diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-api-tasks-deploy-main.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-api-tasks-deploy-main.yml
index 2c9db0cb3a..c2c7f7d2a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-api-tasks-deploy-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-api-tasks-deploy-main.yml
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build DB package
         working-directory: ./packages/db
         run: bun run build
-      - name: Copy model files to api schema dir and generate client
+      - name: Copy model files to api schema dir
         working-directory: ./apps/api
         run: |
           find ../../packages/db/prisma/schema -name '*.prisma' ! -name 'schema.prisma' -exec cp {} prisma/schema/ \;
-          bunx prisma generate --schema=prisma/schema
       - name: 🚀 Deploy Trigger.dev
         working-directory: ./apps/api
         timeout-minutes: 20
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-api-tasks-deploy-release.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-api-tasks-deploy-release.yml
index 86d87cb52f..982e2f07af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-api-tasks-deploy-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-api-tasks-deploy-release.yml
@@ -43,11 +43,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./packages/db
         run: bun run build
 
-      - name: Copy model files to api schema dir and generate client
+      - name: Copy model files to api schema dir
         working-directory: ./apps/api
         run: |
           find ../../packages/db/prisma/schema -name '*.prisma' ! -name 'schema.prisma' -exec cp {} prisma/schema/ \;
-          bunx prisma generate --schema=prisma/schema
 
       - name: 🚀 Deploy Trigger.dev
         working-directory: ./apps/api
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-tasks-deploy-main.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-tasks-deploy-main.yml
index afa037a84a..6cb598d9a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-tasks-deploy-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-tasks-deploy-main.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build Integration Platform package
         working-directory: ./packages/integration-platform
         run: bun run build
-      - name: Copy schema to app and generate client
-        working-directory: ./apps/app
+      - name: Generate Prisma clients
         run: |
-          mkdir -p prisma/schema
+          cd packages/db && node scripts/generate-prisma-client-js.js
+          cd ../..
+          cd apps/app && mkdir -p prisma/schema
           find ../../packages/db/prisma/schema -name '*.prisma' ! -name 'schema.prisma' -exec cp {} prisma/schema/ \;
           bunx prisma generate --schema=prisma/schema
       - name: 🚀 Deploy Trigger.dev
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trigger-tasks-deploy-release.yml b/.github/workflows/trigger-tasks-deploy-release.yml
index eb578b548c..dacf0a3541 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trigger-tasks-deploy-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trigger-tasks-deploy-release.yml
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./packages/integration-platform
         run: bun run build
 
-      - name: Copy schema to app and generate client
-        working-directory: ./apps/app
+      - name: Generate Prisma clients
         run: |
-          mkdir -p prisma/schema
+          cd packages/db && node scripts/generate-prisma-client-js.js
+          cd ../..
+          cd apps/app && mkdir -p prisma/schema
           find ../../packages/db/prisma/schema -name '*.prisma' ! -name 'schema.prisma' -exec cp {} prisma/schema/ \;
           bunx prisma generate --schema=prisma/schema
 
diff --git a/apps/api/customPrismaExtension.ts b/apps/api/customPrismaExtension.ts
index 6848fd7645..f149d5a12c 100644
--- a/apps/api/customPrismaExtension.ts
+++ b/apps/api/customPrismaExtension.ts
@@ -283,31 +283,52 @@ export class PrismaExtension implements BuildExtension {
   }
 
   private buildSchemaCandidates(context: ExtendedBuildContext): string[] {
-    const candidates = new Set<string>();
-
-    const addNodeModuleCandidates = (start: string | undefined) => {
-      if (!start) {
-        return;
+    const candidates: string[] = [];
+    const seen = new Set<string>();
+    const add = (p: string) => {
+      const resolved = resolve(p);
+      if (!seen.has(resolved)) {
+        seen.add(resolved);
+        candidates.push(resolved);
       }
+    };
+
+    // Strategy 1: Resolve @trycompai/db via Node module resolution (follows workspace symlinks)
+    try {
+      const dbPkgJson = require.resolve('@trycompai/db/package.json', {
+        paths: [context.workingDir],
+      });
+      const dbRoot = dirname(dbPkgJson);
+      add(join(dbRoot, 'dist', 'schema.prisma'));
+      add(join(dbRoot, 'prisma', 'schema', 'schema.prisma'));
+    } catch {
+      // Package not resolvable yet (pre-install), fall through to other strategies
+    }
 
+    // Strategy 2: Walk up node_modules hierarchy from workingDir and workspaceDir
+    const addNodeModuleCandidates = (start: string | undefined) => {
+      if (!start) return;
       let current = start;
       while (true) {
-        candidates.add(resolve(current, 'node_modules/@trycompai/db/dist/schema.prisma'));
+        const dbDir = resolve(current, 'node_modules', '@trycompai', 'db');
+        add(join(dbDir, 'dist', 'schema.prisma'));
+        add(join(dbDir, 'prisma', 'schema', 'schema.prisma'));
         const parent = dirname(current);
-        if (parent === current) {
-          break;
-        }
+        if (parent === current) break;
         current = parent;
       }
     };
-
     addNodeModuleCandidates(context.workingDir);
     addNodeModuleCandidates(context.workspaceDir);
 
-    candidates.add(resolve(context.workingDir, '../../packages/db/dist/schema.prisma'));
-    candidates.add(resolve(context.workingDir, '../packages/db/dist/schema.prisma'));
+    // Strategy 3: Relative monorepo paths (apps/api → packages/db, apps/app → packages/db)
+    for (const rel of ['../../packages/db', '../packages/db']) {
+      const dbDir = resolve(context.workingDir, rel);
+      add(join(dbDir, 'dist', 'schema.prisma'));
+      add(join(dbDir, 'prisma', 'schema', 'schema.prisma'));
+    }
 
-    return Array.from(candidates);
+    return candidates;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/app/customPrismaExtension.ts b/apps/app/customPrismaExtension.ts
index 88d06a16b7..84dd76fe21 100644
--- a/apps/app/customPrismaExtension.ts
+++ b/apps/app/customPrismaExtension.ts
@@ -283,30 +283,51 @@ export class PrismaExtension implements BuildExtension {
   }
 
   private buildSchemaCandidates(context: ExtendedBuildContext): string[] {
-    const candidates = new Set<string>();
-
-    const addNodeModuleCandidates = (start: string | undefined) => {
-      if (!start) {
-        return;
+    const candidates: string[] = [];
+    const seen = new Set<string>();
+    const add = (p: string) => {
+      const resolved = resolve(p);
+      if (!seen.has(resolved)) {
+        seen.add(resolved);
+        candidates.push(resolved);
       }
+    };
+
+    // Strategy 1: Resolve @trycompai/db via Node module resolution (follows workspace symlinks)
+    try {
+      const dbPkgJson = require.resolve('@trycompai/db/package.json', {
+        paths: [context.workingDir],
+      });
+      const dbRoot = dirname(dbPkgJson);
+      add(join(dbRoot, 'dist', 'schema.prisma'));
+      add(join(dbRoot, 'prisma', 'schema', 'schema.prisma'));
+    } catch {
+      // Package not resolvable yet (pre-install), fall through to other strategies
+    }
 
+    // Strategy 2: Walk up node_modules hierarchy from workingDir and workspaceDir
+    const addNodeModuleCandidates = (start: string | undefined) => {
+      if (!start) return;
       let current = start;
       while (true) {
-        candidates.add(resolve(current, 'node_modules/@trycompai/db/dist/schema.prisma'));
+        const dbDir = resolve(current, 'node_modules', '@trycompai', 'db');
+        add(join(dbDir, 'dist', 'schema.prisma'));
+        add(join(dbDir, 'prisma', 'schema', 'schema.prisma'));
         const parent = dirname(current);
-        if (parent === current) {
-          break;
-        }
+        if (parent === current) break;
         current = parent;
       }
     };
-
     addNodeModuleCandidates(context.workingDir);
     addNodeModuleCandidates(context.workspaceDir);
 
-    candidates.add(resolve(context.workingDir, '../../packages/db/dist/schema.prisma'));
-    candidates.add(resolve(context.workingDir, '../packages/db/dist/schema.prisma'));
+    // Strategy 3: Relative monorepo paths (apps/api → packages/db, apps/app → packages/db)
+    for (const rel of ['../../packages/db', '../packages/db']) {
+      const dbDir = resolve(context.workingDir, rel);
+      add(join(dbDir, 'dist', 'schema.prisma'));
+      add(join(dbDir, 'prisma', 'schema', 'schema.prisma'));
+    }
 
-    return Array.from(candidates);
+    return candidates;
   }
 }