prisma-cli-generate

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prisma generate

Generates assets based on the generator blocks in your Prisma schema, most commonly Prisma Client.

Command

prisma generate [options]

Bun Runtime

If you're using Bun, run Prisma with bunx --bun so it doesn't fall back to Node.js:

bunx --bun prisma generate

What It Does

• Reads your schema.prisma file

• Generates a customized Prisma Client based on your models

• Outputs to the directory specified in the generator block

Options

Option Description --schema Custom path to your Prisma schema --config Custom path to your Prisma config file --sql Generate typed sql module --watch Watch the Prisma schema and rerun after a change --generator Generator to use (may be provided multiple times) --no-hints Hides the hint messages but still outputs errors and warnings --require-models Do not allow generating a client without models

Examples

Basic generation

prisma generate

Watch mode (development)

prisma generate --watch

Auto-regenerates when schema.prisma changes.

Specific generator

prisma generate --generator client

Multiple generators

prisma generate --generator client --generator zod_schemas

Typed SQL generation

prisma generate --sql

Common Patterns

After schema changes

prisma migrate dev --name my_migration
prisma generate

Note: In v7, migrate dev no longer auto-runs generate.

CI/CD pipeline

prisma generate

Run before building your application.

Multiple generators

generator client {
 provider = "prisma-client"
 output = "../generated"
}

generator zod {
 provider = "zod-prisma-types"
 output = "../generated/zod"
}

prisma generate # Runs all generators

Output Structure

After running prisma generate, your output directory contains:

generated/
├── client.ts
├── models/
├── enums.ts
└── ...

Import the client:

import { PrismaClient, Prisma } from '../generated/client'