Comprehensive guide for writing modern Neo4j Cypher read queries. Essential for text2cypher MCP tools and LLMs generating Cypher queries. Covers removed/deprecated syntax, modern replacements, CALL subqueries for reads, COLLECT patterns, sorting best practices, and Quantified Path Patterns (QPP) for efficient graph traversal.
Install
npx skills add tomasonjo/blogs --skill neo4j-cypher-guidenpx skills add tomasonjo/blogs --skill neo4j-cypher-guide -a claude-code -gnpx skills add tomasonjo/blogs --skill neo4j-cypher-guide -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/tomasonjo/blogs.git --path claude-skills/neo4j-cypher-guide/neo4j-cypher-guidegh skill install tomasonjo/blogs neo4j-cypher-guidegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tomasonjo/blogs /tmp/tomasonjo__blogs
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/tomasonjo__blogs/claude-skills/neo4j-cypher-guide/neo4j-cypher-guide ~/.claude/skills/neo4j-cypher-guide # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/tomasonjo__blogs/claude-skills/neo4j-cypher-guide/neo4j-cypher-guide ~/.agents/skills/neo4j-cypher-guide # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode