TiDB Prisma Integration

Comprehensive Prisma ORM setup for TiDB with guided workflows.

When to use this skill

• Set up Prisma in a new Node.js/TypeScript project
• Add Prisma to an existing project
• Define/modify models and run migrations
• Configure TiDB Cloud TLS correctly via DATABASE_URL
• Troubleshoot Prisma connection or migration issues

Prisma vs drivers

Prisma is an ORM (models + migrations + typed client). If you only need a low-level MySQL driver, use:

• tidbx-javascript-mysql2 (promise-native)
• tidbx-javascript-mysqljs (callback-based)