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Nicky LeachandClaude Opus 5 aeef493f4a chore(db): keep only the newest 5 drizzle snapshots and stop shipping them (#13687)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - `@paperclipai/db` owns the Drizzle schema and the migration history
> - Drizzle writes a full copy of the schema as a snapshot for each
generated migration. Each snapshot is now about 1.3 MB.
> - The `meta/` folder is about 103 MB. That is about half of each
checkout and each worktree. The build also copies it into `dist`, so the
published `@paperclipai/db` package is 112.8 MB unpacked.
> - `drizzle-kit generate` reads only the newest snapshot. The runtime
migrator reads only the `.sql` files and `_journal.json`.
> - This pull request keeps the newest 5 snapshots and removes snapshots
from `dist`.
> - The benefit is a checkout that is about 100 MB smaller, and a
published package that is about 1.5 MB instead of 113 MB.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs #11240, #11254, #12333 (earlier snapshot work: diff collapse,
binary diffs, drift repair)

**What existing behavior does this improve?**
The size of the Drizzle migration snapshots in the repository and in the
published `@paperclipai/db` package.

**Subsystem affected**
`packages/db`: migrations and the build.

**Current behavior**
`packages/db/src/migrations/meta/` holds 141 snapshots (102.8 MB). The
size grows faster than the number of migrations, because each snapshot
is a full copy of the schema. `build` runs `cp -r src/migrations
dist/migrations`. `@paperclipai/db@2026.916.0` contains 147 snapshot
files. It is 112.8 MB unpacked and 5.3 MB as a tarball.

**Proposed behavior**
Keep the newest 5 snapshots. `generate` deletes older snapshots after it
runs. `dist` gets only `*.sql` and `meta/_journal.json`.

**Reason and benefit**
- In drizzle-kit 0.31.10, `generate` sorts `meta/*` and diffs against
the last snapshot only (`bin.cjs`, `preparePrevSnapshot`). The [generate
docs](https://orm.drizzle.team/docs/drizzle-kit-generate) also say it
compares against "the most recent" snapshot.
- Gaps in the snapshot history already work. 138 of the 280 migrations
never had a snapshot, because they were written by hand before
`doc/DATABASE.md` required `generate`.
- We keep 5 snapshots instead of 1. This lets a developer undo the
latest generated migration, and it keeps the `prevId` chain for recent
branches.
- Git keeps the history cheaply. The 631 snapshot versions use only 2.2
MB of the pack, because git stores each version as a delta of the
previous one. The cost is in the checked-out files, not the clone
download. Therefore this change does not use git-lfs and does not
rewrite history. Old snapshots stay available with `git show
<rev>:<path>`.

## What Changed

- `packages/db/package.json`: a new `prune:snapshots` script keeps the
newest 5 `*_snapshot.json` files. It is `ls | sort -r | tail -n +6 |
xargs rm -f`, which works with the BSD tools on macOS and the GNU tools
on Linux. `generate` runs this script after `drizzle-kit generate`.
- `packages/db/package.json`: `build` copies only `src/migrations/*.sql`
and `meta/_journal.json` into `dist/migrations`.
- Deleted 137 older snapshots. `0277`–`0281` remain.
- `chat-identity-migration-reconciliation.test.ts`: removed the walk
over snapshots `0254`–`0268`. Those files do not change after merge, and
the walk would fail after pruning. The journal-order assertions in the
same test remain. `migration-snapshot-drift.test.ts` still makes sure
that the newest snapshot matches the schema.
- `doc/DATABASE.md`: documented the retention rule.
- The snapshots were already marked `linguist-generated=true -diff
-merge` by `packages/db/.gitattributes` (#11240). No change there. `git
check-attr` confirms it.

## Verification

- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/db exec vitest run`: 43 files, 160 tests
pass.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/db build`: `dist/migrations` contains 280
`.sql` files and `meta/_journal.json`. It is 1.5 MB, compared with about
105 MB before.
- `prune:snapshots` was run on macOS (BSD) and in `debian:stable-slim`
(GNU findutils 4.10). With 7 fixture snapshots, it keeps the newest 5.
When 5 or fewer are present, it deletes nothing and exits 0 on both.

## Risks

- Low risk. Runtime migration does not read snapshots. The only commands
that read older snapshots are `drizzle-kit check` and `drizzle-kit
drop`. No script or CI job calls them, and they still have the newest 5
snapshots.
- A branch that is open now can still add its own snapshot. If the
branch conflicts, the rule is the same as today: renumber the migration
and run `generate` again.
- When we upgrade to drizzle-kit v1 (folder per migration), check
whether its new cross-branch "commutativity" checks need a longer
snapshot history.

## Model Used

- Claude Opus 5 (`claude-opus-5`) in Claude Code, with tool use (shell,
file edits, web fetch).

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
- [x] I have searched GitHub for duplicate or related PRs and linked
them above
- [x] I have either (a) linked existing issues with `Fixes: #` / `Closes
#` / `Refs #` OR (b) described the issue in-PR following the relevant
issue template
- [x] I have not referenced internal/instance-local Paperclip issues or
links (only public GitHub `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
- [x] My branch name describes the change (e.g. `docs/...`, `fix/...`)
and contains no internal Paperclip ticket id or instance-derived details
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [ ] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [ ] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-09-19 10:40:38 -07:00
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