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+// The package spec the CLI prints in its own hints. `latest` carries the
+// RC line since the 2026-08-25 cutover and the publish path no longer
+// moves `next` (docs/oss/versioning.md), so a hint spelling `@next`
+// installs a release that lags the current one.
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+  formatPrismaCliCommand,
+  PRISMA_CLI_PACKAGE_SPEC,
+} from "../src/cli-command";
+import { projectDeleteBlockedError } from "../src/lib/project/provider";
+
+describe("formatPrismaCliCommand", () => {
+  it("runs the package from the latest dist-tag", () => {
+    expect(PRISMA_CLI_PACKAGE_SPEC).toBe("@prisma/cli@latest");
+    expect(formatPrismaCliCommand(["skills", "sync"])).toBe(
+      "npx -y @prisma/cli@latest skills sync",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the spec with a detected package runner", () => {
+    expect(
+      formatPrismaCliCommand(["skills", "sync"], {
+        packageRunner: ["pnpm", "dlx"],
+      }),
+    ).toBe("pnpm dlx @prisma/cli@latest skills sync");
+  });
+
+  it("uses the binary name when asked for the binary", () => {
+    expect(
+      formatPrismaCliCommand(["skills", "sync"], { invocation: "binary" }),
+    ).toBe("prisma skills sync");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("projectDeleteBlockedError", () => {
+  it("suggests a service delete command that runs the latest package", () => {
+    const error = projectDeleteBlockedError("proj_1", undefined);
+
+    expect(error.nextActions).toContainEqual({
+      kind: "run-command",
+      label: "npx -y @prisma/cli@latest service delete --service <name>",
+      command: "npx -y @prisma/cli@latest service delete --service <name>",
+    });
+  });
+});