# d1-migration

Walks Cloudflare D1 migrations through Drizzle: generate the SQL, read it for traps, apply to local and remote, unstick partial runs.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1200 installs · ★ 1075
- Author: jezweb
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/archive/plugins/cloudflare/skills/d1-migration/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-09
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/d1-migration

## What it does

The skill lays out a migration order for D1. `pnpm db:generate` drops a new `.sql` file into `drizzle/`, and the next step is to actually read it. Drizzle sometimes turns a small schema change into a full table recreation: `CREATE TABLE my_table_new`, an `INSERT INTO ... SELECT` that pulls the new column from the old table, then `DROP TABLE` and `RENAME`. That insert fails, because the old table has no such column. When you are only adding columns, edit the file down to `ALTER TABLE my_table ADD COLUMN` before applying anything. Worth checking every generated file.

Applying happens twice: `pnpm db:migrate:local` and `pnpm db:migrate:remote`. Local-only runs are the usual source of "works here, breaks in production". Verification uses `npx wrangler d1 execute DB_NAME --local --command "PRAGMA table_info(my_table)"`, then the same with `--remote`.

Stuck migrations get their own section. If a column landed but no row was written to `d1_migrations`, wrangler retries the migration and trips over the duplicate. The fix is a manual insert into `d1_migrations`, then a normal run for the rest. The skill also flags D1's parameter limit: large multi-row inserts fail quietly, so it batches them 10 rows at a time. New projects follow a different order — deploy the Worker, run `npx wrangler d1 create`, copy `database_id` into `wrangler.jsonc`, redeploy, then migrate.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill d1-migration -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/d1-migration/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/d1-migration/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill d1-migration -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/d1-migration/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill d1-migration -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/d1-migration/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install jezweb/claude-skills d1-migration
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/d1-migration/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill d1-migration -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills --path archive/plugins/cloudflare/skills/d1-migration
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/d1-migration/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add jezweb/claude-skills --skill d1-migration -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/jezweb/claude-skills/tree/HEAD/archive/plugins/cloudflare/skills/d1-migration/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate a SQL migration from a Drizzle schema
- catch table recreation in generated SQL before it runs
- apply a migration to both local and remote D1
- repair a migration that applied halfway and got stuck
- chunk a large insert around D1's parameter limit

## Example prompts
- generate the migration and show me the SQL before applying it
- the migration is stuck: the column exists but d1_migrations has no row for it
- set up D1 for a new project and run migrations locally and remotely

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: d1-migration
description: "Cloudflare D1 migration workflow: generate with Drizzle, inspect SQL for gotchas, apply to local and remote, fix stuck migrations, handle partial failures. Use when running migrations, fixing migration errors, or setting up D1 schemas."
compatibility: claude-code-only
---

# D1 Migration Workflow

Guided workflow for Cloudflare D1 database migrations using Drizzle ORM.

## Standard Migration Flow

### 1. Generate Migration

```bash
pnpm db:generate
```

This creates a new `.sql` file in `drizzle/` (or your configured migrations directory).

### 2. Inspect the SQL (CRITICAL)

**Always read the generated SQL before applying.** Drizzle sometimes generates destructive migrations for simple schema changes.

#### Red Flag: Table Recreation

If you see this pattern, the migration will likely fail:

```sql
CREATE TABLE `my_table_new` (...);
INSERT INTO `my_table_new` SELECT ..., `new_column`, ... FROM `my_table`;
--                                      ^^^ This column doesn't exist in old table!
DROP TABLE `my_table`;
ALTER TABLE `my_table_new` RENAME TO `my_table`;
```

**Cause**: Changing a column's `default` value in Drizzle schema triggers full table recreation. The INSERT SELECT references the new column from the old table.

**Fix**: If you're only adding new columns (no type/constraint changes on existing columns), simplify to:

```sql
ALTER TABLE `my_table` ADD COLUMN `new_column` TEXT DEFAULT 'value';
```

Edit the `.sql` file directly before applying.

### 3. Apply to Local

```bash
pnpm db:migrate:local
# or: npx wrangler d1 migrations apply DB_NAME --local
```

### 4. Apply to Remote

```bash
pnpm db:migrate:remote
# or: npx wrangler d1 migrations apply DB_NAME --remote
```

**Always apply to BOTH local and remote before testing.** Local-only migrations cause confusing "works locally, breaks in production" issues.

### 5. Verify

```bash
# Check local
npx wrangler d1 execute DB_NAME --local --command "PRAGMA table_info(my_table)"

# Check remote
npx wrangler d1 execute DB_NAME --remote --command "PRAGMA table_info(my_table)"
```

## Fixing Stuck Migrations

When a migration partially applied (e.g. column was added but migration wasn't recorded), wrangler retries it and fails on the duplicate column.
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