Open CLI

prisma

officialscriptabledatabase
$ npm i -g prisma
Summary

Schema design, migrations, and type-safe db workflows from the terminal.

  • prisma fits data & db well, especially for schema design, migrations, and type-safe db workflows from the terminal.
  • It is the official CLI from Prisma.
  • Easy to automate.
  • Good fit for coding-agent workflows and repeatable scripts.
  • Output is mostly text-first, so verify results before scripting around it.
database-prisma-SKILL.md

Prisma guide

The official CLI from Prisma. Schema design, migrations, and type-safe db workflows from the terminal.

Open CLI packages the install path, verify step, and safe-start workflow so this tool can move from “interesting CLI” to something you can actually use. It also integrates with skills.sh so each CLI comes with the right companion skills, not just a binary and a docs link.

When to apply

  • schema design, migrations, and type-safe db workflows from the terminal.
  • You need databases in both local dev and CI.
  • You need schema design.
  • You need migrations.
  • You need type-safe db workflows.

Quick reference

Installnpm i -g prisma
Verifyprisma --version
First real commandprisma init && prisma migrate dev

Open CLI × skills.sh

Open CLI integrates prisma with the right skills.sh companions so you get the tool and the workflow together.

Database Schema Design

Verified pairing

Open CLI integrates prisma with this skills.sh skill because it is the clearest fit for how prisma is usually used. Use better schema and migration decisions when a CLI touches databases.

View on skills.sh
$ npx skills add https://github.com/supercent-io/skills-template --skill database-schema-design
Starter prompt

Use prisma together with the Database Schema Design skills.sh skill. Inspect the current schema or data first, summarize what matters, and ask before any migration or write action.

Also useful from skills.sh
Backend Testingskills.shCode Reviewskills.sh

Why this tool

  • prisma fits data & db well, especially for schema design, migrations, and type-safe db workflows from the terminal.
  • It is the official CLI from Prisma.
  • Easy to automate.

Watch-outs

  • Output is mostly plain text.
  • Start with read-only or dry-run commands.

Example workflow

1. prisma init && prisma migrate dev

Safe start

Step 1

Install prisma.

Step 2

Run `prisma --version` first.

Step 3

Start with `prisma init && prisma migrate dev`.

Step 4

Install a CLI that matches your database engine.

Alternatives worth considering

drizzle-kit

Migrations, schema diffs, and typescript db tooling from the terminal.

dbmate

SQL migrations, simple db workflows, and multiple databases from the terminal.

usql

Universal SQL shell, multiple databases, and db scripts from the terminal.