Databases

Every Strayl project gets a Neon Postgres database. Neon is a serverless Postgres provider with branching support — you can create an isolated copy of your database for the AI to experiment with, then merge or discard it.

Automatic provisioning

When you create a project, Strayl provisions a Neon database automatically. You don't need to configure anything — the DATABASE_URL environment variable is available in both the dev environment and your production deployment from day one.

Accessing the database

From your app

Use the DATABASE_URL environment variable:

Copyimport { Pool } from 'pg';
 
const pool = new Pool({
  connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
});

From the Manage panel

Go to Manage → Database. You'll see:

• Connection string (click to reveal)
• A query console for running SQL
• Table explorer
• Branch management

Database branches

Neon supports database branches — isolated copies of your database with their own connection string. Branches let the AI agent run schema migrations safely without touching your production data.

Manage branches from Manage → Databases in the web UI.

Migrations

Strayl supports any migration tool. The agent will use whatever you have set up:

• Drizzle ORM — drizzle-kit push or drizzle-kit migrate
• Prisma — prisma migrate deploy
• Raw SQL — the agent writes SQL files and runs psql

Backups and storage

Neon provides:

• Continuous point-in-time recovery (PITR) up to 30 days
• Automatic backups
• Storage scales automatically — you pay for what you use

Limits