# A branch-first dev loop for Neon: link, checkout and env pull

DevFeed: [A branch-first dev loop for Neon: link, checkout and env pull](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-branch-first-dev-loop-for-neon-link-checkout-and-env-pull-5038.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/branch-first-dev-loop>)

Author: Andre Landgraf

Published: 2026-06-10T12:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-neon-docs.md>)

Topics: [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>), [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>), [Vercel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vercel.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [dev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dev.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>), [vercel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vercel.md>)

## AI overview

This article introduces three Neon CLI commands for a branch-first development workflow. The commands link a local workspace to a Neon project and branch, check out branches, and pull branch-specific environment variables into a local file, making the loop easier for developers and coding agents.

## Source excerpt

We're hard at work on the private preview of Neon Platform and along the way we're rethinking Neon's branch-first developer experience. First up: three new Neon CLI commands that turn branch-first development into a tight, repeatable loop for both humans and agents.