Neon has introduced a two-layer permission system for organizations. There are now four org-level roles (Admin, Editor, Viewer, Collaborator) and three project-level permissions (Admin, Editor, Viewer) that can be granted on a per-project basis. The two layers are additive — a user's effective access on any project is the union of their org role and any project-level grant. The Collaborator role is designed for external contributors or AI agents that should only access explicitly assigned projects. This enables organizations running agents at scale to provision scoped credentials per project, limiting blast radius if an agent is compromised. It also simplifies developer collaboration by allowing freelancers or external developers to be scoped to specific projects without exposing the full org. Existing users retain their current access levels, but the old project collaboration functionality will be deprecated.
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The new permission structure: grant access project by projectAgents can now manage projects at scale with the right level of accessAlso simplifies developer-to-developer collaborationGet started3.1K Impressions1 Comment