backend-migrations
Create and manage database schema migrations with reversibility, zero-downtime deployment support, and proper version control. Use this skill when creating database migration files, modifying schema, adding or removing tables/columns, creating indexes, managing migration rollbacks, or planning database changes. Apply when working with migration files, schema changes, database versioning, or any task involving evolving database structure over time while maintaining backwards compatibility and data integrity.
Backend Migration Standards
Create and manage database migrations with reversible changes, proper naming conventions, and zero-downtime deployment strategies. Use this skill when creating database migration files, modifying schema, adding or removing tables/columns, managing indexes, or handling data migrations. Apply when working with migration files (e.g., db/migrate/, migrations/, alembic/, sequelize migrations), schema changes, database versioning, rollback implementations, or when you need to ensure backwards compatibility during deployments. Use for any task involving database structure changes, index creation, constraint modifications, or data transformation scripts.
database-patterns
Database design and migration patterns for Alembic migrations, schema design (SQL/NoSQL), and database versioning. Use when creating migrations, designing schemas, normalizing data, managing database versions, or handling schema drift.
database-migration-management
Manage database migrations and schema versioning. Use when planning migrations, version control, rollback strategies, or data transformations in PostgreSQL and MySQL.
migrating-code
Safe code migrations with backward compatibility and reversibility. Use when upgrading dependencies, changing database schemas, API versioning, or transitioning between technologies.
Database Migration Test Generator
Generate tests for database migration safety covering schema changes, data integrity preservation, rollback verification, and zero-downtime migration validation
breaking-change-detector
Detect and warn about breaking API/schema changes before implementation. Auto-trigger when modifying API routes, database schemas, or public interfaces. Validates changes against api-strategy.md versioning rules. Suggests migration paths for breaking changes. Prevents removing endpoints, changing request/response formats, dropping database columns, modifying function signatures without deprecation.
api-architect
Expert API designer for REST, GraphQL, gRPC architectures. Activate on: API design, REST API, GraphQL schema, gRPC service, OpenAPI, Swagger, API versioning, endpoint design, rate limiting, OAuth flow. NOT for: database schema (use data-pipeline-engineer), frontend consumption (use web-design-expert), deployment (use devops-automator).
schema-versioning
Set up and manage database schema versioning with migration files, automated rollback capabilities, and CI/CD integration. Use when you need to version database changes, generate migration files from schema diffs, safely roll back failed deployments, or audit schema history. Trigger words: migration, schema change, rollback, database versioning, ALTER TABLE, Prisma migrate, Knex migrations, Flyway, Liquibase.