HighFile-scopeRuby Plug & play

Add foreign key constraints in migrations

Enforce referential integrity with add_foreign_key and matching indexes.

Why this matters

Prevents orphaned rows and improves join performance.

Side-by-side examples engineers can pattern-match during review.

Avoid

add_column :orders, :user_id, :bigint

Prefer

add_reference :orders, :user, foreign_key: true, index: true

Bad

user_id without FK

Good

add_foreign_key :orders, :users

From the same buckets as this rule.

Critical
Block risky database migrations (locking ops, downtime risk)
Review SQL/database migrations for operations that can lock large tables or cause downtime. Examples: creating indexes without CONCURRENTLY (Postgres), ALTER COLUMN TYPE on big tables, adding NOT NULL without backfill, long-running updates without batching. Require an online migration strategy (CONCURRENTLY, backfill in batches, dual-write/expand-contract) and a rollback plan.
migrations-backward-compatdatabase-query-performance
High
Add database indexes for query optimization
Index frequently filtered or joined columns and verify with query plans.
database-query-performanceperformance-efficiency
High
Add database indexes for query performance
Index columns used in WHERE/JOIN/ORDER and enforce uniqueness where applicable.
database-query-performance