When the target database is already serving users, the migration discipline is strict: IF NOT EXISTS for new tables, no ALTER TABLE to add columns to existing tables, no drops. Anything else risks breaking a system people depend on. The Felt Faction migration became 170 lines of pure additions plus public-read RLS — the existing 27 tables stayed completely untouched.
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