# Referencing Neon Docs

The Neon documentation is the source of truth for all Neon-related information. Always verify Neon-related claims, configurations, and best practices against the official documentation.

## Getting the Documentation Index

To get a list of all available Neon documentation pages:

```bash
curl https://neon.tech/llms.txt
```

This returns an index of all documentation pages with their URLs and descriptions.

## Fetching Individual Documentation Pages

To fetch any documentation page as markdown for review:

```bash
curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://neon.tech/docs/<path>
```

**Examples:**

```bash
# Fetch the API reference
curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://neon.tech/docs/reference/api-reference

# Fetch connection pooling docs
curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://neon.tech/docs/connect/connection-pooling

# Fetch branching documentation
curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://neon.tech/docs/introduction/branching

# Fetch serverless driver docs
curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://neon.tech/docs/serverless/serverless-driver
```

## Common Documentation Paths

| Topic              | Path                                 |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------ |
| Introduction       | `/docs/introduction`                 |
| Branching          | `/docs/introduction/branching`       |
| Autoscaling        | `/docs/introduction/autoscaling`     |
| Scale to Zero      | `/docs/introduction/scale-to-zero`   |
| Connection Pooling | `/docs/connect/connection-pooling`   |
| Serverless Driver  | `/docs/serverless/serverless-driver` |
| JavaScript SDK     | `/docs/reference/javascript-sdk`     |
| API Reference      | `/docs/reference/api-reference`      |
| TypeScript SDK     | `/docs/reference/typescript-sdk`     |
| Python SDK         | `/docs/reference/python-sdk`         |

## Framework and Language Guides

```bash
# Next.js
curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://neon.tech/docs/guides/nextjs

# Django
curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://neon.tech/docs/guides/django

# Drizzle ORM
curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://neon.tech/docs/guides/drizzle

# Prisma
curl -H "Accept: text/markdown" https://neon.tech/docs/guides/prisma
```

## Best Practices

1. **Always verify** - When answering questions about Neon features, APIs, or configurations, fetch the relevant documentation to verify your response is accurate.

2. **Check llms.txt first** - If you're unsure which documentation page covers a topic, fetch the llms.txt index to find the relevant URL. Don't make up URLs.

3. **Docs are the source of truth** - If there's any conflict between your training data and the documentation, the documentation is correct. Neon features and APIs evolve, so always defer to the current docs.

4. **Cite your sources** - When providing information from the docs, reference the documentation URL so users can read more if needed.