# Overview

Prisma ORM ships with a unified Prisma CLI. One binary contains the ORM commands and the platform commands for [Prisma Composer](/guides/build-composer), [Prisma Compute](/guides/deploy-compute), Prisma Postgres, and object-store buckets.

:::callout{intent="note"}
Prisma ORM 7 users

Prisma ORM 8 is the current release, as a release candidate. Prisma ORM 7 remains fully supported; its docs live at [/orm/v7](/guides/introduction-7-v7) and its setup paths at [/v7/getting-started](/guides/getting-started-2-getting-started).

For what release candidate means, when the final release is expected, and how to stay on version 7, see [Release status](/guides/prisma-orm-orm-release-status). For the Prisma ORM 8 name of every Prisma ORM 7 API, see [Coming from Prisma ORM 7](/guides/introduction-2-orm-coming-from-prisma-orm-7).
:::

The Prisma ORM CLI ships in the `prisma` package. Run it without installing:

:::code-group
```title="bun"
bunx prisma --help

bunx prisma contract emit
```

```bash title="pnpm"
pnpm prisma --help
pnpm prisma contract emit
```

```bash title="yarn"
yarn prisma --help
yarn prisma contract emit
```

```bash title="npm"
npx prisma --help
npx prisma contract emit
```
:::

With `prisma` installed in your project, these commands become plain `prisma contract emit` and so on.

For a full app scaffold, use a [Prisma ORM quickstart](/guides/prisma-orm-2-prisma-orm-quickstart-postgresql). That path creates the project files and package scripts for you. This CLI reference is for the lower-level commands those scripts call.

## [Platform commands](#platform-commands)

The platform commands manage the services, databases, and buckets your app runs on. With [`deploy`](/guides/platform-deploy) and [`dev`](/guides/platform-dev) you deploy a [Prisma Composer](/guides/build-composer) app to [Prisma Compute](/guides/deploy-compute) and run it locally; with [`service`](/guides/platform-service) and [`git`](/guides/platform-git) you manage services, their versions, logs, and domains, and the repository connection. With [`postgres`](/guides/platform-postgres) you spin up and manage [Prisma Postgres](/guides/introduction-2-postgres) databases. With [`bucket`](/guides/platform-bucket) you create blob-storage buckets and their access keys. [`auth`](/guides/platform-auth), [`project`](/guides/platform-project), and [`branch`](/guides/platform-branch) handle the account, project, and branch plumbing around them. Each command group has its own page in this section. Deployments are created by `deploy`, by a git push once you [set up deploy on push](/guides/integrations-deploy-on-push), or from the [Console](https://pris.ly/pdp), and each deploy produces a service **version**.

## [Common workflows](#common-workflows)

There are two main entry points. Platform users deploy apps, create databases, and provision buckets with the [platform commands](#platform-commands). ORM users manage their schema, contracts, and migrations with the ORM and migration commands.

### [Deploy an app](#deploy-an-app)

Sign in, then build and deploy a [Prisma Composer](/guides/build-composer) app. `deploy` creates the project on its first run, and a new project needs a region, set in the deploy config or as `PRISMA_REGION`; see [`deploy`](/guides/platform-deploy).

::::tabs
:::tab{title="bun"}
```
bunx prisma auth login

bun run build

bunx prisma deploy module.ts
```
:::

:::tab{title="pnpm"}
```bash
pnpm prisma auth login
pnpm run build
pnpm prisma deploy module.ts
```
:::

:::tab{title="yarn"}
```bash
yarn prisma auth login
yarn build
yarn prisma deploy module.ts
```
:::

:::tab{title="npm"}
```bash
npx prisma auth login
npm run build
npx prisma deploy module.ts
```

To deploy on every push, also connect the repository with [`git connect`](/guides/platform-git) and add the deploy workflow; see [Deploy on push](/guides/integrations-deploy-on-push).

Follow a deploy with [`service logs`](/guides/platform-service) and manage the result with the [`service` commands](/guides/platform-service).
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To deploy on every push, also connect the repository with [`git connect`](/guides/platform-git) and add the deploy workflow; see [Deploy on push](/guides/integrations-deploy-on-push).

Follow a deploy with [`service logs`](/guides/platform-service) and manage the result with the [`service` commands](/guides/platform-service).

### [Create a database](#create-a-database)

::::tabs
:::tab{title="bun"}
```
bunx prisma postgres create mydb

bunx prisma postgres connection create mydb
```
:::

:::tab{title="pnpm"}
```bash
pnpm prisma postgres create mydb
pnpm prisma postgres connection create mydb
```
:::

:::tab{title="yarn"}
```bash
yarn prisma postgres create mydb
yarn prisma postgres connection create mydb
```
:::

:::tab{title="npm"}
```bash
npx prisma postgres create mydb
npx prisma postgres connection create mydb
```

`postgres create` prints a one-time connection URL; `postgres connection create` mints another when you need one. See [`postgres`](/guides/platform-postgres).
:::
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`postgres create` prints a one-time connection URL; `postgres connection create` mints another when you need one. See [`postgres`](/guides/platform-postgres).

### [Create a bucket](#create-a-bucket)

::::tabs
:::tab{title="bun"}
```
bunx prisma bucket create --name my-bucket

bunx prisma bucket key create <bucket-id>
```
:::

:::tab{title="pnpm"}
```bash
pnpm prisma bucket create --name my-bucket
pnpm prisma bucket key create <bucket-id>
```
:::

:::tab{title="yarn"}
```bash
yarn prisma bucket create --name my-bucket
yarn prisma bucket key create <bucket-id>
```
:::

:::tab{title="npm"}
```bash
npx prisma bucket create --name my-bucket
npx prisma bucket key create <bucket-id>
```

`bucket key create` prints the key's one-time credentials. See [`bucket`](/guides/platform-bucket).
:::
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`bucket key create` prints the key's one-time credentials. See [`bucket`](/guides/platform-bucket).

### [Start in an existing project](#start-in-an-existing-project)

::::tabs
:::tab{title="bun"}
```
bunx prisma@latest orm init --target postgres --authoring psl

bunx prisma contract emit

bunx prisma db init --db "$DATABASE_URL" --advance-ref db
```
:::

:::tab{title="pnpm"}
```bash
pnpm dlx prisma@latest orm init --target postgres --authoring psl
pnpm prisma contract emit
pnpm prisma db init --db "$DATABASE_URL" --advance-ref db
```
:::

:::tab{title="yarn"}
```bash
yarn dlx prisma@latest orm init --target postgres --authoring psl
yarn prisma contract emit
yarn prisma db init --db "$DATABASE_URL" --advance-ref db
```
:::

:::tab{title="npm"}
```bash
npx prisma@latest orm init --target postgres --authoring psl
npx prisma contract emit
npx prisma db init --db "$DATABASE_URL" --advance-ref db
```

`db init` and `db update` advance the [ref](/guides/migration-migration-ref) named `db` on their own when you leave `--db` off and let the connection come from `prisma.config.ts`. Passing `--db` suppresses that, so add `--advance-ref db` to keep the ref current. Without it, `--db` leaves any existing `db` ref where it was, and a later [`migration plan`](/guides/migration-migration-plan) starts from that stale contract; if the ref was never created, `migration plan` refuses with `MIGRATION.PLAN_ORIGIN_UNKNOWN` as soon as migrations exist on disk.
:::
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`db init` and `db update` advance the [ref](/guides/migration-migration-ref) named `db` on their own when you leave `--db` off and let the connection come from `prisma.config.ts`. Passing `--db` suppresses that, so add `--advance-ref db` to keep the ref current. Without it, `--db` leaves any existing `db` ref where it was, and a later [`migration plan`](/guides/migration-migration-plan) starts from that stale contract; if the ref was never created, `migration plan` refuses with `MIGRATION.PLAN_ORIGIN_UNKNOWN` as soon as migrations exist on disk.

### [Adopt an existing database](#adopt-an-existing-database)

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:::tab{title="bun"}
```
bunx prisma contract infer --db "$DATABASE_URL" --output ./prisma/contract.prisma

bunx prisma contract emit

bunx prisma db sign --db "$DATABASE_URL"

bunx prisma db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL"
```
:::

:::tab{title="pnpm"}
```bash
pnpm prisma contract infer --db "$DATABASE_URL" --output ./prisma/contract.prisma
pnpm prisma contract emit
pnpm prisma db sign --db "$DATABASE_URL"
pnpm prisma db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL"
```
:::

:::tab{title="yarn"}
```bash
yarn prisma contract infer --db "$DATABASE_URL" --output ./prisma/contract.prisma
yarn prisma contract emit
yarn prisma db sign --db "$DATABASE_URL"
yarn prisma db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL"
```
:::

:::tab{title="npm"}
```bash
npx prisma contract infer --db "$DATABASE_URL" --output ./prisma/contract.prisma
npx prisma contract emit
npx prisma db sign --db "$DATABASE_URL"
npx prisma db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL"
```

`db sign` also sets the `db` ref to the signed contract, so the next `migration plan` starts from the database you adopted. Pass `--no-advance-ref` to sign without moving a ref.
:::
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`db sign` also sets the `db` ref to the signed contract, so the next `migration plan` starts from the database you adopted. Pass `--no-advance-ref` to sign without moving a ref.

### [Use checked-in migrations](#use-checked-in-migrations)

::::tabs
:::tab{title="bun"}
```
bunx prisma contract emit

bunx prisma migration plan --name add_users

bunx prisma migration status --db "$DATABASE_URL"

bunx prisma db migrate --db "$DATABASE_URL" --advance-ref db

bunx prisma db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL"
```
:::

:::tab{title="pnpm"}
```bash
pnpm prisma contract emit
pnpm prisma migration plan --name add_users
pnpm prisma migration status --db "$DATABASE_URL"
pnpm prisma db migrate --db "$DATABASE_URL" --advance-ref db
pnpm prisma db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL"
```
:::

:::tab{title="yarn"}
```bash
yarn prisma contract emit
yarn prisma migration plan --name add_users
yarn prisma migration status --db "$DATABASE_URL"
yarn prisma db migrate --db "$DATABASE_URL" --advance-ref db
yarn prisma db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL"
```
:::

:::tab{title="npm"}
```bash
npx prisma contract emit
npx prisma migration plan --name add_users
npx prisma migration status --db "$DATABASE_URL"
npx prisma db migrate --db "$DATABASE_URL" --advance-ref db
npx prisma db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL"
```

Plain `db migrate` never moves a ref; `--advance-ref db` is what keeps the next `migration plan` incremental. Leave it off in deploy and CI applies, where a repository ref should not move.
:::
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Plain `db migrate` never moves a ref; `--advance-ref db` is what keeps the next `migration plan` incremental. Leave it off in deploy and CI applies, where a repository ref should not move.

## [Agent skills](#agent-skills)

Prisma packages ship [agent skills](/guides/tools-skills): instructions that teach AI coding agents the installed version's commands and APIs. [`init`](/guides/platform-init) prepares a repository once, and [`skills sync`](/guides/utility-skills) keeps the installed copies matching your package versions.

:::code-group
```title="bun"
bunx --bun prisma@latest init

bunx prisma skills sync
```

```bash title="pnpm"
pnpm dlx prisma@latest init
pnpm prisma skills sync
```

```bash title="yarn"
yarn dlx prisma@latest init
yarn prisma skills sync
```

```bash title="npm"
npx prisma@latest init
npx prisma skills sync
```
:::

## [Other commands](#other-commands)

A few commands ship without dedicated pages yet. `contract format` formats your PSL contract source in place, including a Prisma ORM 7 schema read through `prisma7Schema`, and `lsp` starts the Prisma ORM language server (spawned by editors, not run interactively; see [Editor support](/guides/contract-authoring-editor-support)). The `migration` group also has read-only inspection commands: `migration list` (on-disk migrations per contract space; `--space`, `--ascii`, `--legend`), `migration log` (executed history from the database ledger; `--db`, `--utc`, `--ascii`), `migration graph` (graph topology; `--space`, `--dot` for Graphviz output, `--ascii`, `--legend`), and `migration check [target]` (artifact and graph integrity; `--space`). Run any of them with `--help` for the details.

## [Global flags](#global-flags)

Every command accepts the same set of output, prompt, and config flags. They are documented on [Global flags](/guides/introduction-6-global-flags).

## Related pages

- [Authentication & Tools](./authentication-tools-index.md)
- [Build](./build-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)
- [Concepts](./concepts-index.md)
- [Console commands](./console-commands-index.md)
- [Contract Authoring](./contract-authoring-index.md)
- [Core Concepts](./core-concepts-index.md)
- [Data Modeling](./data-modeling-index.md)
- [Database](./database-index.md)
- [DB commands](./db-commands-index.md)

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