fix: pin the whole @effect family, not just effect

[kristof-siket]

Summary

Since Effect published 4.0.0-rc.118 (2026-09-28), every freshly scaffolded project fails to deploy:

Alchemy could not load the required peer dependency "@effect/platform-node".

That message hides the real error (Alchemy's importPlatformPeer catches any load failure). Loading @effect/platform-node/NodeServices directly shows it:

ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND .../@effect/platform-node-shared@4.0.0-rc.118/node_modules/effect/dist/process/ChildProcess.js

@effect/platform-node depends on @effect/platform-node-shared with a caret prerelease range, so installs float to rc.118, which imports an effect module the pinned effect rc.115 doesn't have. @effect/sql-d1, @effect/sql-sqlite-do and @effect/vitest float the same way.

This pins effect and its @effect/* siblings together (effectPackages), in pnpm-workspace.yaml overrides, npm/bun/deno overrides and yarn resolutions.

Testing

• Reproduced on macOS with pnpm (rc.118 fails; the same project with the family pinned loads).
• Scaffolded --template next --provider postgres from this branch with pnpm and npm 11: every @effect/* resolves to rc.115, and @effect/platform-node/NodeServices loads from Alchemy's context.
• bun run test:unit (86 pass), typecheck, lint, check:pins.

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• Bug Fixes
  • Improved generated project dependency consistency by keeping Effect and its related packages on the same version across supported package managers. Existing overrides are preserved.

Walkthrough

The change adds an exported list of Effect-related packages. The installer uses the resolved Effect version to populate Yarn resolutions and non-pnpm overrides. The pnpm workspace template adds overrides for six Effect packages at version 4.0.0-rc.115. Install tests check the generated pins for pnpm, Yarn, npm, and Bun.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 3804c

Deno projects can still resolve incompatible Effect package versions. Add Deno-compatible pins before merging unless that limitation is explicitly accepted.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: pinning the full Effect package family instead of only the effect package.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the prerelease dependency mismatch, the affected package managers, the implementation, and the reported validation results.
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🟠 Major · Pin the Effect packages for Deno projects. · install.ts:219

src/tasks/install.ts:219
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Pin the Effect packages for Deno projects.

The Deno branch returns before writeCreateTemplateDependenciesEffect applies effectPins. The generated deno.json contains only nodeModulesDir, and the generated package.json has no Effect pins. Add a Deno-supported pinning path that applies the resolved version to effect and all six @effect/* packages.

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Review comment at @src/tasks/install.ts at line 219:
Update the Deno early-return path in the install flow so it applies the resolved
effectPins to effect and all six @effect/* packages before returning. Use a
Deno-supported pinning mechanism and preserve the existing non-Deno behavior in
writeCreateTemplateDependenciesEffect.

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Review comments at @src/tasks/install.ts:
- Line 219: Update the Deno early-return path in the install flow so it applies
the resolved effectPins to effect and all six @effect/* packages before
returning. Use a Deno-supported pinning mechanism and preserve the existing
non-Deno behavior in writeCreateTemplateDependenciesEffect.

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PR preview published

• Version: 0.13.4-pr.120.390.1
• Tag: pr120
• Run with Bun: bunx create-prisma@pr120
• Run with npm: npx create-prisma@pr120
• Run with Yarn: yarn dlx create-prisma@pr120
• Run with pnpm: pnpm dlx create-prisma@pr120
• Run with Deno: deno run -A --minimum-dependency-age=0 npm:create-prisma@pr120
• Workflow run: https://github.com/prisma/create-prisma/actions/runs/36564066619

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Manual test: passes.

npx create-prisma@pr120 (0.13.4-pr.120.390.1) on macOS, choosing Next.js / PostgreSQL / PSL / pnpm / deploy now:

• Scaffold, install and prisma deploy module.ts all succeed ("Prisma 8 app deployed."). The deployed app answers GET / with 200.
• Same machine and choices with create-prisma@0.13.4 fail at deploy with Alchemy could not load the required peer dependency "@effect/platform-node" (platform-node-shared rc.118 against the pinned effect rc.115).