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Generate a database migration script

You're changing schema and need a migration that's safe to run, not just syntactically correct.

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Write a migration to {{describe what — add column, rename, split table, change type, etc.}}.

Database: {{Postgres / MySQL / etc.}}
Migration tool: {{Alembic / Flyway / Knex / Prisma / raw SQL / etc.}}

Current state:
{{paste current schema for affected tables}}

Target state:
{{paste target schema}}

Output:
1. **The "up" migration** — DDL + any data backfill needed
2. **The "down" migration** — actually reverses, not just "// can't roll back"
3. **Locking concerns** — what'll lock the table, for how long, on a 50M-row table
4. **Order of operations if running on a live DB** — what to do before, during, after deploy
5. **What could go wrong** — concrete failure modes I should be ready for

If the change isn't safe to do in one step (e.g., NOT NULL + default on huge table), tell me to split it into multiple migrations and explain the sequence.
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Tip: Always test on a staging DB with realistic data volume before running in production.

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