Neo4j Cli Tools Skill

A unified skill for managing Neo4j from the command line across four tools: neo4j-cli for modern operations like Bolt queries, schema inspection, Aura provisioning, Docker management, and installing agent skills; neo4j-admin for backups, restores, and CSV imports; cypher-shell for batch scripting and CI/CD pipelines; and neo4j-mcp for spinning up MCP servers. The neo4j-cli tool is the clear star here, with a single binary install, credential storage, and a toon format that cuts token usage by 40% compared to JSON. Notably excludes Cypher authoring itself, which lives in a separate skill. Useful if you're wiring up infrastructure, managing databases, or automating workflows rather than writing queries.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add neo4j-contrib/neo4j-skills --skill neo4j-cli-tools-skill --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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Neo4j CLI Tools skill

When to Use

Cypher queries, schema inspection, Aura, Docker, credentials, agent skills → neo4j-cli (preferred)
Admin tasks: backup, restore, import, memory sizing → neo4j-admin
Ad-hoc queries, scripting, CI/CD (Java required) → cypher-shell
MCP server install → neo4j-mcp

When NOT to Use

Writing or optimizing Cypher queries → neo4j-cypher-skill
Upgrading Neo4j drivers or migrating Cypher syntax → neo4j-migration-skill
Starting a new Neo4j project from scratch → neo4j-getting-started-skill

Available CLI Tools

1. neo4j-cli

Modern unified CLI. Bolt-native Cypher, schema inspection, Aura management, local Docker, credential storage, agent skill catalog install. Single binary — no Java required.

Install:

curl -sSfL https://neo4j.sh/install.sh | bash   # recommended
brew install neo4j-labs/tap/neo4j-cli            # Homebrew
pip install neo4j-cli / pipx install neo4j-cli   # PyPI
npm i -g @neo4j-labs/cli                         # npm

Self-update: neo4j-cli update (also refreshes installed skills automatically)

Key subcommands:

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