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prisma-database-setup-prisma-client-setup

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Prisma Client Setup. Reference when using this Prisma feature.

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🧩 One of 7 skills in the prisma/cursor-plugin package — works on its own, and pairs well with its siblings.

Prisma Client Setup. Reference when using this Prisma feature.

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Prisma Client Setup. Reference when using this Prisma feature. npx skills add https://github.com/prisma/cursor-plugin --skill prisma-database-setup-prisma-client-setup Download ZIPGitHub8

2. Add generator block

In prisma/schema.prisma:

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

Prisma v7 requires an explicit output path and will not generate into node_modules by default.

3. Generate Prisma Client

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npx prisma generate

Re-run prisma generate after every schema change to keep the client in sync.

4. Instantiate Prisma Client

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import { PrismaClient } from '../generated/client'
import { PrismaPg } from '@prisma/adapter-pg'

const adapter = new PrismaPg({ connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL })
const prisma = new PrismaClient({ adapter })

If you change the generator output, update the import path to match. In Prisma ORM 7, a driver adapter is required — replace PrismaPg with the adapter for your database.

5. Use a single instance

Each PrismaClient instance creates a connection pool. Reuse a single instance per app process to avoid exhausting database connections.