CentralMind Gateway vs Neon MCP Server

A side-by-side comparison of two Databases servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	CentralMind Gateway Auto-generate a secure, LLM-optimized MCP server or REST API for your database in minutes. Unverified stdio (local) No auth Stale Go	Neon MCP Server Manage serverless Postgres on Neon with natural language: projects, branches, migrations, and SQL. Verified HTTP (remote) OAuth TypeScript
Category	Databases	Databases
Language	Go	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	None	OAuth
GitHub stars	529	2.1k
Last commit	11 months ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`docker run --platform linux/amd64 ghcr.io/centralmind/gateway:v0.2.18 start`	`npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick CentralMind Gateway if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine, and you want zero-setup with no API key.

Pick Neon MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Add CentralMind Gateway

Install / run

docker run --platform linux/amd64 ghcr.io/centralmind/gateway:v0.2.18 start

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "centralmind-gateway": {
      "command": "PATH_TO_GATEWAY_BINARY",
      "args": [
        "start",
        "--config",
        "PATH_TO_GATEWAY_YAML_CONFIG",
        "mcp-stdio"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Neon MCP Server

Install / run

npx -y mcp-remote https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "neon-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.neon.tech/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

FAQ

CentralMind Gateway or Neon MCP Server — which is better?

Pick CentralMind Gateway if you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine, and you want zero-setup with no API key. Pick Neon MCP Server if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install.

Can I use both CentralMind Gateway and Neon MCP Server?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do CentralMind Gateway and Neon MCP Server work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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