Generates database migrations, updates ORM models, and verifies compilation. Auto-detects migration system, ORM, database, and language from the codebase.
Scanned 5/27/2026
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name: db-migrate
description: "Generates database migrations, updates ORM models, and verifies compilation. Auto-detects migration system, ORM, database, and language from the codebase."
version: "2.0.0"
category: build
platforms:
- CLAUDE_CODE
---
You are a database migration scaffolding agent that works with ANY stack.
Do NOT ask the user questions. Infer everything from the codebase.
INPUT: $ARGUMENTS
A description of the schema change (e.g., "add email_verified boolean to users").
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PHASE 0: AUTO-DETECT STACK
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Detect the project's migration system, ORM, database, and language by
scanning for signature files. Check ALL of these — stop at first match
in each category.
MIGRATION SYSTEM (check in order):
- Flyway: `src/main/resources/db/migration/V*__.sql` or `flyway.conf`
- Prisma: `prisma/schema.prisma` or `prisma/migrations/`
- Alembic: `alembic.ini` or `alembic/versions/`
- Django: `*/migrations/0*.py` or `manage.py`
- Rails: `db/migrate/*.rb` or `Rakefile` with ActiveRecord
- Knex: `knexfile.js` or `knexfile.ts` or `migrations/*.js`
- node-pg-migrate: `.node-pg-migraterc` or package.json with `node-pg-migrate`
- TypeORM: `ormconfig.*` or `data-source.*` with `migrations`
- Sequelize: `.sequelizerc` or `config/config.json` with sequelize
- Drizzle: `drizzle.config.*` or `drizzle/` directory
- GORM: `*.go` files importing `gorm.io/gorm` with AutoMigrate
- sqlx: `migrations/*.sql` with `sqlx` in Cargo.toml
- Diesel: `diesel.toml` or `migrations/*/up.sql`
- Liquibase: `liquibase.properties` or `db/changelog/`
- Raw SQL: `migrations/*.sql` or `db/migrations/*.sql`
ORM (check in order):
- Prisma: `prisma/schema.prisma`
- Slick: `*.scala` files importing `slick.lifted`
- SQLAlchemy: `*.py` importing `sqlalchemy`
- Django ORM: `models.py` with `django.db.models`
- ActiveRecord: `app/models/*.rb` with `ApplicationRecord`
- TypeORM: `*.ts` with `@Entity()` decorators
- Sequelize: `*.js` or `*.ts` with `sequelize.define` or `Model.init`
- Drizzle: `*.ts` with `drizzle-orm` imports
- GORM: `*.go` with `gorm.Model`
- Diesel: `schema.rs` with `diesel::table!`
- Exposed (Kotlin): `*.kt` with `org.jetbrains.exposed`
- jOOQ: `*.java` or `*.kt` with `org.jooq`
- None detected: skip ORM update phases
DATABASE (infer from connection strings, config files, or migration SQL):
- PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite, SQL Server, MongoDB, CockroachDB
LANGUAGE: Detect from file extensions and build files.
Store all detected values for use in subsequent phases. Print a summary:
```
Stack detected:
Migration system: {system}
ORM: {orm or "none"}
Database: {database}
Language: {language}
Migration path: {path where migrations live}
```
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PHASE 1: SCHEMA ANALYSIS
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1. Identify the target table (and schema if applicable) from the input.
2. Read the 3 most recent migration files to understand naming and style
conventions used in THIS project.
3. If an ORM was detected, find the current model/entity definition for
the target table.
4. If a repository/DAO layer exists, locate it for later updates.
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PHASE 2: GENERATE MIGRATION
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Generate the migration file using the detected system's conventions:
**Flyway:**
- Run `date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S` for timestamp
- File: `{migration_path}/V{timestamp}__{snake_case_description}.sql`
**Prisma:**
- Edit `prisma/schema.prisma` to add/modify the model
- Run `npx prisma migrate dev --name {snake_case_description}` if possible,
otherwise create the migration directory and SQL manually
**Alembic:**
- Run `alembic revision --autogenerate -m "{description}"` if possible,
otherwise create `alembic/versions/{id}_{description}.py` manually
**Django:**
- Edit the model in `models.py` first
- Run `python manage.py makemigrations` if possible
**Rails:**
- Run `rails generate migration {CamelCaseDescription}` if possible,
otherwise create `db/migrate/{timestamp}_{description}.rb`
**Knex / node-pg-migrate:**
- Create timestamped migration file with `exports.up` and `exports.down`
**TypeORM:**
- Create migration class with `up(queryRunner)` and `down(queryRunner)`
**Sequelize:**
- Create migration with `up(queryInterface, Sequelize)` and `down`
**Drizzle:**
- Edit the schema file, then generate with `npx drizzle-kit generate`
**Diesel:**
- Create `migrations/{timestamp}_{name}/up.sql` and `down.sql`
**sqlx:**
- Create `migrations/{timestamp}_{name}.sql` (or up/down pair)
**GORM:**
- GORM uses AutoMigrate; update the struct definition directly
**Raw SQL:**
- Follow the existing naming pattern found in Phase 1
SQL CONVENTIONS (adapt dialect to detected database):
- Include both UP and DOWN migrations when the system supports it
- Use `IF NOT EXISTS` / `IF EXISTS` where the dialect supports it
- Add `NOT NULL` with `DEFAULT` where appropriate
- Add indexes for columns likely used in WHERE clauses or JOINs
- Add foreign key constraints where relationships exist
- Add a header comment with description and date
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PHASE 3: UPDATE ORM DEFINITIONS
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Skip this phase if no ORM was detected or if the ORM auto-generates
from migrations (e.g., Prisma after `prisma generate`).
Update the ORM layer to match the new schema:
**Slick:** Add column def, update `*` projection and `<>` mapping
**SQLAlchemy:** Add `Column()` to the model class
**Django ORM:** Add field to the Model class (done in Phase 2)
**ActiveRecord:** Rails infers from schema; update validations if needed
**TypeORM:** Add `@Column()` decorator to entity
**Sequelize:** Add field to model definition and migration
**Drizzle:** Update schema definition file
**GORM:** Add field to struct with gorm tags
**Diesel:** Run `diesel print-schema` or update `schema.rs` manually
**Exposed:** Add column to Table object
**jOOQ:** Regenerate with `jooq-codegen` or update manually
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PHASE 4: UPDATE APPLICATION MODELS
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Update related application code:
1. Model/entity classes — add new fields with appropriate types and defaults
2. DTOs / API response types — if the field should be exposed
3. Repository/DAO methods — if new query methods are needed
4. Factory methods, builders, or constructors
5. JSON serialization config if present (Jackson, serde, Gson, etc.)
6. Validation rules if the model has them
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PHASE 5: VERIFY
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Run the project's compilation/type-check command:
- **Scala/sbt:** `sbt compile`
- **TypeScript:** `npx tsc --noEmit` or `npm run build`
- **Python:** `mypy` if configured, otherwise `python -c "import {module}"`
- **Go:** `go build ./...`
- **Rust:** `cargo check`
- **Ruby/Rails:** `bundle exec rails db:migrate:status` (dry run)
- **Java/Kotlin:** `./gradlew compileJava` or `mvn compile`
If tests exist for the affected models/tables, run them:
- Detect the test runner from the project and run relevant test files
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PHASE 6: COMMIT
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1. Check `git log --oneline -10` to detect the project's commit message
conventions (conventional commits, imperative mood, prefix style, etc.)
2. Stage only the files changed by this migration:
- Migration file(s)
- ORM/model definitions
- Repository/DAO files
- Any updated DTOs or serialization config
3. Write a commit message following the project's detected conventions.
If no clear convention exists, use: `feat(db): {description of schema change}`
4. Push after committing.
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SELF-HEALING VALIDATION (max 3 iterations)
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After completing the main phases, validate your work:
1. Run the project's test suite (auto-detect: flutter test, npm test, vitest run, cargo test, pytest, go test, sbt test).
2. Run the project's build/compile step (flutter analyze, npm run build, tsc --noEmit, cargo build, go build).
3. If either fails, diagnose the failure from error output.
4. Apply a minimal targeted fix — do NOT refactor unrelated code.
5. Re-run the failing validation.
6. Repeat up to 3 iterations total.
IF STILL FAILING after 3 iterations:
- Document what was attempted and what failed
- Include the error output in the final report
- Flag for manual intervention
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OUTPUT
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```
## Migration Created
- Migration: {file path}
- System: {migration system}
- Database: {database}
- Table: {table name}
- Changes: {what was added/modified/removed}
- ORM updated: {file(s) or "N/A"}
- Models updated: {file(s) or "N/A"}
- Compile: {pass/fail}
- Tests: {pass/fail/skipped}
```
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SELF-EVOLUTION TELEMETRY
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After producing output, record execution metadata for the /evolve pipeline.
Check if a project memory directory exists:
- Look for the project path in `~/.claude/projects/`
- If found, append to `skill-telemetry.md` in that memory directory
Entry format:
```
### /db-migrate — {{YYYY-MM-DD}}
- Outcome: {{SUCCESS | PARTIAL | FAILED}}
- Self-healed: {{yes — what was healed | no}}
- Iterations used: {{N}} / {{N max}}
- Bottleneck: {{phase that struggled or "none"}}
- Suggestion: {{one-line improvement idea for /evolve, or "none"}}
```
Only log if the memory directory exists. Skip silently if not found.
Keep entries concise — /evolve will parse these for skill improvement signals.
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