drizzle-kit

name	drizzle-kit
description	Drizzle ORM toolkit CLI - generate migrations, push schema, introspect databases, run studio. Use when user mentions 'drizzle', 'drizzle-kit', or wants to manage database schema with Drizzle ORM.
category	devtools
install_command	npm i -g drizzle-kit

drizzle-kit

Setup

npm i -g drizzle-kit

Or use as a dev dependency:

npm i -D drizzle-kit
npx drizzle-kit

Verify installation:

drizzle-kit --version

Requires a drizzle.config.ts file in the project root.

Resources

Migrations

Command	Description
drizzle-kit generate	Generate SQL migration files from schema changes
drizzle-kit generate --name init	Generate a named migration
drizzle-kit migrate	Apply pending migrations
drizzle-kit drop	Drop a previously generated migration
drizzle-kit up	Upgrade previously generated migrations to a newer format
drizzle-kit check	Check for consistency between schema and migration files

Database Operations

Command	Description
drizzle-kit push	Push schema changes directly to the database without generating migrations
drizzle-kit pull	Introspect the database and generate schema files

Studio

Command	Description
drizzle-kit studio	Open Drizzle Studio GUI for database browsing
drizzle-kit studio --port 3001	Open studio on a custom port

Global Flags

Flag	Description
--config <path>	Path to drizzle config file
--dialect <dialect>	Database dialect (postgresql, mysql, sqlite)
--verbose	Enable verbose output