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+## Adding and running migrations
+1. Modify packages/database/prisma/schema.prisma file
+2. Change directory to the packages/database folder
+   ```sh
+   cd packages/database
+   ```
+3. Generate the Prisma client
+
+   ```sh
+   pnpm run generate
+   ```
+   The above updates the prisma client generated into node_modules/.prisma/client folder. This helps with typing of relevant prisma models. It ensures typescript
+   recognizes fields added or removed from a model and type-checks appropriately.
+
+4. Create and apply the migrations
+
+   ```
+   pnpm run db:migrate:dev
+   ```
+   This creates a migration file and executes the migrations against your database and applies changes to the database schema(s)
+
+5. Commit generated migrations as well as changes to the schema.prisma file
+6. If you're using VSCode you may need to restart the Typescript server in the webapp to get updated type inference. Open a TypeScript file, then open the Command Palette (View > Command Palette) and run `TypeScript: Restart TS server`.
+
 ## Testing CLI changes
 To test CLI changes, follow the steps below: