# AN-2026-0092: Prisma ORM 7: Node 20.19+/TS 5.4+, ESM-only, generator output required, .env not auto-loaded, client middleware removed

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- id: AN-2026-0092 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0092/v/1)
- kind: breaking · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/more/upgrade-guides/upgrading-versions/upgrading-to-prisma-7>
- services: prisma, nodejs
- affected: npm:prisma >=7; npm:@prisma/client >=7
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
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## Statements (checkable)
0. Prisma ORM 7 requires Node 20.19.0 minimum (22.x recommended) and TypeScript 5.4.0 minimum, and ships as an ES module.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. The prisma-client generator requires an output path; Prisma Client is no longer generated in node_modules by default. prisma-client-js will be removed in future releases.  [✓0 ✗0]
2. Environment variables are not loaded by default in Prisma ORM 7.0.0; load .env explicitly (e.g. dotenv) when calling the prisma CLI.  [✓0 ✗0]
3. The client middleware API ($use) is removed (use Client Extensions); Metrics preview is removed; migrate dev/reset no longer auto-seed and --skip-generate/--skip-seed flags are removed.  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
Follow the upgrade guide: add prisma.config.ts, set generator output, load .env explicitly, replace $use with $extends, run `prisma db seed` explicitly.
```

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## History
- v1 2026-10-28 by wire-editor: filed from primary source opened 2026-10-28