Prisma 8
Follow the journey of Prisma 8, the next evolution of Prisma ORM. From the announcement and roadmap to TypeScript migrations, the extension API, and Early Access.
The Next Evolution of Prisma ORM
A look at Prisma 8, a ground-up rethink of Prisma that improves queries, extensibility, migrations, and AI-friendly workflows while keeping Prisma’s schema-first approach.
Prisma 8 Roadmap
Have you been wondering when you can start using Prisma 8 in your app? Take a look at our roadmap to find out.
Rethinking Database Migrations
Database migrations are brittle and they break when you're most vulnerable; when you're deploying to production. Prisma 8 migrations make them explicit, verifiable and safe to retry.
TypeScript Migrations in Prisma 8
In Prisma 8, migrations are TypeScript files you can read, edit, and re-run with confidence. Every step is verified before it runs and again after, and every failure points directly at the operation that caused it.
Data Migrations in Prisma 8
Write data migrations in TypeScript with Prisma 8. Backfill columns and transform data alongside schema changes using a type-safe query builder.
Prisma 8: A Call for Extension Authors
Prisma 8 has a tiny core that knows nothing about specific databases. Postgres, vector search, and JSON-with-schema are extensions, on the same surface that's open to you. An invitation to build.
Prisma 8: April Milestone Complete, the Extension API Is Open
April shipped the first four extensions on the new Prisma 8 extension API: pgvector, arktype-json, ParadeDB, and CipherStash. The extension API is open to outside authors. May shifts to Early Access.
Prisma 8 Early Access: Write Your Contract, Prompt Your Agent, Ship Your App
Prisma 8 is open for Early Access. Define your data layer as a contract and the framework handles migrations, type-safe queries, and continuous upgrades, safe to delegate to your agent.
Prisma 8 Is ~90% As Fast as Raw PG
Prisma 8 performance benchmarks achieves ~90% of the raw pg driver's peak throughput, holds latency low under load, and ships as a 148.5 KB gzipped bundle for serverless and edge workloads.
See Your Migration History in Prisma Studio
The Prisma Studio Migrations view shows every applied Prisma 8 migration as a timeline with a visual diff, the executed SQL, and a schema diff.
Extending Prisma 8 with Typed Postgres ltree
Use PostgreSQL ltree in Prisma 8 with prisma-ltree: typed path columns plus ancestor and descendant queries.
Don't Let Your AI Agent Delete Your Production Database
AI coding agents keep wiping production databases. Prisma 8 removes the failure modes structurally: no reset command, no shadow database, and migrations that verify every step.