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prisma init. Reference when using this Prisma feature. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Prisma CLI Init by prisma — Agent Skill

Name: Prisma CLI Init
Author: prisma

File contents

prisma init

Bootstraps a fresh Prisma ORM project in the current directory.

Command

prisma init [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 init

What It Creates

prisma/schema.prisma - Your Prisma schema file
prisma.config.ts - TypeScript configuration for Prisma CLI
.env - Environment variables (DATABASE_URL)
.gitignore - Ignores node_modules, .env, and generated files

Options

Option	Description	Default
`--datasource-provider`	Database provider: `postgresql`, `mysql`, `sqlite`, `sqlserver`, `mongodb`, `cockroachdb`	`postgresql`
`--db`	Provisions a fully managed Prisma Postgres database on the Prisma Data Platform	-
`--url`	Define a custom datasource url	-
`--generator-provider`	Define the generator provider to use	`prisma-client`
`--output`	Define Prisma Client generator output path to use	-
`--preview-feature`	Define a preview feature to use	-
`--with-model`	Add example model to created schema file	-

Examples

Basic initialization

prisma init

Creates a PostgreSQL project setup.

SQLite project

prisma init --datasource-provider sqlite

MySQL with custom URL

prisma init --datasource-provider mysql --url "mysql://user:password@localhost:3306/mydb"

Prisma Postgres (cloud)

prisma init --db

Opens browser for authentication, creates cloud database instance.

AI-generated schema

prisma init --prompt "Blog with users, posts, comments, and tags"

Generates schema based on description and deploys to Prisma Postgres.

With preview features

prisma init --preview-feature relationJoins --preview-feature fullTextSearch

Generated Schema (v7)

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

datasource db {
  provider = "postgresql"
}

Generated Config (v7)

// prisma.config.ts
import { defineConfig, env } from 'prisma/config'

export default defineConfig({
  schema: 'prisma/schema.prisma',
  migrations: {
    path: 'prisma/migrations',
  },
  datasource: {
    url: env('DATABASE_URL'),
  },
})

Next Steps After Init

Configure DATABASE_URL in prisma.config.ts or .env
Define your models in prisma/schema.prisma
Run prisma dev for local development or connect to remote DB
Run prisma migrate dev to create migrations
Run prisma generate to generate Prisma Client

---name: prisma-cli-initdescription: prisma init. Reference when using this Prisma feature.license: MIT---# prisma initBootstraps a fresh Prisma ORM project in the current directory.## Command```bashprisma init [options]```## Bun RuntimeIf you're using Bun, run Prisma with `bunx --bun` so it doesn't fall back to Node.js:```bashbunx --bun prisma init```## What It Creates- `prisma/schema.prisma` - Your Prisma schema file- `prisma.config.ts` - TypeScript configuration for Prisma CLI- `.env` - Environment variables (DATABASE_URL)- `.gitignore` - Ignores node_modules, .env, and generated files## Options| Option | Description | Default ||--------|-------------|---------|| `--datasource-provider` | Database provider: `postgresql`, `mysql`, `sqlite`, `sqlserver`, `mongodb`, `cockroachdb` | `postgresql` || `--db` | Provisions a fully managed Prisma Postgres database on the Prisma Data Platform | - || `--url` | Define a custom datasource url | - || `--generator-provider` | Define the generator provider to use | `prisma-client` || `--output` | Define Prisma Client generator output path to use | - || `--preview-feature` | Define a preview feature to use | - || `--with-model` | Add example model to created schema file | - |## Examples### Basic initialization```bashprisma init```Creates a PostgreSQL project setup.### SQLite project```bashprisma init --datasource-provider sqlite```### MySQL with custom URL```bashprisma init --datasource-provider mysql --url "mysql://user:password@localhost:3306/mydb"```### Prisma Postgres (cloud)```bashprisma init --db```Opens browser for authentication, creates cloud database instance.### AI-generated schema```bashprisma init --prompt "Blog with users, posts, comments, and tags"```Generates schema based on description and deploys to Prisma Postgres.### With preview features```bashprisma init --preview-feature relationJoins --preview-feature fullTextSearch```## Generated Schema (v7)```prismagenerator client { provider = "prisma-client" output = "../generated"}datasource db { provider = "postgresql"}```## Generated Config (v7)```typescript// prisma.config.tsimport { defineConfig, env } from 'prisma/config'export default defineConfig({ schema: 'prisma/schema.prisma', migrations: { path: 'prisma/migrations', }, datasource: { url: env('DATABASE_URL'), },})```## Next Steps After Init1. Configure `DATABASE_URL` in `prisma.config.ts` or `.env`2. Define your models in `prisma/schema.prisma`3. Run `prisma dev` for local development or connect to remote DB4. Run `prisma migrate dev` to create migrations5. Run `prisma generate` to generate Prisma Client

Frequently asked questions

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