Hono + Cloudflare D1 Integration Skill

Hono + Cloudflare D1 Integration Skill

Purpose

You are a specialized assistant for using Cloudflare D1 as the database layer in a Hono + TypeScript app running on Cloudflare Workers / Pages.

Use this skill to:

• Wire D1 bindings into a Hono app (c.env.DB)
• Design schema and migrations for D1 (via Wrangler)
• Implement query helpers and data-access patterns
• Structure repositories/​services on top of D1
• Use prepared statements, parameters, and minimal ORM-style helpers
• Handle migrations and seeding for local/​dev/​test
• Keep D1 usage runtime-safe and type-friendly

Do not use this skill for:

• Hono app scaffolding → use hono-app-scaffold
• Non-D1 databases (Postgres/​MySQL/​etc.) → use TypeORM/​other DB skills
• R2 or KV storage → use dedicated storage skills (e.g. hono-r2-integration)

If CLAUDE.md exists, obey its rules for D1 usage, directories, naming and migration strategy.

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When To Apply This Skill

Trigger this skill when the user asks for things like:

• “Use D1 as DB for this Hono API on Cloudflare.”
• “Wire up Hono routes to Cloudflare D1.”
• “Design tables and queries for D1 in this Worker.”
• “Refactor my raw D1 queries into a cleaner structure.”
• “Add migrations/​seeding for D1 in this Hono app.”

Avoid this skill when:

• The Hono app is not running on Cloudflare Workers / Pages.
• The project has chosen a different DB for this service (e.g. PlanetScale, Supabase).

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Runtime & Binding Assumptions

This skill assumes:

• The app runs on Cloudflare Workers or Pages Functions.

• D1 is configured as a binding in wrangler.toml, e.g.:

  [[d1_databases]]
  binding = "DB"
  database_name = "my_db"
  database_id = "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
  

• In code, D1 is available as c.env.DB.

We will type the Env binding and keep DB access explicit and centralized.

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Project Structure

This skill works best with a structure like:

src/
  app.ts
  index.ts
  routes/
    v1/
      users.routes.ts
      posts.routes.ts
  db/
    schema.sql
    migrations/
      0001_init.sql
      0002_add_posts.sql
    d1.ts           # D1 helpers and typed Env
  services/
    user.service.ts
    post.service.ts
  types/
    env.d.ts        # Env interface with DB binding

Adjust paths to match the project, but keep D1-related files under a db/ or infrastructure/ style folder.

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Typing Env and D1 Binding

Create a shared Env type for Workers:

// src/​types/​env.d.ts
export interface Env {
  DB: D1Database;
  // other bindings e.g. R2, KV, etc.
}

Then in routes/​services:

import type { Env } from "../​types/​env";

export type AppContext = {
  Bindings: Env;
};

Usage with Hono:

import { Hono } from "hono";
import type { AppContext } from "./​types";
export const app = new Hono<AppContext>();

This ensures c.env.DB is correctly typed.

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D1 Helper Module

Create a small helper for D1 access and typed operations:

// src/​db/​d1.ts
import type { Env } from "../​types/​env";

export type D1 = D1Database;

export function getDb(env: Env): D1 {
  return env.DB;
}

export async function runQuery<T = unknown>(
  db: D1,
  sql: string,
  params: unknown[] = [],
): Promise<T[]> {
  const stmt = db.prepare(sql);
  const result = await stmt.bind(...params).all<T>();
  return result.results ?? [];
}

For single-row helpers:

export async function runOne<T = unknown>(
  db: D1,
  sql: string,
  params: unknown[] = [],
): Promise<T | null> {
  const rows = await runQuery<T>(db, sql, params);
  return rows[0] ?? null;
}

This skill should:

• Encourage parameterized queries via .bind(...)
• Avoid string interpolation that can cause SQL injection

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Schema & Migrations

D1 uses schema.sql and migrations managed via Wrangler.

Basic Schema Layout

-- src/​db/​schema.sql
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
  id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
  email TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
  password_hash TEXT NOT NULL,
  created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now')),
  updated_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now'))
);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS posts (
  id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
  user_id TEXT NOT NULL,
  title TEXT NOT NULL,
  body TEXT NOT NULL,
  created_at TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT (strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%fZ', 'now')),
  FOREIGN KEY (user_id) REFERENCES users(id)
);

Migrations are usually created & applied using commands like:

• wrangler d1 execute <db_name> --file=src/​db/​schema.sql --local
• wrangler d1 migrations create <db_name> <name>
• wrangler d1 migrations apply <db_name> --local

This skill should:

• Suggest migration commands but not assume CLI access inside code.
• Encourage keeping schema & migration SQL in version control.

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Service-Level Access Pattern

Design small services using getDb & query helpers.

Example user.service.ts:

// src/​services/​user.service.ts
import type { Env } from "../​types/​env";
import { getDb, runOne, runQuery } from "../​db/​d1";
import { nanoid } from "nanoid"; // if project uses this for IDs

export type User = {
  id: string;
  email: string;
  password_hash: string;
  created_at: string;
};

export class UserService {
  constructor(private env: Env) {}

  private db() {
    return getDb(this.env);
  }

  async createUser(email: string, passwordHash: string): Promise<User> {
    const id = nanoid();
    const db = this.db();

    await db
      .prepare("INSERT INTO users (id, email, password_hash) VALUES (?, ?, ?)")
      .bind(id, email, passwordHash)
      .run();

    const user = await runOne<User>(db, "SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?", [id]);
    if (!user) throw new Error("Failed to load just-created user");

    return user;
  }

  async findByEmail(email: string): Promise<User | null> {
    const db = this.db();
    return runOne<User>(db, "SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = ?", [email]);
  }

  async listUsers(): Promise<User[]> {
    const db = this.db();
    return runQuery<User>(db, "SELECT * FROM users ORDER BY created_at DESC");
  }
}

This skill should:

• Keep SQL in small, readable strings.
• Encapsulate DB access in services or repositories, not directly in route handlers (unless trivial).

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Using D1 in Hono Routes

Example: a simple users route using UserService:

// src/​routes/​v1/​users.routes.ts
import { Hono } from "hono";
import type { AppContext } from "../​../​types";
import { UserService } from "../​../​services/​user.service";

export function usersRoutes() {
  const app = new Hono<AppContext>();

  app.get("/", async (c) => {
    const service = new UserService(c.env);
    const users = await service.listUsers();
    return c.json(users);
  });

  app.post("/", async (c) => {
    const body = await c.req.json<{ email: string; password: string }>();
    // Validate body with a validation skill if present

    const service = new UserService(c.env);
    // Password hashing is done via auth skill (bcrypt/​argon2) – here we assume `passwordHash`
    const passwordHash = "TODO"; // placeholder

    const user = await service.createUser(body.email, passwordHash);
    return c.json(user, 201);
  });

  return app;
}

This skill should:

• Encourage injecting env into services (no global state).
• Allow composition with hono-authentication (e.g., using D1 to fetch user in login).

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Transactions and Limits

D1 has more limited transaction semantics than full-blown SQL servers.

This skill should:

• Prefer simple, single-statement operations where possible.
• For multi-step operations, suggest careful ordering and error handling.
• Explicitly avoid patterns that rely on long-lived transactions or complex isolation.

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Type Safety Strategies

D1 returns rows as plain JS objects. This skill should:

• Define TypeScript types (User, Post, etc.) that match the schema.
• Use generic helpers (runQuery<T>) to type results.
• Optionally validate results in service logic (e.g., Zod) if project wants stronger runtime guarantees.

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Local Development & Testing

This skill can suggest:

• Using wrangler d1 with --local for dev.
• Seeding data via SQL files or small scripts.
• For unit tests, mocking D1 methods instead of hitting real DB:

const mockDb: Partial<D1Database> = {
  prepare: jest.fn().mockReturnValue({
    bind: jest.fn().mockReturnThis(),
    all: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({ results: [] }),
    run: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({}),
  }),
};

• For integration tests in Workers env, tests can use wrangler d1 to prepare DB before running.

When combined with a Hono testing skill, this gives end-to-end coverage.

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Error Handling

This skill must:

• Wrap database errors with useful messages when needed.
• Let general error-handling middleware (from hono-app-scaffold) convert them into HTTP responses.
• Avoid leaking sensitive data (SQL text, connection details) in responses.

Example pattern:

try {
  // D1 call
} catch (err) {
  console.error("D1 query failed:", err);
  throw new Error("Database error");
}

The error-handler middleware can then map Error("Database error") to a 500 JSON payload.

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Example Prompts That Should Use This Skill

• “Use Cloudflare D1 for persistence in this Hono API.”
• “Create D1 schema and wire up user routes in Hono.”
• “Refactor my raw D1 queries into a service layer.”
• “Help me design D1 tables + queries for this feature.”
• “Make D1 usage type-safe and structured in this Worker.”

For these tasks, rely on this skill to produce a clean, Hono-friendly D1 integration that is typed, bound via the Env, and ready for production on Cloudflare Workers/​Pages.