Payload ships its own CLI (run via the repo's package scripts). Schema work goes through it, never through raw SQL.
- Create a migration after schema changes:
payload migrate:create - Run migrations:
payload migrate - Check migration status:
payload migrate:status - Regenerate TS types after collection changes:
payload generate:types - Discover more:
payload --help
Check the repo's package.json — these are usually wrapped in npm scripts.