# Overview (/docs/cli) > For the complete Prisma documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://www.prisma.io/docs/llms.txt). A markdown version of any docs page is available by appending `.md` to its URL. Prisma CLI reference Location: Overview Prisma 8 ships with a unified Prisma CLI. One binary contains the ORM commands and the platform commands for [Prisma Composer](https://www.prisma.io/docs/composer), [Prisma Compute](https://www.prisma.io/docs/compute), Prisma Postgres, and object-store buckets. > [!NOTE] > Prisma 7 users > > Prisma 8 is the current release of Prisma ORM. Prisma 7 remains fully supported; its docs live at [/orm/v7](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/v7) and its setup paths at [/v7/getting-started](https://www.prisma.io/docs/v7/getting-started). The Prisma 8 CLI ships in the `prisma` package. Run it without installing: #### bun ```bash bunx prisma@latest --help bunx prisma@latest contract emit ``` #### pnpm ```bash pnpm dlx prisma@latest --help pnpm dlx prisma@latest contract emit ``` #### yarn ```bash yarn dlx prisma@latest --help yarn dlx prisma@latest contract emit ``` #### npm ```bash npx prisma@latest --help npx prisma@latest 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 8 quickstart](https://www.prisma.io/docs/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`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/deploy) and [`dev`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/dev) you deploy a [Prisma Composer](https://www.prisma.io/docs/composer) app to [Prisma Compute](https://www.prisma.io/docs/compute) and run it locally; with [`service`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/service) and [`git`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/git) you manage services, their versions, logs, and domains, and the repository connection. With [`postgres`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/postgres) you spin up and manage [Prisma Postgres](https://www.prisma.io/docs/postgres) databases. With [`bucket`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/bucket) you create blob-storage buckets and their access keys. [`auth`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/auth), [`project`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/project), and [`branch`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/branch) handle the account, project, and branch plumbing around them. Each command group has its own page in this section. Deployments are created by a git push to the connected repository, the [Console](https://pris.ly/pdp), or `deploy`, 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, create or link a project, and connect the repository; every push then deploys. A [Prisma Composer](https://www.prisma.io/docs/composer) app deploys directly with `deploy`: #### bun ```bash bunx prisma@latest auth login bunx prisma@latest project create my-app bunx prisma@latest git connect bunx prisma@latest deploy module.ts ``` #### pnpm ```bash pnpm dlx prisma@latest auth login pnpm dlx prisma@latest project create my-app pnpm dlx prisma@latest git connect pnpm dlx prisma@latest deploy module.ts ``` #### yarn ```bash yarn dlx prisma@latest auth login yarn dlx prisma@latest project create my-app yarn dlx prisma@latest git connect yarn dlx prisma@latest deploy module.ts ``` #### npm ```bash npx prisma@latest auth login npx prisma@latest project create my-app npx prisma@latest git connect npx prisma@latest deploy module.ts ``` Follow a deploy with [`service logs`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/service) and manage the result with the [`service` commands](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/service). ### Create a database [#create-a-database] #### bun ```bash bunx prisma@latest postgres create mydb bunx prisma@latest postgres connection create mydb ``` #### pnpm ```bash pnpm dlx prisma@latest postgres create mydb pnpm dlx prisma@latest postgres connection create mydb ``` #### yarn ```bash yarn dlx prisma@latest postgres create mydb yarn dlx prisma@latest postgres connection create mydb ``` #### npm ```bash npx prisma@latest postgres create mydb npx prisma@latest postgres connection create mydb ``` `postgres create` prints a one-time connection URL; `postgres connection create` mints another when you need one. See [`postgres`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/postgres). ### Create a bucket [#create-a-bucket] #### bun ```bash bunx prisma@latest bucket create --name my-bucket bunx prisma@latest bucket key create ``` #### pnpm ```bash pnpm dlx prisma@latest bucket create --name my-bucket pnpm dlx prisma@latest bucket key create ``` #### yarn ```bash yarn dlx prisma@latest bucket create --name my-bucket yarn dlx prisma@latest bucket key create ``` #### npm ```bash npx prisma@latest bucket create --name my-bucket npx prisma@latest bucket key create ``` `bucket key create` prints the key's one-time credentials. See [`bucket`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/bucket). ### Start in an existing project [#start-in-an-existing-project] #### bun ```bash bunx prisma@latest orm init --target postgres --authoring psl bunx prisma@latest contract emit bunx prisma@latest db init --db "$DATABASE_URL" ``` #### pnpm ```bash pnpm dlx prisma@latest orm init --target postgres --authoring psl pnpm dlx prisma@latest contract emit pnpm dlx prisma@latest db init --db "$DATABASE_URL" ``` #### yarn ```bash yarn dlx prisma@latest orm init --target postgres --authoring psl yarn dlx prisma@latest contract emit yarn dlx prisma@latest db init --db "$DATABASE_URL" ``` #### npm ```bash npx prisma@latest orm init --target postgres --authoring psl npx prisma@latest contract emit npx prisma@latest db init --db "$DATABASE_URL" ``` ### Adopt an existing database [#adopt-an-existing-database] #### bun ```bash bunx prisma@latest contract infer --db "$DATABASE_URL" --output ./prisma/contract.prisma bunx prisma@latest contract emit bunx prisma@latest db sign --db "$DATABASE_URL" bunx prisma@latest db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL" ``` #### pnpm ```bash pnpm dlx prisma@latest contract infer --db "$DATABASE_URL" --output ./prisma/contract.prisma pnpm dlx prisma@latest contract emit pnpm dlx prisma@latest db sign --db "$DATABASE_URL" pnpm dlx prisma@latest db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL" ``` #### yarn ```bash yarn dlx prisma@latest contract infer --db "$DATABASE_URL" --output ./prisma/contract.prisma yarn dlx prisma@latest contract emit yarn dlx prisma@latest db sign --db "$DATABASE_URL" yarn dlx prisma@latest db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL" ``` #### npm ```bash npx prisma@latest contract infer --db "$DATABASE_URL" --output ./prisma/contract.prisma npx prisma@latest contract emit npx prisma@latest db sign --db "$DATABASE_URL" npx prisma@latest db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL" ``` ### Use checked-in migrations [#use-checked-in-migrations] #### bun ```bash bunx prisma@latest contract emit bunx prisma@latest migration plan --name add-users bunx prisma@latest migration status --db "$DATABASE_URL" bunx prisma@latest db migrate --db "$DATABASE_URL" bunx prisma@latest db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL" ``` #### pnpm ```bash pnpm dlx prisma@latest contract emit pnpm dlx prisma@latest migration plan --name add-users pnpm dlx prisma@latest migration status --db "$DATABASE_URL" pnpm dlx prisma@latest db migrate --db "$DATABASE_URL" pnpm dlx prisma@latest db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL" ``` #### yarn ```bash yarn dlx prisma@latest contract emit yarn dlx prisma@latest migration plan --name add-users yarn dlx prisma@latest migration status --db "$DATABASE_URL" yarn dlx prisma@latest db migrate --db "$DATABASE_URL" yarn dlx prisma@latest db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL" ``` #### npm ```bash npx prisma@latest contract emit npx prisma@latest migration plan --name add-users npx prisma@latest migration status --db "$DATABASE_URL" npx prisma@latest db migrate --db "$DATABASE_URL" npx prisma@latest db verify --db "$DATABASE_URL" ``` ## Agent skills [#agent-skills] Prisma packages ship [agent skills](https://www.prisma.io/docs/ai/tools/skills): instructions that teach AI coding agents the installed version's commands and APIs. [`init`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/init) prepares a repository once, and [`skills sync`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/skills) keeps the installed copies matching your package versions. #### bun ```bash bunx --bun prisma@latest init bunx prisma@latest skills sync ``` #### pnpm ```bash pnpm dlx prisma@latest init pnpm dlx prisma@latest skills sync ``` #### yarn ```bash yarn dlx prisma@latest init yarn dlx prisma@latest skills sync ``` #### npm ```bash npx prisma@latest init npx prisma@latest skills sync ``` ## Other commands [#other-commands] A few commands ship without dedicated pages yet. `contract format` formats your PSL contract source in place, and `lsp` starts the Prisma 8 language server (spawned by editors, not run interactively). 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](https://www.prisma.io/docs/cli/global-flags). ## Related pages - [`Choose a Prisma 8 setup path`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/getting-started): Choose the fastest path to try Prisma 8 in a new or existing project. - [`Console`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/console): Learn how to use the Console to manage and integrate Prisma products into your application. - [`Deploy the full Prisma stack`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/full-stack-tutorial): A single tutorial from empty directory to live URL, with Prisma Composer, Prisma 8, and Prisma Postgres. - [`Introduction to Prisma 8`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/prisma-orm): Prisma 8 is the current release of Prisma ORM. - [`Local development`](https://www.prisma.io/docs/local-development): Run the whole Prisma stack on your machine, with your app on Bun, a local Prisma Postgres database, and local object storage.