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prisma-upgrade-v7-schema-changes

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Schema Changes. 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.

Schema Changes. Reference when using this Prisma feature.

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Schema Changes. Reference when using this Prisma feature. npx skills add https://github.com/prisma/cursor-plugin --skill prisma-upgrade-v7-schema-changes Download ZIPGitHub8

Schema Changes

Prisma v7 introduces a new prisma-client generator. Update your generator block and import paths accordingly.

Generator Provider

Before (v6)

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generator client {
 provider = "prisma-client-js"
 engineType = "binary" // or "library"
}

After (v7)

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

Key Changes

1. Provider name

Use prisma-client in Prisma v7.

2. Output is required (for prisma-client)

The output field is mandatory when using prisma-client. Prisma Client no longer generates to node_modules with this generator.

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

3. Engine type removed

engineType is removed in Prisma v7. Remove any engineType setting from your generator block.

Example Output Paths (prisma-client)

Standard project

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output = "../generated"

Creates: generated/client

Monorepo

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output = "../../packages/database/generated"

Same directory as schema

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output = "./generated"

Creates: prisma/generated/client

Datasource Block

The url, directUrl, and shadowDatabaseUrl values now live in prisma.config.ts in Prisma v7. Keep only the provider in schema.prisma:

Before (v6)

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datasource db {
 provider = "postgresql"
 url = env("DATABASE_URL")
 directUrl = env("DIRECT_URL")
}

After (v7)

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datasource db {
 provider = "postgresql"
 // URLs configured in prisma.config.ts
}
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// prisma.config.ts
export default defineConfig({
 datasource: {
 url: env('DATABASE_URL'),
 directUrl: env('DIRECT_URL'),
 shadowDatabaseUrl: env('SHADOW_DATABASE_URL'),
 },
})

Full Example

v6 Schema

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generator client {
 provider = "prisma-client-js"
 engineType = "library"
}

datasource db {
 provider = "postgresql"
 url = env("DATABASE_URL")
 directUrl = env("DIRECT_URL")
}

v7 Schema

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

datasource db {
 provider = "postgresql"
}

After Schema Changes

Run prisma generate:

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npx prisma generate

Update imports throughout your codebase:

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// Before (prisma-client-js)
import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client'

// After (prisma-client, output = "../generated")
import { PrismaClient } from '../generated/client'

Update .gitignore (if using prisma-client output):

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generated

Preview Features

Preview features work the same:

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generator client {
 provider = "prisma-client"
 output = "../generated"
 previewFeatures = ["relationJoins", "fullTextSearch"]
}