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Drizzle Kit Command Reference

Pack: drizzle-orm Parent skill: Drizzle ORM Migrations and Drizzle Kit Source: drizzle-orm/drizzle-orm-migrations-and-drizzle-kit/references/drizzle-kit-command-reference.md

Read this when

Section titled “Read this when”
  • you already know the task is Drizzle Kit-specific
  • you need command-specific behavior or config expectations

Commands and best-fit usage

Section titled “Commands and best-fit usage”
  • generate: diff Drizzle schema against prior snapshots and write SQL migration files.
  • migrate: apply generated migrations and track them in the migrations table.
  • push: diff current schema against the live database and apply changes directly.
  • pull: introspect the database and generate Drizzle schema output.
  • export: print SQL DDL for the current Drizzle schema so another tool can own execution.
  • check: validate generated migration history consistency.
  • up: upgrade existing snapshot folders to the newer internal format.
  • studio: launch the local Drizzle Studio server.

Useful config fields called out by the docs

Section titled “Useful config fields called out by the docs”
  • dialect
  • schema
  • out
  • dbCredentials
  • schemaFilter
  • tablesFilter
  • extensionsFilters
  • migrations.table
  • migrations.schema

Good operational habits

Section titled “Good operational habits”
  • Keep config-file paths explicit in multi-env repos.
  • Use filters deliberately for extension-owned tables such as PostGIS internals.
  • Prefer config-file-driven setup over long CLI flag strings once a project is established.

Source map

Section titled “Source map”
  • https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/drizzle-kit-generate
  • https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/drizzle-kit-migrate
  • https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/drizzle-kit-push
  • https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/drizzle-kit-pull
  • https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/drizzle-kit-export
  • https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/drizzle-kit-check
  • https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/drizzle-kit-up
  • https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/drizzle-kit-studio