@shaferllc/keel 0.82.0 → 0.83.1

package/docs/database.md

@@ -110,218 +110,12 @@ An unregistered connection name doesn't fail when you *build* a query, only when
 it runs — so a misconfigured name surfaces as a rejected read/write, not a
 construction-time throw.
 
-## Query builder
+## Queries & models
 
-Start a query with `db(table)`, chain constraints (they return the builder, so
-order doesn't matter), and finish with a terminal method. Nothing hits the
-database until a terminal runs. Every value becomes a **binding**, never
-string-interpolated SQL — the builder is injection-safe by construction. It's
-driver-agnostic and edge-safe: the same chain compiles for sqlite, MySQL, and
-Postgres.
-
-```ts
-import { db } from "@shaferllc/keel/core";
-
-const active = await db("users")
-  .where("active", true)
-  .where("age", ">", 18)
-  .orderBy("name")
-  .limit(20)
-  .get();
-```
-
-### Retrieving results
-
-```ts
-await db("users").get();                     // Row[]
-await db("users").where("id", 1).first();    // Row | null
-await db("users").where("id", 1).firstOrFail(); // Row, or throws NotFoundException
-await db("users").find(1);                   // by primary key (default "id")
-await db("users").where("email", e).sole();  // exactly one, else throws
-await db("users").where("id", 1).value("email"); // one column of the first row
-await db("posts").pluck("title");            // string[] of one column
-await db("tags").orderBy("name").implode("name", ", "); // "a, b, c"
-```
-
-For large sets, `chunk` pages through without loading everything (return `false`
-to stop early):
-
-```ts
-await db("users").orderBy("id").chunk(500, async (rows) => {
-  for (const row of rows) await process(row);
-});
-```
-
-### Aggregates
-
-```ts
-await db("orders").count();
-await db("orders").where("paid", true).sum("total");
-await db("orders").avg("total");   // also min(col), max(col)
-await db("users").where("email", e).exists();       // boolean
-await db("users").where("banned", true).doesntExist();
-```
-
-### Selects
-
-```ts
-db("users").select("id", "email");
-db("users").select("id").addSelect("email");        // append, don't replace
-db("orders").selectRaw("SUM(total) AS revenue");
-db("users").distinct().select("country");
-```
-
-### Where clauses
-
-```ts
-db("users").where("votes", 100);                    // = is the default operator
-db("users").where("votes", ">=", 100);
-db("users").where("name", "like", "T%");
-
-db("users").where("votes", 100).orWhere("name", "John");
-db("users").whereNot("status", "cancelled");
-
-db("users").whereIn("id", [1, 2, 3]).whereNotIn("id", [4]);
-db("users").whereNull("deleted_at").whereNotNull("email_verified_at");
-db("products").whereBetween("price", [10, 100]).whereNotBetween("stock", [0, 5]);
-db("posts").whereLike("title", "%keel%");
-db("events").whereColumn("updated_at", ">", "created_at");  // column vs column
-db("users").whereRaw("score >= ? AND score <= ?", [10, 90]);
-```
-
-Every clause has an `orWhere…` twin — `orWhereIn`, `orWhereNull`,
-`orWhereNotNull`, `orWhereBetween`, `orWhereColumn`, `orWhereLike`, `orWhereRaw`,
-`orWhereNotIn`.
-
-**Grouped clauses.** Pass a callback to `where`/`orWhere` to parenthesize a set
-of conditions — the way to express `A AND (B OR C)`:
-
-```ts
-await db("users")
-  .where("active", true)
-  .where((q) => q.where("role", "admin").orWhere("role", "owner"))
-  .get();
-// … WHERE active = ? AND (role = ? OR role = ?)
-```
-
-### Ordering, grouping, limit & offset
-
-```ts
-db("users").orderBy("name").orderByDesc("created_at");
-db("posts").latest();                 // ORDER BY created_at DESC (oldest() for ASC)
-db("posts").orderByRaw("LENGTH(title) DESC");
-db("users").inRandomOrder();          // dialect-aware RANDOM()/RAND()
-db("users").reorder("name");          // clear existing ordering, then set
-
-db("orders")
-  .select("user_id")
-  .selectRaw("SUM(total) AS spent")
-  .groupBy("user_id")
-  .having("spent", ">", 1000)         // also havingRaw(...), havingBetween(...)
-  .get();
-
-db("users").limit(10).offset(20);     // take(10)/skip(20) are aliases
-db("users").forPage(3, 15);           // page 3, 15 per page
-```
-
-### Joins
-
-```ts
-await db("posts")
-  .join("users", "posts.user_id", "users.id")   // INNER JOIN on equality
-  .leftJoin("images", "images.post_id", "posts.id")
-  .select("posts.title", "users.name")
-  .get();
-```
-
-`rightJoin` and `crossJoin` round out the set. Joins with several `ON`
-conditions aren't modelled — use `whereRaw` or a view.
-
-### Conditional clauses
-
-`when` / `unless` apply a callback based on a runtime value, so you build a query
-without breaking the chain into `if`s. The callback receives the value:
-
-```ts
-await db("users")
-  .when(search, (q, term) => q.whereLike("name", `%${term}%`))
-  .unless(includeArchived, (q) => q.whereNull("archived_at"))
-  .get();
-```
-
-### Inserts
-
-```ts
-await db("users").insert({ email, name });
-const id = await db("users").insertGetId({ email, name });   // new primary key
-await db("logs").insertOrIgnore({ key, value });             // skip unique conflicts
-await db("users").upsert([{ id: 1, name: "Ada" }], ["id"], ["name"]); // insert/update
-```
-
-`upsert(rows, uniqueBy, update?)` inserts, updating the `update` columns (default:
-everything not in `uniqueBy`) on a conflict — dialect-aware (`ON CONFLICT` /
-`ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE`).
-
-### Updates
-
-```ts
-await db("users").where("id", id).update({ name: "Grace" });
-await db("users").updateOrInsert({ email }, { name });        // update match, else insert
-await db("posts").where("id", id).increment("views");         // += 1
-await db("posts").where("id", id).decrement("stock", 3, { updated_at: now });
-await db("counters").incrementEach({ hits: 1, misses: 2 });   // several columns at once
-```
-
-### Deletes
-
-```ts
-await db("sessions").where("expires_at", "<", now).delete();
-await db("cache").truncate();          // empty the table (DELETE on sqlite)
-```
-
-> **Guard your writes.** `update()`, `delete()`, and the increments apply to
-> every row matching the current `where` clause — with none, that's the whole
-> table. Scope every write unless you truly mean to touch every row.
-
-### Pagination
-
-```ts
-const page = await db("posts").latest().paginate(2, 15);
-// { data, total, perPage, currentPage, lastPage } — a COUNT plus a page query
-
-const feed = await db("posts").latest().simplePaginate(2, 15);
-// { data, perPage, currentPage, hasMore } — no COUNT; one extra row tells hasMore
-```
-
-### Pessimistic locking
-
-Inside a [transaction](#transactions), lock the selected rows against concurrent
-writes. No-ops on sqlite (which locks the whole database anyway):
-
-```ts
-await transaction(async () => {
-  const row = await db("accounts").where("id", id).lockForUpdate().first(); // FOR UPDATE
-  await db("accounts").where("id", id).update({ balance: row.balance - 10 });
-});
-// sharedLock() takes a read lock (FOR SHARE) instead.
-```
-
-### Debugging
-
-```ts
-db("users").where("active", true).toSql();       // "SELECT * FROM users WHERE active = ?"
-db("users").where("active", true).getBindings(); // [true]
-db("users").where("active", true).dump();        // logs SQL + bindings, returns the builder
-db("users").where("active", true).dd();          // logs and throws (dump-and-die)
-```
-
-### Not (yet) modelled
-
-Kept out on purpose, to stay driver-agnostic and honest about what compiles
-everywhere: unions, subquery `where`/join builders (`whereExists`, `joinSub`),
-the `whereDate`/`whereMonth`/… date-function family (no portable form across
-dialects), and `cursor`/`lazy` streaming. Reach for `whereRaw`, a raw
-`connection().select(sql)`, or a database view when you need them.
+Building and running queries — `where`, joins, aggregates, inserts, updates,
+pagination — lives in the [Query Builder](./query-builder.md) guide. The
+[ORM](./orm.md) adds an active-record layer (models, relationships, events,
+scopes) on top of the same builder.
 
 ## Transactions
 
@@ -519,317 +313,6 @@ unnamed `db(table)` and connectionless models use (throws if `name` isn't
 registered). `connectionNames()` returns the registered names.
 `clearConnections()` unregisters everything — a test helper.
 
-### `QueryBuilder`
-
-Returned by `db()`. Constraint methods return `this` (chainable); terminal
-methods return a promise. You never construct it directly.
-
-#### `select(...columns)`
-
-`select(...columns: string[]): this`
-
-Restricts the selected columns. With no arguments, selects `*`.
-
-```ts
-db("users").select("id", "email").get();
-```
-
-**Notes:** column names are interpolated as-is (they are not parameterized), so
-never pass user input as a column name. Calling it again replaces the prior
-selection.
-
-#### `where(column, value)` / `where(column, operator, value)`
-
-`where(column: string, value: unknown): this`
-`where(column: string, operator: Operator, value: unknown): this`
-
-Adds an `AND` condition. The two-argument form uses `=`; the three-argument form
-takes an explicit operator.
-
-```ts
-db("users").where("active", true);
-db("users").where("age", ">", 18);
-db("users").where("email", "like", "%@example.com");
-```
-
-**Notes:** `Operator` is `"=" | "!=" | "<" | "<=" | ">" | ">=" | "like"`. Values
-are always parameterized. Chaining multiple `where`s combines them with `AND`.
-
-#### `orWhere(column, value)` / `orWhere(column, operator, value)`
-
-`orWhere(column: string, value: unknown): this`
-`orWhere(column: string, operator: Operator, value: unknown): this`
-
-Same as `where`, but joins the condition with `OR`.
-
-```ts
-db("orders").where("status", "paid").orWhere("status", "shipped").get();
-```
-
-**Notes:** conditions are combined left-to-right without grouping parentheses, so
-mixing `where` and `orWhere` follows SQL's `AND`/`OR` precedence — group complex
-logic in separate queries if you need explicit parenthesization.
-
-#### `whereIn(column, values)`
-
-`whereIn(column: string, values: unknown[]): this`
-
-Matches rows where `column` is any of `values` (`AND`-joined).
-
-```ts
-db("posts").whereIn("id", [1, 2, 3]).get();
-```
-
-**Notes:** each value becomes its own placeholder. An empty array produces
-`IN ()`, which most engines reject — guard against empty lists yourself.
-
-#### `whereNull(column)` / `whereNotNull(column)`
-
-`whereNull(column: string): this`
-`whereNotNull(column: string): this`
-
-Adds an `AND` `IS NULL` / `IS NOT NULL` condition — no binding.
-
-```ts
-db("posts").whereNull("deleted_at").get();
-db("users").whereNotNull("verified_at").get();
-```
-
-#### `orderBy(column, direction?)`
-
-`orderBy(column: string, direction?: "asc" | "desc"): this`
-
-Adds an `ORDER BY` clause (default `"asc"`). Call it repeatedly for multiple sort
-keys, applied in call order.
-
-```ts
-db("users").orderBy("last_name").orderBy("created_at", "desc").get();
-```
-
-**Notes:** the column is interpolated, not parameterized — don't pass user input.
-
-#### `limit(n)` / `offset(n)`
-
-`limit(n: number): this`
-`offset(n: number): this`
-
-Caps the number of rows / skips the first `n`. Together they paginate.
-
-```ts
-db("posts").limit(20).offset(40).get(); // page 3, 20 per page
-```
-
-**Notes:** `first()` sets `limit(1)` internally, overriding any prior `limit`.
-
-#### `get()`
-
-`get(): Promise<T[]>`
-
-Runs the SELECT and returns all matching rows.
-
-```ts
-const rows = await db("users").where("active", true).get();
-```
-
-#### `first()`
-
-`first(): Promise<T | null>`
-
-Runs the SELECT with `LIMIT 1` and returns the first row, or `null`.
-
-```ts
-const user = await db("users").where("email", email).first();
-```
-
-**Notes:** overrides any `limit` you set. Returns `null` (not `undefined`) when
-nothing matches.
-
-#### `count()`
-
-`count(): Promise<number>`
-
-Returns `COUNT(*)` for the current `where` clause.
-
-```ts
-const active = await db("users").where("active", true).count();
-```
-
-**Notes:** ignores `select`, `orderBy`, `limit`, and `offset` — it counts matching
-rows, not the paginated slice.
-
-#### `exists()`
-
-`exists(): Promise<boolean>`
-
-`true` when at least one row matches — a `count() > 0` shorthand.
-
-```ts
-if (await db("users").where("email", email).exists()) { /* taken */ }
-```
-
-#### `insert(data)`
-
-`insert(data: Row): Promise<WriteResult>`
-
-Inserts one row and returns write metadata.
-
-```ts
-const result = await db("users").insert({ email, name });
-result.rowsAffected; // 1
-result.insertId;     // driver-dependent
-```
-
-**Notes:** column order follows `Object.keys(data)`. `insertId` is only populated
-if the driver reports it in `WriteResult`.
-
-#### `insertGetId(data)`
-
-`insertGetId(data: Row): Promise<number | string | undefined>`
-
-Inserts one row and returns just its new id (`insert` unwrapped).
-
-```ts
-const id = await db("users").insertGetId({ email, name });
-```
-
-**Notes:** returns `undefined` when the driver doesn't report an `insertId`.
-
-#### `update(data)`
-
-`update(data: Row): Promise<WriteResult>`
-
-Updates every row matching the `where` clause, setting the given columns.
-
-```ts
-const r = await db("users").where("id", 1).update({ name: "Grace" });
-r.rowsAffected; // rows changed
-```
-
-**Notes:** with no `where`, updates the entire table. Bindings are the new values
-followed by the where-clause values.
-
-#### `delete()`
-
-`delete(): Promise<WriteResult>`
-
-Deletes every row matching the `where` clause.
-
-```ts
-await db("sessions").where("expires_at", "<", now).delete();
-```
-
-**Notes:** with no `where`, empties the table. There's no soft-delete here — pair
-with a `deleted_at` column and `whereNull` if you want one.
-
-#### `whereColumn(first, operator?, second)` · `whereRaw(sql, bindings?)`
-
-Compare two columns (no binding) or add a raw WHERE fragment with its own
-bindings. `whereColumn("updated_at", ">", "created_at")`; `whereRaw("score >= ?", [10])`.
-
-#### `join(table, first, operator?, second)` · `leftJoin(...)`
-
-Add an `INNER JOIN` / `LEFT JOIN` on an equality (or the given operator).
-Included in `get`, `count`, and aggregates. Qualify ambiguous columns
-(`"posts.user_id"`).
-
-#### `groupBy(...columns)` · `having(column, operator?, value)` · `distinct()`
-
-`GROUP BY`, a bound `HAVING` predicate, and `SELECT DISTINCT`.
-
-#### `orderByRaw(sql)` · `when(condition, then, otherwise?)`
-
-A raw `ORDER BY` fragment; and conditional building — `then(query, value)` runs
-only when `condition` is truthy, else `otherwise`.
-
-#### `increment(column, amount?, extra?)` · `decrement(column, amount?, extra?)`
-
-`increment(column: string, amount = 1, extra: Row = {}): Promise<WriteResult>`
-
-Atomically `column = column ± amount` on matching rows, optionally setting other
-columns in the same statement. Scope with `where`.
-
-#### `upsert(rows, uniqueBy, update?)`
-
-`upsert(rows: Row | Row[], uniqueBy: string[], update?: string[]): Promise<WriteResult>`
-
-Insert rows, updating `update` columns (default: all non-unique) on a conflict
-against `uniqueBy`. Dialect-aware: `ON CONFLICT … DO UPDATE` (sqlite/postgres) or
-`ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE` (mysql).
-
-#### `insertOrIgnore(rows)`
-
-Insert one or more rows, skipping any that violate a unique constraint
-(`INSERT OR IGNORE` / `INSERT IGNORE` / `ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`).
-
-#### `chunk(size, callback)`
-
-`chunk(size: number, callback: (rows: T[]) => void | boolean | Promise<void | boolean>): Promise<void>`
-
-Process results a page at a time so a large table never loads at once. Return
-`false` from the callback to stop early. Pair with `orderBy` for a stable order.
-
-#### `addSelect(...columns)` · `selectRaw(sql)`
-
-Append columns to the SELECT list without replacing it; `selectRaw` appends a raw
-expression (`selectRaw("SUM(total) AS revenue")`).
-
-#### `orWhere` family · `whereNot(...)` · `whereNotBetween(column, [min, max])`
-
-Every `where…` clause has an `orWhere…` twin joined with `OR` — `orWhereIn`,
-`orWhereNotIn`, `orWhereNull`, `orWhereNotNull`, `orWhereBetween`,
-`orWhereColumn`, `orWhereLike`, `orWhereRaw`. `whereNot` negates a comparison;
-`whereNotBetween` is the inverse of `whereBetween`. Passing a **callback** to
-`where`/`orWhere` groups its conditions in parentheses.
-
-#### `orderByDesc(column)` · `reorder(column?, direction?)` · `inRandomOrder()`
-
-Descending order; clear existing ordering (optionally setting a new one); random
-order (dialect-aware `RANDOM()`/`RAND()`).
-
-#### `groupByRaw(sql)` · `havingRaw(sql, bindings?)` · `havingBetween(column, [min, max])`
-
-Raw `GROUP BY`, a raw/bound `HAVING`, and a `HAVING … BETWEEN`.
-
-#### `take(n)` · `skip(n)` · `forPage(page, perPage?)`
-
-Aliases for `limit`/`offset`, and limit+offset for a 1-based page.
-
-#### `rightJoin(...)` · `crossJoin(table)`
-
-`RIGHT JOIN` on an equality; `CROSS JOIN`.
-
-#### `unless(condition, then, otherwise?)`
-
-The inverse of `when` — runs `then` only when `condition` is falsy.
-
-#### `find(id, key?)` · `firstOrFail()` · `sole()` · `doesntExist()` · `implode(column, glue?)`
-
-Find by key (default `"id"`); first-or-throw; exactly-one-or-throw; the negation
-of `exists`; and join one column's values into a string.
-
-#### `simplePaginate(page?, perPage?)`
-
-`simplePaginate(page = 1, perPage = 15): Promise<SimplePaginated<T>>`
-
-A page without a `COUNT` — fetches one extra row to set `hasMore`. Cheaper than
-`paginate` for "load more" UIs.
-
-#### `lockForUpdate()` · `sharedLock()`
-
-Add `FOR UPDATE` / `FOR SHARE` to the SELECT (inside a transaction). Ignored on
-sqlite.
-
-#### `updateOrInsert(match, values?)` · `truncate()` · `incrementEach(cols, extra?)` · `decrementEach(cols, extra?)`
-
-Update the first match or insert `{ ...match, ...values }`; empty the table
-(`DELETE` on sqlite); and step several numeric columns in one statement (`cols` is
-an array — each by 1 — or a `{ column: amount }` map).
-
-#### `toSql()` · `getBindings()` · `dump()` · `dd()`
-
-The compiled `?`-placeholder SQL and its bindings, without executing; `dump` logs
-them and returns the builder; `dd` logs and throws.
-
 ### Interfaces & types
 
 #### `Connection`

package/docs/decorators.md

@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 
 Attach named, computed values to the current request — `request.user`,
 `request.tenant`, `request.locale` — resolved **lazily** and **memoized for the
-life of the request**. Inspired by [Fastify's decorators](https://fastify.dev/docs/latest/Reference/Decorators/),
-but without the footguns: you register a resolver once, and Keel computes it on
+life of the request**. You register a resolver once, and Keel computes it on
 first access and caches it per request. No null-placeholder declaration, no
-`onRequest` hook to remember, no shared-state leak between requests.
+shared-state leak between requests.
 
 > Decorating the **application** is already the [service container's](./container.md)
 > job — `bind` / `singleton` / `instance` / `make`, with `bound()` as
@@ -53,9 +52,6 @@ setRequestValue("user", theAuthenticatedUser);
 const user = await decorated("user"); // returns the value set above, no re-lookup
 ```
 
-This is the clean version of Fastify's "declare a placeholder, set it in an
-`onRequest` hook" pattern.
-
 ## Why lazy + memoized
 
 Resolving the current user (or tenant, or locale, or a feature-flag set) is the

package/docs/errors.md

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ subclasses don't define either — they render through the default path.
 
 When all you want is a coded error class — a stable `code`, a message, a status —
 skip the boilerplate and mint one with `createError`. It's the ergonomic shortcut
-for the common case, inspired by Fastify's `@fastify/error`:
+for the common case:
 
 ```ts
 import { createError } from "@shaferllc/keel/core";

package/docs/hooks.md

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 # Lifecycle Hooks
 
 Tap into the **application lifecycle** — run code once the app is ready, clean up
-on shutdown, and observe route registration. Inspired by
-[Fastify's hooks](https://fastify.dev/docs/latest/Reference/Hooks/), scoped to the
-parts Keel doesn't already cover.
+on shutdown, and observe route registration.
 
 > **Request-lifecycle hooks** (before/after a request, on error) are
 > [middleware](./middleware.md) in Keel — `HttpKernel.use()`, route/group

package/docs/logger.md

@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ With no options it defaults to `level: "info"`, `pretty: false`, and no bindings
 
 `requestLogger()` is a built-in middleware that binds a **child logger with a
 generated `reqId` to each request**, so every log line within a request
-correlates — Fastify's `request.log`. Install it in your HTTP kernel, then reach
-the request's logger anywhere with `requestLog()`:
+correlates. Install it in your HTTP kernel, then reach the request's logger
+anywhere with `requestLog()`:
 
 ```ts
 import { requestLogger, requestLog } from "@shaferllc/keel/core";

package/docs/models.md

@@ -205,8 +205,11 @@ User.observe({
 ```
 
 Events: `retrieved`, `creating`/`created`, `updating`/`updated`,
-`saving`/`saved`, `deleting`/`deleted`, `restoring`/`restored`. They're keyed by
-the exact class (subclasses don't inherit a parent's hooks).
+`saving`/`saved`, `deleting`/`deleted`, `restoring`/`restored`.
+
+Hooks **inherit**, ancestors first: a hook on a base class fires for every model
+that extends it. That's what lets a base class do real work — a `creating` hook
+that stamps a tenant id is useless if subclasses never fire it.
 
 ## Query scopes
 

package/docs/orm.md

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# ORM
+
+Keel's ORM is a compact **active record** over the [query builder](./query-builder.md):
+a model is a class pointed at a table, and its rows come back as typed objects
+with methods. There's no mapper to configure and no separate schema layer — a
+model *is* the row plus behaviour. It runs on whatever [connection](./database.md)
+you registered, so the same code works on Node and the edge.
+
+```ts
+import { Model } from "@shaferllc/keel/core";
+
+class User extends Model {
+  static table = "users";
+  declare id: number;
+  declare email: string;
+
+  posts() { return this.hasMany(Post); }
+}
+
+const user = await User.find(1);
+await user.posts();                 // relations are awaitable
+if (await user.subscribed()) { /* … */ }
+```
+
+This page is the map; each capability has a deep-dive in **[Models](./models.md)**.
+
+## What the ORM gives you
+
+| Area | What you get | Guide |
+|------|--------------|-------|
+| **CRUD** | `find` / `all` / `create` / `save` / `update` / `delete`, `firstOrCreate`, `updateOrCreate` | [Models → Reading/Writing](./models.md#reading) |
+| **Casts** | `boolean` / `int` / `json` / `date` … columns round-trip as real JS types | [Models → Attribute casts](./models.md#attribute-casts) |
+| **Mass assignment** | `fillable` / `guarded` allow/deny lists guard untrusted input | [Models → Mass assignment](./models.md#mass-assignment) |
+| **Serialization** | `hidden` / `visible` / `appends` shape `toJSON()` | [Models → Serializing](./models.md#serializing) |
+| **Relationships** | `hasOne` / `hasMany` / `belongsTo` / `belongsToMany` + polymorphic `morphOne` / `morphMany` / `morphTo` | [Models → Relationships](./models.md#relationships) |
+| **Eager loading** | `with("posts.comments")` (nested), `withCount`, `Model.load` — no N+1 | [Models → Eager loading](./models.md#eager-loading-avoiding-n1) |
+| **Relationship queries** | `whereHas` / `has` / `doesntHave` | [Models → Querying relationships](./models.md#querying-relationships-with-withcount-wherehas) |
+| **Lifecycle events** | `creating`/`saved`/`deleting`/… hooks and observers, inherited by subclasses | [Models → Lifecycle events](./models.md#lifecycle-events) |
+| **Scopes** | global scopes (tenancy, published-only) + local scope methods | [Models → Query scopes](./models.md#query-scopes) |
+| **Soft deletes** | `deleted_at`, `withTrashed` / `onlyTrashed` / `restore` / `forceDelete` | [Models → Soft deletes](./models.md#soft-deletes) |
+
+## How it relates to the rest
+
+- The **[query builder](./query-builder.md)** is the layer underneath. `Model.query()`
+  returns a model-aware builder, and everything an ORM query can't express
+  (raw joins, aggregates, bulk writes) is one `db()` call away.
+- **[Migrations](./migrations.md)** define the tables models read and write.
+- **[Factories & seeders](./factories.md)** generate model rows for tests and demos.
+- **[API resources](./api-resources.md)** turn models into a REST API; **[transformers](./transformers.md)**
+  control their serialized shape at the boundary.
+
+## When to drop down
+
+The ORM is deliberately small — enough for CRUD, relationships, and the common
+query shapes without an ORM dependency. For a gnarly one-off report, reach for
+the [query builder](./query-builder.md) or a raw `connection().select(sql)`; the
+model layer never gets in the way.

package/docs/packages.md

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ adds the conventions a *shippable* package needs so it can carry its own schema
 and assets instead of asking the app to wire them by hand.
 
 [Keel Watch](./watch.md) — the debug dashboard — is a first-party package and the
-reference implementation of everything below. [Billing](./billing.md) (a Cashier
-port for Stripe and Paddle) is another, and shows a package contributing models,
-a schema migration, gateway drivers, and verified webhook routes.
+reference implementation of everything below. [Billing](./billing.md) (Stripe and
+Paddle subscriptions) is another, and shows a package contributing models, a
+schema migration, gateway drivers, and verified webhook routes.
 
 ## The shape of a package