mastra example](https://github.com/neondatabase/examples/tree/main/with-mastra)