Will Madden joins the podcast to talk about Prisma Next and the evolution from Prisma 7, including the decision to migrate away from Rust, ship the core through WebAssembly, and move toward a fully TypeScript ORM. The conversation dives into how modern workflows like agentic coding change the role of an ORM and why tools still matter even when agents can write SQL queries directly. We discuss how feedback loops, guardrails, and the TypeScript type system help prevent errors, along with the new query builder, query linter, and middleware layer that analyze queries using an abstract syntax tree. The episode also covers new database capabilities including Postgres support, upcoming Mongo support, and extensions like PG Vector, enabling vector columns and cosine distance similarity search. You’ll also learn about new patterns such as collection methods, scopes, and composable database extensions, plus tooling like driver adapters, a potential compatibility layer, and safeguards like lint rules and a performance budget middleware designed to catch expensive queries before they run. Resources The Next Evolution of Prisma ORM: https://www.prisma.io/blog/the-next-evolution-of-prisma-orm We want to hear from you! How did you find us? Did you see us on Twitter? In a newsletter? Or maybe we were recommended by a friend? Fill out our listener survey! https://t.co/oKVAEXipxu Let us know by sending an email to our producer, Elizabeth, at elizabeth.becz@logrocket.com, or tweet at us at PodRocketPod. What does LogRocket do? LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces the UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Start understanding where your users are struggling by trying it for free at LogRocket.com. Try LogRocket for free today. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Prisma Seven and the Move Away from Rust 02:20 Missing Features and Mongo Support 03:00 Why Prisma Started Rebuilding the Core 04:00 Community Sentiment and Developer Feedback 05:20 Rethinking ORMs in the AI and Agentic Coding Era 06:45 Why Agents Still Need ORMs 07:30 Feedback Loops and Guardrails for SQL 08:30 Type Safety and the First Layer of Query Validation 09:30 Query Linter and Middleware Architecture 11:00 Runtime Validation and Query Errors 12:30 Configuring Lint Rules and Guardrails 14:00 Designing ORMs for Humans and Agents 15:30 Collection Methods and ActiveRecord-style Scopes 17:00 Reusable Queries and Domain Vocabulary 18:30 Query Composition and Flexibility 19:00 Performance Guardrails and Query Budget Middleware 20:30 Debugging ORM Performance Issues 21:00 Query Telemetry and Request Tracing 22:30 Prisma Next Extensibility and Database Plugins 23:00 Using PGVector and Vector Search 24:00 Database Drivers and Backend Architecture 25:00 Native Mongo Support in Prisma Next 26:00 Community Extensions and Middleware Ecosystem 27:00 Runtime Schema Validation Use Cases 28:00 Writing Custom Query Validation Rules 29:00 Migration Paths from Prisma Seven 30:30 Compatibility Layers vs Parallel Systems 32:00 Prisma Next Roadmap and Timeline 34:30 What Developers Will Be Most Excited About 35:30 Final Thoughts and Community Feedback