prisma-upgrade-v7

Update @prisma/client and prisma to version 7, switch the generator provider to prisma-client with an explicit output path, create prisma.config.ts, install a driver adapter for your SQL database, and update PrismaClient imports and instantiation. Then run prisma generate and test.

The prisma-client generator is the default in Prisma 7, replacing prisma-client-js for current projects. It requires an explicit output path instead of generating into node_modules and produces client, browser, models, and enums entrypoints.

No, Prisma 7 has no MongoDB connector and no MongoDB driver adapter package. MongoDB projects should stay on the latest Prisma 6.x release or migrate to Prisma Next instead of following the v7 SQL migration path.

Prisma 7 removed the native engine binary from the SQL client path, so connections go through driver adapters like @prisma/adapter-pg or @prisma/adapter-mariadb. This reduces bundle size and improves serverless and edge compatibility.

The prisma-client generator no longer exposes Prisma.validator. Replace it with TypeScript's satisfies operator, for example defining a select object with satisfies Prisma.UserSelect imported from the generated client.

Prisma 7 no longer loads .env files automatically. Install dotenv and add import 'dotenv/config' as the first line of prisma.config.ts, or rely on Bun's automatic .env loading if you use Bun.