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The Prisma ORM part of the Getting Started sidebar, before and after:

Before                                  After
Prisma ORM                              Prisma ORM
  Introduction to Prisma 8                Introduction to Prisma ORM
  Release status                          Release status
  Supported databases                     Supported databases
  create-prisma                           Quickstart
  Quickstart                                I'm creating a new app
    PostgreSQL                              I have an app, but no database yet
    MongoDB                                 I have a database already
  From scratch                              I have a Prisma 7 app
  Add to Existing Project                 Editor setup
    PostgreSQL                            create-prisma
    MongoDB

The decision

The Quickstart entries now name where the reader starts, as a statement the reader would make about themselves. Today the entries are named after the tool that runs (create-prisma, orm init) and then by database, which a new reader cannot map to their situation. The biggest gap was a reader who has an app but an empty database: no entry described them, and the "Add to Existing Project" page they landed on assumed their database already had tables.

No URL changes, so nothing needs a redirect. Each entry opens the PostgreSQL page of its pair, and each page names its database in its first line and links the MongoDB page.

What each entry opens

  • I'm creating a new app opens the existing create-prisma quickstart. It gets a title that says what the page does and a link to the no-template setup (/prisma-orm/from-scratch).

  • I have an app, but no database yet opens two new pages, /prisma-orm/quickstart/existing-app/postgresql and .../mongodb. The steps: orm init with flags, the connection string, one model, contract emit, db init, a script that writes and reads a row, and a second change applied with migration plan and db migrate --advance-ref db.

  • I have a database already opens the existing adoption page, extended:

    • what contract infer reads from the database: keys, constraints, defaults, checks, indexes including partial and expression indexes, and row-level security. It reads only the public schema.
    • how to declare a table in another schema by hand, with db sign checking it;
    • what db sign checks, and that exit code 4 means the tables do not match the contract;
    • the second migration, applied with db migrate --advance-ref db, and applying migrations to a production database with db migrate --db <url>;
    • the temporal-polyfill import that date and time columns need on Node.js 24 and older.

    The MongoDB adoption page shows queries only. On the current release, a collection that already holds data cannot be signed or migrated, so the page does not show those steps.

  • I have a Prisma 7 app opens the Prisma ORM 7 to 8 upgrade guide.

Keeping the MongoDB pages in the Getting Started sidebar

Fumadocs puts a page that no meta.json lists into a separate tree, so the MongoDB pages and the no-template page lost the Getting Started sidebar and showed the top-level "All docs" list. A meta.json can now name pages that belong to its folder without a sidebar entry:

{
  "title": "Quickstart",
  "defaultOpen": true,
  "pages": [
    "[I'm creating a new app](/prisma-orm/quickstart/postgresql)",
    "[I have an app, but no database yet](/prisma-orm/quickstart/existing-app/postgresql)",
    "[I have a database already](/prisma-orm/add-to-existing-project/postgresql)",
    "[I have a Prisma 7 app](/guides/upgrade-prisma-orm/postgresql)"
  ],
  "hiddenPages": ["mongodb", "../from-scratch", "existing-app/mongodb", "../add-to-existing-project/mongodb"]
}

A loader plugin in apps/docs/src/lib/hidden-pages.ts adds those pages to the folder and marks them hidden, and getVersionedSidebarTree leaves them out of the sidebar and the previous and next links. A hiddenPages entry that is not a page fails the build. Four unit tests cover it.

Link text

Thirty pages that linked these pages as "Quickstart" or "Add to Existing Project" now use link text that matches the new titles.

How this was checked

  • Every command and output block on the new and extended pages comes from runs against prisma 8.0.0-rc.19 and @prisma/orm-postgres and @prisma/orm-mongo 8.0.0-rc.13, on Node.js 24.13 and 26.8, PostgreSQL 15, and MongoDB 8.2.
  • The sidebar was checked in the running docs app and in the production build on all seven pages in the group, at desktop width and at 375 pixels: exactly four Quickstart entries, the current one highlighted, and the Getting Started sidebar on every MongoDB page.
  • Five cold reader rounds with the docs-reader-review skill, then a re-check of every changed fact.
  • lint:links, lint:versions, test (70 tests), types:check, and build pass.

This PR and #8348 both change five pages (from-scratch.mdx, quickstart/mongodb.mdx, cli/index.mdx, using-extensions.mdx, how-migrations-work.mdx). Whichever merges second needs a rebase.

Alternatives considered

  • Name entries by database ("PostgreSQL", "MongoDB") under each starting point. That doubles the sidebar to eight entries, and the database choice fits in one line at the top of each page.
  • Nest the MongoDB page as a child of each entry. That keeps the Getting Started sidebar without new code, but adds three sidebar lines that most readers never need.
  • Move the pages to URLs that match the new names. Every existing link and search result would need a redirect, for no gain to the reader.

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  • Documentation
    • Added PostgreSQL and MongoDB guides for adding Prisma ORM to existing apps, with separate workflows for empty databases and databases that already contain data.
    • Reorganized setup guidance to distinguish creating a new app, connecting to an existing database, and other setup paths.
    • Updated guide titles, links, prerequisites, and examples to clarify database-specific workflows. Prisma ORM 8 prerequisites now specify Node.js 22.18 or newer.
    • Some pages are hidden from navigation but remain available through direct links.

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The Getting Started > Prisma ORM sidebar now has one Quickstart group with four entries: I'm creating a new app, I have an app but no database yet, I have a database already, and I have a Prisma 7 app. No URL changes.

Adds the page pair for an app with an empty database, for PostgreSQL and MongoDB. Extends the PostgreSQL page for an existing database with what contract infer reads, what db sign checks, and the second migration. Each page in a pair names its database and links its twin. The Prisma ORM introduction shows the four starting points as cards, and link text across the docs uses the new page titles.

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…fix reader marks

The MongoDB twins and from-scratch were no longer in any meta.json, so they opened with the top-level "All docs" sidebar. A meta.json can now name pages under `hiddenPages`: they belong to that folder, so they keep its section's sidebar, but the sidebar and the previous/next links do not list them. The Quickstart folder uses it for its four hidden pages and still shows exactly four entries. The orphaned add-to-existing-project/meta.json is removed.

The PostgreSQL page for an existing database now uses the flags form of orm init, explains which Node.js versions need temporal-polyfill for date and time columns and where the import goes, shows how to model a table in another PostgreSQL schema, and says that db sign fails when a table with row-level security policies has no model. The MongoDB pages say why the id field is _id in queries and results. All four existing-app pages get the fixes from two cold reader rounds.

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Walkthrough

The docs reorganize Prisma ORM onboarding around new apps, existing apps with empty databases, existing databases, and Prisma ORM 7 upgrades. New PostgreSQL and MongoDB guides cover setup, contracts, queries, and migrations. A hidden-pages plugin adds metadata-driven page exclusion from versioned sidebars.

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Hidden-page metadata and sidebar filtering
apps/docs/source.config.ts, apps/docs/src/lib/hidden-pages*, apps/docs/src/lib/source.ts, apps/docs/src/lib/versioned-sidebar-tree.ts, apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/meta.json
The metadata schema accepts hiddenPages. A loader plugin resolves and marks hidden pages, and the versioned sidebar filters them. Tests cover valid paths, filtering, unchanged trees, and invalid entries.
Onboarding routes and guide links
apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/getting-started.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/*, apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-postgres/*, apps/docs/content/docs/cli/*, apps/docs/content/docs/guides/authentication/*, apps/docs/content/docs/guides/integrations/*, apps/docs/content/docs/guides/{index.mdx,making-guides.mdx}, apps/docs/content/docs/guides/postgres/*, apps/docs/content/docs/guides/switch-to-prisma-orm/from-sql-orms.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/guides/database/schema-changes.mdx, apps/docs/content/docs/orm/*
The landing page and links distinguish new-app setup, existing apps with empty databases, existing databases, and Prisma ORM 7 upgrades. Guide titles identify the relevant database and setup path.
Existing apps with empty databases
apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/quickstart/existing-app/*
New PostgreSQL and MongoDB guides cover initialization, contract creation, database setup, queries, and migration planning and application.
Existing PostgreSQL and MongoDB databases
apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/add-to-existing-project/*
The PostgreSQL guide covers contract inference, signing, queries, and schema changes. The MongoDB guide covers manually modeling collections, queries, and migration planning.

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  • observed — Modified behavior in apps/docs/content/docs/(index)/prisma-orm/add-to-existing-project/mongodb.mdx: The setup instructions now install tsx and initialize with --yes, MongoDB targeting, PSL authoring, and environment-file writing. They describe changes to tsconfig.json and package.json, including the warning when "type": "commonjs" is retained, and explain the generated contract, database, and environment files. This replaces the prior interactive setup directions, including schema-path and .env prompt choices, and revises the description of Prisma references and agent skills.
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…us and the quickstarts

The 'I have an app, but no database yet' flow for PostgreSQL passes every step on Node.js 24.10.0 and 24.11.1 alike (prisma 8.0.0-rc.19, @prisma/orm-postgres 8.0.0-rc.13), so the range is not a known break. 24.11 is where Node.js 24 became a long-term support release.

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