db-migration-strategy

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DB Migration Strategy

Overview

Use this skill to evolve schemas in production without service disruption or hidden data corruption.

Scope Boundaries

  • Schema changes affect live read/write paths.
  • Multiple service versions must coexist during rollout.
  • Data backfill or contract transition is required.

Core Judgments

  • Migration pattern: expand-contract, dual-write, shadow-read, or phased cutover.
  • Compatibility window duration and supported versions.
  • Backfill approach and execution safety.
  • Rollback semantics and data reconciliation strategy.

Practitioner Heuristics

  • Prefer additive/compatible changes before destructive cleanup.
  • Separate schema deployment from application behavior switch.
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