chore(release): update package version to 1.0.58

* Implement SQLiteToCanonicalTypes for type mapping
* Add ConvertSQLiteToCanonical and ConvertCanonicalToSQLite functions
* Update mapDataType to utilize new conversion logic

cmd/relspec/convert.go

@@ -43,16 +43,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	convertSourceType    string
+	convertSourceType      string
-	convertSourcePath    string
+	convertSourcePath      string
-	convertSourceConn    string
+	convertSourceConn      string
-	convertFromList      []string
+	convertFromList        []string
-	convertTargetType    string
+	convertTargetType      string
-	convertTargetPath    string
+	convertTargetPath      string
-	convertPackageName   string
+	convertPackageName     string
-	convertSchemaFilter  string
+	convertSchemaFilter    string
-	convertFlattenSchema bool
+	convertFlattenSchema   bool
-	convertNullableTypes string
+	convertNullableTypes   string
+	convertContinueOnError bool
 )
 
 var convertCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ func init() {
 	convertCmd.Flags().StringVar(&convertSchemaFilter, "schema", "", "Filter to a specific schema by name (required for formats like dctx that only support single schemas)")
 	convertCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&convertFlattenSchema, "flatten-schema", false, "Flatten schema.table names to schema_table (useful for databases like SQLite that do not support schemas)")
 	convertCmd.Flags().StringVar(&convertNullableTypes, "types", "", "Nullable type package for code-gen writers (bun/gorm): 'resolvespec' (default) or 'stdlib' (database/sql)")
+	convertCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&convertContinueOnError, "continue-on-error", false, "Prepend \\set ON_ERROR_STOP off to generated SQL so psql continues past errors (pgsql output only)")
 
 	err := convertCmd.MarkFlagRequired("from")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -243,7 +245,7 @@ func runConvert(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      Schema: %s\n", convertSchemaFilter)
 	}
 
-	if err := writeDatabase(db, convertTargetType, convertTargetPath, convertPackageName, convertSchemaFilter, convertFlattenSchema, convertNullableTypes); err != nil {
+	if err := writeDatabase(db, convertTargetType, convertTargetPath, convertPackageName, convertSchemaFilter, convertFlattenSchema, convertNullableTypes, convertContinueOnError); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write target: %w", err)
 	}
 
@@ -383,10 +385,10 @@ func readDatabaseForConvert(dbType, filePath, connString string) (*models.Databa
 	return db, nil
 }
 
-func writeDatabase(db *models.Database, dbType, outputPath, packageName, schemaFilter string, flattenSchema bool, nullableTypes string) error {
+func writeDatabase(db *models.Database, dbType, outputPath, packageName, schemaFilter string, flattenSchema bool, nullableTypes string, continueOnError bool) error {
 	var writer writers.Writer
 
-	writerOpts := newWriterOptions(outputPath, packageName, flattenSchema, nullableTypes)
+	writerOpts := newWriterOptions(outputPath, packageName, flattenSchema, nullableTypes, continueOnError)
 
 	switch strings.ToLower(dbType) {
 	case "dbml":

cmd/relspec/edit.go

@@ -323,31 +323,31 @@ func writeDatabaseForEdit(dbType, filePath, connString string, db *models.Databa
 
 	switch strings.ToLower(dbType) {
 	case "dbml":
-		writer = wdbml.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wdbml.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	case "dctx":
-		writer = wdctx.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wdctx.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	case "drawdb":
-		writer = wdrawdb.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wdrawdb.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	case "graphql":
-		writer = wgraphql.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wgraphql.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	case "json":
-		writer = wjson.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wjson.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	case "yaml":
-		writer = wyaml.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wyaml.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	case "gorm":
-		writer = wgorm.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wgorm.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	case "bun":
-		writer = wbun.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wbun.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	case "drizzle":
-		writer = wdrizzle.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wdrizzle.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	case "prisma":
-		writer = wprisma.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wprisma.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	case "typeorm":
-		writer = wtypeorm.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wtypeorm.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	case "sqlite", "sqlite3":
-		writer = wsqlite.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wsqlite.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	case "pgsql":
-		writer = wpgsql.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, ""))
+		writer = wpgsql.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", false, "", false))
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s: unsupported format: %s", label, dbType)
 	}

cmd/relspec/merge.go

@@ -258,6 +258,11 @@ func runMerge(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      ✓ Merge complete\n\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s\n", merge.GetMergeSummary(result))
 
+	if strings.EqualFold(mergeOutputType, "pgsql") && len(result.TypeConflicts) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("merge detected conflicting existing column types and cannot safely continue with pgsql output\n%s",
+			merge.GetColumnTypeConflictSummary(result, 10))
+	}
+
 	// Step 4: Write output
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "\n[4/4] Writing output...\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "      Format: %s\n", mergeOutputType)
@@ -370,61 +375,61 @@ func writeDatabaseForMerge(dbType, filePath, connString string, db *models.Datab
 		if filePath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: file path is required for DBML format", label)
 		}
-		writer = wdbml.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, ""))
+		writer = wdbml.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false))
 	case "dctx":
 		if filePath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: file path is required for DCTX format", label)
 		}
-		writer = wdctx.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, ""))
+		writer = wdctx.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false))
 	case "drawdb":
 		if filePath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: file path is required for DrawDB format", label)
 		}
-		writer = wdrawdb.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, ""))
+		writer = wdrawdb.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false))
 	case "graphql":
 		if filePath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: file path is required for GraphQL format", label)
 		}
-		writer = wgraphql.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, ""))
+		writer = wgraphql.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false))
 	case "json":
 		if filePath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: file path is required for JSON format", label)
 		}
-		writer = wjson.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, ""))
+		writer = wjson.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false))
 	case "yaml":
 		if filePath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: file path is required for YAML format", label)
 		}
-		writer = wyaml.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, ""))
+		writer = wyaml.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false))
 	case "gorm":
 		if filePath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: file path is required for GORM format", label)
 		}
-		writer = wgorm.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, ""))
+		writer = wgorm.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false))
 	case "bun":
 		if filePath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: file path is required for Bun format", label)
 		}
-		writer = wbun.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, ""))
+		writer = wbun.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false))
 	case "drizzle":
 		if filePath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: file path is required for Drizzle format", label)
 		}
-		writer = wdrizzle.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, ""))
+		writer = wdrizzle.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false))
 	case "prisma":
 		if filePath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: file path is required for Prisma format", label)
 		}
-		writer = wprisma.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, ""))
+		writer = wprisma.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false))
 	case "typeorm":
 		if filePath == "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s: file path is required for TypeORM format", label)
 		}
-		writer = wtypeorm.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, ""))
+		writer = wtypeorm.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false))
 	case "sqlite", "sqlite3":
-		writer = wsqlite.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, ""))
+		writer = wsqlite.NewWriter(newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false))
 	case "pgsql":
-		writerOpts := newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "")
+		writerOpts := newWriterOptions(filePath, "", flattenSchema, "", false)
 		if connString != "" {
 			writerOpts.Metadata = map[string]interface{}{
 				"connection_string": connString,

cmd/relspec/merge_from_list_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -160,3 +161,38 @@ func TestRunMerge_FromListMissingSourceType(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("expected error when neither --source-path nor --from-list is provided")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRunMerge_PgsqlOutputRejectsColumnTypeConflict(t *testing.T) {
+	saved := saveMergeState()
+	defer restoreMergeState(saved)
+
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	targetFile := filepath.Join(dir, "target.json")
+	sourceFile := filepath.Join(dir, "source.json")
+	writeTestJSONWithSingleColumnType(t, targetFile, "users", "integer")
+	writeTestJSONWithSingleColumnType(t, sourceFile, "users", "uuid")
+
+	mergeTargetType = "json"
+	mergeTargetPath = targetFile
+	mergeTargetConn = ""
+	mergeSourceType = "json"
+	mergeSourcePath = sourceFile
+	mergeSourceConn = ""
+	mergeFromList = nil
+	mergeOutputType = "pgsql"
+	mergeOutputPath = ""
+	mergeOutputConn = "postgres://relspec:secret@localhost/testdb"
+	mergeSkipTables = ""
+	mergeReportPath = ""
+
+	err := runMerge(nil, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected pgsql output merge to fail on column type conflict")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "column type conflicts detected") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected conflict summary in error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "public.users.id") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected conflicting column path in error, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}

cmd/relspec/prisma_options.go

@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ func newReaderOptions(filePath, connString string) *readers.ReaderOptions {
 	}
 }
 
-func newWriterOptions(outputPath, packageName string, flattenSchema bool, nullableTypes string) *writers.WriterOptions {
+func newWriterOptions(outputPath, packageName string, flattenSchema bool, nullableTypes string, continueOnError bool) *writers.WriterOptions {
 	return &writers.WriterOptions{
-		OutputPath:    outputPath,
+		OutputPath:      outputPath,
-		PackageName:   packageName,
+		PackageName:     packageName,
-		FlattenSchema: flattenSchema,
+		FlattenSchema:   flattenSchema,
-		NullableTypes: nullableTypes,
+		NullableTypes:   nullableTypes,
-		Prisma7:       prisma7,
+		Prisma7:         prisma7,
+		ContinueOnError: continueOnError,
 	}
 }

cmd/relspec/split.go

@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ func runSplit(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		"",    // no schema filter for split
 		false, // no flatten-schema for split
 		splitNullableTypes,
+		false, // no continue-on-error for split
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write output: %w", err)

cmd/relspec/testhelpers_test.go

@@ -71,6 +71,40 @@ func writeTestJSON(t *testing.T, path string, tableNames []string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func writeTestJSONWithSingleColumnType(t *testing.T, path, tableName, columnType string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	db := minimalDatabase{
+		Name: "test_db",
+		Schemas: []minimalSchema{{
+			Name: "public",
+			Tables: []minimalTable{{
+				Name:   tableName,
+				Schema: "public",
+				Columns: map[string]minimalColumn{
+					"id": {
+						Name:          "id",
+						Table:         tableName,
+						Schema:        "public",
+						Type:          columnType,
+						NotNull:       true,
+						IsPrimaryKey:  true,
+						AutoIncrement: true,
+					},
+				},
+			}},
+		}},
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(db)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to marshal test JSON: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, data, 0644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to write test file %s: %v", path, err)
+	}
+}
+
 // convertState captures and restores all convert global vars.
 type convertState struct {
 	sourceType    string

linux/arch/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Maintainer: Hein (Warky Devs) <hein@warky.dev>
 pkgname=relspec
-pkgver=1.0.54
+pkgver=1.0.58
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="RelSpec is a comprehensive database relations management tool that reads, transforms, and writes database table specifications across multiple formats and ORMs."
 arch=('x86_64' 'aarch64')

linux/centos/relspec.spec

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           relspec
-Version:        1.0.54
+Version:        1.0.58
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        RelSpec is a comprehensive database relations management tool that reads, transforms, and writes database table specifications across multiple formats and ORMs.
 

pkg/mariadb/datatypes.go

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+package mariadb
+
+import "strings"
+
+// MariaDBToCanonicalTypes maps MariaDB/MySQL type names to canonical types.
+var MariaDBToCanonicalTypes = map[string]string{
+	// Integer types
+	"tinyint":   "int8",
+	"smallint":  "int16",
+	"mediumint": "int",
+	"int":       "int",
+	"integer":   "int",
+	"int2":      "int16",
+	"int4":      "int",
+	"int8":      "int64",
+	"bigint":    "int64",
+	// Boolean (TINYINT(1) alias)
+	"boolean": "bool",
+	"bool":    "bool",
+	"bit":     "bool",
+	// Float types
+	"float":            "float32",
+	"double":           "float64",
+	"real":             "float64",
+	"double precision": "float64",
+	// Decimal types
+	"decimal": "decimal",
+	"numeric": "decimal",
+	"dec":     "decimal",
+	"fixed":   "decimal",
+	// String types
+	"char":       "string",
+	"character":  "string",
+	"varchar":    "string",
+	"nchar":      "string",
+	"nvarchar":   "string",
+	"tinytext":   "text",
+	"text":       "text",
+	"mediumtext": "text",
+	"longtext":   "text",
+	// Binary/blob types
+	"binary":     "bytea",
+	"varbinary":  "bytea",
+	"tinyblob":   "bytea",
+	"blob":       "bytea",
+	"mediumblob": "bytea",
+	"longblob":   "bytea",
+	// Date/time types
+	"date":      "date",
+	"time":      "time",
+	"datetime":  "timestamp",
+	"timestamp": "timestamp",
+	"year":      "int",
+	// Other types
+	"json": "json",
+	"enum": "string",
+	"set":  "string",
+	"uuid": "uuid",
+}
+
+// CanonicalToMariaDBTypes maps canonical types to MariaDB/MySQL types.
+var CanonicalToMariaDBTypes = map[string]string{
+	"bool":        "TINYINT(1)",
+	"int8":        "TINYINT",
+	"int16":       "SMALLINT",
+	"int":         "INT",
+	"int32":       "INT",
+	"int64":       "BIGINT",
+	"uint":        "INT UNSIGNED",
+	"uint8":       "TINYINT UNSIGNED",
+	"uint16":      "SMALLINT UNSIGNED",
+	"uint32":      "INT UNSIGNED",
+	"uint64":      "BIGINT UNSIGNED",
+	"float32":     "FLOAT",
+	"float64":     "DOUBLE",
+	"decimal":     "DECIMAL",
+	"string":      "VARCHAR(255)",
+	"text":        "TEXT",
+	"date":        "DATE",
+	"time":        "TIME",
+	"timestamp":   "DATETIME",
+	"timestamptz": "DATETIME",
+	"uuid":        "CHAR(36)",
+	"json":        "JSON",
+	"jsonb":       "JSON",
+	"bytea":       "BLOB",
+}
+
+// MariaDBTypeSynonyms maps MariaDB/MySQL type aliases to their canonical MariaDB name.
+var MariaDBTypeSynonyms = map[string]string{
+	"integer":          "int",
+	"int2":             "smallint",
+	"int4":             "int",
+	"int8":             "bigint",
+	"double precision": "double",
+	"character":        "char",
+	"dec":              "decimal",
+	"fixed":            "decimal",
+	"numeric":          "decimal",
+	"boolean":          "tinyint",
+	"bool":             "tinyint",
+}
+
+// NormalizeMariaDBType maps a MariaDB/MySQL base type (no dimension parameters)
+// to its canonical MariaDB form. Unknown types are returned as-is (lowercased).
+func NormalizeMariaDBType(baseType string) string {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(baseType))
+	if canonical, ok := MariaDBTypeSynonyms[lower]; ok {
+		return canonical
+	}
+	return lower
+}
+
+// ConvertMariaDBToCanonical converts a MariaDB/MySQL type name to the canonical type.
+// Strips dimension parameters and normalizes aliases. Defaults to "string".
+func ConvertMariaDBToCanonical(mariadbType string) string {
+	base := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(mariadbType))
+	if idx := strings.Index(base, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		base = strings.TrimSpace(base[:idx])
+	}
+
+	if canonical, ok := MariaDBToCanonicalTypes[base]; ok {
+		return canonical
+	}
+
+	// Prefix match for composite types (e.g., "unsigned bigint")
+	for key, canonical := range MariaDBToCanonicalTypes {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(base, key) {
+			return canonical
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "string"
+}
+
+// ConvertCanonicalToMariaDB converts a canonical type to a MariaDB/MySQL type.
+// Defaults to VARCHAR(255) for unrecognised types.
+func ConvertCanonicalToMariaDB(canonicalType string) string {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(canonicalType))
+	if idx := strings.Index(lower, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		lower = strings.TrimSpace(lower[:idx])
+	}
+
+	if mariadbType, ok := CanonicalToMariaDBTypes[lower]; ok {
+		return mariadbType
+	}
+
+	// Prefix fallback
+	for canonical, mariadb := range CanonicalToMariaDBTypes {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(lower, canonical) {
+			return mariadb
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "VARCHAR(255)"
+}

pkg/merge/merge.go

@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ package merge
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/models"
+	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/pgsql"
 )
 
 // MergeResult represents the result of a merge operation
@@ -22,6 +24,16 @@ type MergeResult struct {
 	EnumsAdded       int
 	ViewsAdded       int
 	SequencesAdded   int
+	TypeConflicts    []ColumnTypeConflict
+}
+
+// ColumnTypeConflict describes a column that exists in both schemas but with incompatible types.
+type ColumnTypeConflict struct {
+	Schema     string
+	Table      string
+	Column     string
+	TargetType string
+	SourceType string
 }
 
 // MergeOptions contains options for merge operations
@@ -146,11 +158,19 @@ func (r *MergeResult) mergeColumns(table *models.Table, srcTable *models.Table)
 
 	// Merge columns
 	for colName, srcCol := range srcTable.Columns {
-		if _, exists := existingColumns[colName]; !exists {
+		if tgtCol, exists := existingColumns[colName]; !exists {
 			// Column doesn't exist, add it
 			newCol := cloneColumn(srcCol)
 			table.Columns[colName] = newCol
 			r.ColumnsAdded++
+		} else if columnTypeConflict(tgtCol, srcCol) {
+			r.TypeConflicts = append(r.TypeConflicts, ColumnTypeConflict{
+				Schema:     firstNonEmpty(table.Schema, srcTable.Schema, srcCol.Schema),
+				Table:      firstNonEmpty(table.Name, srcTable.Name, srcCol.Table),
+				Column:     firstNonEmpty(tgtCol.Name, srcCol.Name, colName),
+				TargetType: describeColumnType(tgtCol),
+				SourceType: describeColumnType(srcCol),
+			})
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -426,6 +446,78 @@ func cloneColumn(col *models.Column) *models.Column {
 	return newCol
 }
 
+func columnTypeConflict(target, source *models.Column) bool {
+	if target == nil || source == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	tType, tLen, tPrec, tScale := extractTypeParts(target)
+	sType, sLen, sPrec, sScale := extractTypeParts(source)
+
+	return tType != sType || tLen != sLen || tPrec != sPrec || tScale != sScale
+}
+
+// extractTypeParts returns the canonical base type and dimensions for a column,
+// handling the case where dimensions are embedded in the type string (e.g. "char(2)")
+// rather than stored in the separate Length/Precision/Scale fields.
+func extractTypeParts(col *models.Column) (baseType string, length, precision, scale int) {
+	typeName := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(col.Type))
+	length, precision, scale = col.Length, col.Precision, col.Scale
+
+	if idx := strings.Index(typeName, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		inner := strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimSpace(typeName[idx+1:]), ")")
+		typeName = strings.TrimSpace(typeName[:idx])
+		parts := strings.Split(inner, ",")
+		if len(parts) == 2 {
+			if p, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])); err == nil && p > 0 && precision == 0 {
+				precision = p
+			}
+			if s, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(parts[1])); err == nil && s > 0 && scale == 0 {
+				scale = s
+			}
+		} else if len(parts) == 1 {
+			if l, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.TrimSpace(parts[0])); err == nil && l > 0 && length == 0 && precision == 0 {
+				length = l
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	typeName = pgsql.NormalizePGType(typeName)
+
+	return typeName, length, precision, scale
+}
+
+func describeColumnType(col *models.Column) string {
+	if col == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	typeName := strings.TrimSpace(col.Type)
+	if typeName == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case col.Precision > 0 && col.Scale > 0:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d,%d)", typeName, col.Precision, col.Scale)
+	case col.Precision > 0:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d)", typeName, col.Precision)
+	case col.Length > 0:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d)", typeName, col.Length)
+	default:
+		return typeName
+	}
+}
+
+func firstNonEmpty(values ...string) string {
+	for _, value := range values {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(value) != "" {
+			return value
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func cloneConstraint(constraint *models.Constraint) *models.Constraint {
 	if constraint == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -609,6 +701,7 @@ func GetMergeSummary(result *MergeResult) string {
 		fmt.Sprintf("Enums added:       %d", result.EnumsAdded),
 		fmt.Sprintf("Relations added:   %d", result.RelationsAdded),
 		fmt.Sprintf("Domains added:     %d", result.DomainsAdded),
+		fmt.Sprintf("Type conflicts:    %d", len(result.TypeConflicts)),
 	}
 
 	totalAdded := result.SchemasAdded + result.TablesAdded + result.ColumnsAdded +
@@ -625,3 +718,35 @@ func GetMergeSummary(result *MergeResult) string {
 
 	return summary
 }
+
+// GetColumnTypeConflictSummary returns a short, human-readable conflict summary.
+func GetColumnTypeConflictSummary(result *MergeResult, limit int) string {
+	if result == nil || len(result.TypeConflicts) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if limit <= 0 {
+		limit = len(result.TypeConflicts)
+	}
+
+	lines := make([]string, 0, min(limit, len(result.TypeConflicts))+1)
+	lines = append(lines, "column type conflicts detected:")
+	for i, conflict := range result.TypeConflicts {
+		if i >= limit {
+			break
+		}
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  - %s.%s.%s: target=%s source=%s",
+			conflict.Schema, conflict.Table, conflict.Column, conflict.TargetType, conflict.SourceType))
+	}
+	if len(result.TypeConflicts) > limit {
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("  ... and %d more", len(result.TypeConflicts)-limit))
+	}
+
+	return strings.Join(lines, "\n")
+}
+
+func min(a, b int) int {
+	if a < b {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
+}

pkg/merge/merge_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package merge
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/models"
@@ -140,6 +141,61 @@ func TestMergeColumns_NewColumn(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestMergeColumns_TypeConflictIsDetected(t *testing.T) {
+	target := &models.Database{
+		Schemas: []*models.Schema{
+			{
+				Name: "public",
+				Tables: []*models.Table{
+					{
+						Name:   "users",
+						Schema: "public",
+						Columns: map[string]*models.Column{
+							"email": {Name: "email", Type: "varchar", Length: 255},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	source := &models.Database{
+		Schemas: []*models.Schema{
+			{
+				Name: "public",
+				Tables: []*models.Table{
+					{
+						Name:   "users",
+						Schema: "public",
+						Columns: map[string]*models.Column{
+							"email": {Name: "email", Type: "text"},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	result := MergeDatabases(target, source, nil)
+
+	if len(result.TypeConflicts) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 type conflict, got %d", len(result.TypeConflicts))
+	}
+	conflict := result.TypeConflicts[0]
+	if conflict.Schema != "public" || conflict.Table != "users" || conflict.Column != "email" {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected conflict location: %+v", conflict)
+	}
+	if conflict.TargetType != "varchar(255)" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected target type varchar(255), got %q", conflict.TargetType)
+	}
+	if conflict.SourceType != "text" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected source type text, got %q", conflict.SourceType)
+	}
+
+	if got := target.Schemas[0].Tables[0].Columns["email"].Type; got != "varchar" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected target column type to remain unchanged, got %q", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestMergeConstraints_NewConstraint(t *testing.T) {
 	target := &models.Database{
 		Schemas: []*models.Schema{
@@ -509,6 +565,9 @@ func TestGetMergeSummary(t *testing.T) {
 		ConstraintsAdded: 3,
 		IndexesAdded:     2,
 		ViewsAdded:       1,
+		TypeConflicts: []ColumnTypeConflict{
+			{Schema: "public", Table: "users", Column: "email", TargetType: "varchar(255)", SourceType: "text"},
+		},
 	}
 
 	summary := GetMergeSummary(result)
@@ -518,6 +577,9 @@ func TestGetMergeSummary(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(summary) < 50 {
 		t.Errorf("Summary seems too short: %s", summary)
 	}
+	if !strings.Contains(summary, "Type conflicts:    1") {
+		t.Errorf("Expected type conflict count in summary, got: %s", summary)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestGetMergeSummary_Nil(t *testing.T) {

pkg/mssql/datatypes.go

@@ -2,32 +2,73 @@ package mssql
 
 import "strings"
 
-// CanonicalToMSSQLTypes maps canonical types to MSSQL types
+// CanonicalToMSSQLTypes maps canonical types to MSSQL types.
+// Accepts both Go canonical names ("int", "string") and SQL canonical names
+// ("integer", "varchar") so the writer handles input from any reader.
 var CanonicalToMSSQLTypes = map[string]string{
-	"bool":        "BIT",
+	// Boolean — Go and SQL canonical
-	"int8":        "TINYINT",
+	"bool":    "BIT",
-	"int16":       "SMALLINT",
+	"boolean": "BIT",
-	"int":         "INT",
+	// Integer — Go canonical
-	"int32":       "INT",
+	"int8":   "TINYINT",
-	"int64":       "BIGINT",
+	"int16":  "SMALLINT",
-	"uint":        "BIGINT",
+	"int":    "INT",
-	"uint8":       "SMALLINT",
+	"int32":  "INT",
-	"uint16":      "INT",
+	"int64":  "BIGINT",
-	"uint32":      "BIGINT",
+	"uint":   "BIGINT",
-	"uint64":      "BIGINT",
+	"uint8":  "TINYINT",
-	"float32":     "REAL",
+	"uint16": "SMALLINT",
-	"float64":     "FLOAT",
+	"uint32": "BIGINT",
-	"decimal":     "NUMERIC",
+	"uint64": "BIGINT",
-	"string":      "NVARCHAR(255)",
+	// Integer — SQL canonical (serial types map to base integer; IDENTITY is set via AutoIncrement)
-	"text":        "NVARCHAR(MAX)",
+	"integer":     "INT",
+	"smallint":    "SMALLINT",
+	"bigint":      "BIGINT",
+	"tinyint":     "TINYINT",
+	"serial":      "INT",
+	"smallserial": "SMALLINT",
+	"bigserial":   "BIGINT",
+	// Float — Go canonical
+	"float32": "REAL",
+	"float64": "FLOAT",
+	// Float — SQL canonical
+	"real":             "REAL",
+	"double precision": "FLOAT",
+	"double":           "FLOAT",
+	// Decimal/numeric
+	"decimal": "NUMERIC",
+	"numeric": "NUMERIC",
+	"money":   "MONEY",
+	// String — Go canonical
+	"string": "NVARCHAR(255)",
+	"text":   "NVARCHAR(MAX)",
+	// String — SQL canonical
+	"varchar":  "NVARCHAR(255)",
+	"char":     "NCHAR",
+	"nvarchar": "NVARCHAR(255)",
+	"nchar":    "NCHAR",
+	"citext":   "NVARCHAR(MAX)",
+	// Date/time
 	"date":        "DATE",
 	"time":        "TIME",
+	"timetz":      "DATETIMEOFFSET",
 	"timestamp":   "DATETIME2",
 	"timestamptz": "DATETIMEOFFSET",
-	"uuid":        "UNIQUEIDENTIFIER",
+	"datetime":    "DATETIME2",
-	"json":        "NVARCHAR(MAX)",
+	"interval":    "NVARCHAR(50)",
-	"jsonb":       "NVARCHAR(MAX)",
+	// UUID
-	"bytea":       "VARBINARY(MAX)",
+	"uuid": "UNIQUEIDENTIFIER",
+	// JSON — MSSQL has no native JSON type; stored as NVARCHAR(MAX)
+	"json":  "NVARCHAR(MAX)",
+	"jsonb": "NVARCHAR(MAX)",
+	// Binary
+	"bytea": "VARBINARY(MAX)",
+	"blob":  "VARBINARY(MAX)",
+	// Network/geo types — no MSSQL native equivalent
+	"xml":     "XML",
+	"inet":    "NVARCHAR(45)",
+	"cidr":    "NVARCHAR(43)",
+	"macaddr": "NVARCHAR(17)",
 }
 
 // MSSQLToCanonicalTypes maps MSSQL types to canonical types
@@ -68,47 +109,50 @@ var MSSQLToCanonicalTypes = map[string]string{
 	"geometry":         "string",
 }
 
-// ConvertCanonicalToMSSQL converts a canonical type to MSSQL type
+// MSSQLTypeSynonyms maps MSSQL type aliases to their canonical MSSQL name.
+var MSSQLTypeSynonyms = map[string]string{
+	"integer":  "int",
+	"dec":      "decimal",
+	"float(n)": "float",
+}
+
+// NormalizeMSSQLType maps an MSSQL base type (no dimension parameters) to its
+// canonical MSSQL form. Unknown types are returned as-is (lowercased).
+func NormalizeMSSQLType(baseType string) string {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(baseType))
+	if canonical, ok := MSSQLTypeSynonyms[lower]; ok {
+		return canonical
+	}
+	return lower
+}
+
+// ConvertCanonicalToMSSQL converts a canonical type (Go or SQL) to an MSSQL type.
+// Strips dimension parameters before lookup. Defaults to NVARCHAR(255) for unknown types.
 func ConvertCanonicalToMSSQL(canonicalType string) string {
-	// Check direct mapping
+	base := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(canonicalType))
-	if mssqlType, exists := CanonicalToMSSQLTypes[strings.ToLower(canonicalType)]; exists {
+	if idx := strings.Index(base, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		base = strings.TrimSpace(base[:idx])
+	}
+	base = strings.TrimSuffix(base, "[]")
+
+	if mssqlType, exists := CanonicalToMSSQLTypes[base]; exists {
 		return mssqlType
 	}
 
-	// Try to find by prefix
-	lowerType := strings.ToLower(canonicalType)
-	for canonical, mssql := range CanonicalToMSSQLTypes {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(lowerType, canonical) {
-			return mssql
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Default to NVARCHAR
 	return "NVARCHAR(255)"
 }
 
-// ConvertMSSQLToCanonical converts an MSSQL type to canonical type
+// ConvertMSSQLToCanonical converts an MSSQL type to the canonical type.
+// Strips dimension parameters before lookup. Defaults to "string" for unknown types.
 func ConvertMSSQLToCanonical(mssqlType string) string {
-	// Extract base type (remove parentheses and parameters)
+	base := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(mssqlType))
-	baseType := mssqlType
+	if idx := strings.Index(base, "("); idx >= 0 {
-	if idx := strings.Index(baseType, "("); idx != -1 {
+		base = strings.TrimSpace(base[:idx])
-		baseType = baseType[:idx]
 	}
-	baseType = strings.TrimSpace(baseType)
 
-	// Check direct mapping
+	if canonicalType, exists := MSSQLToCanonicalTypes[base]; exists {
-	if canonicalType, exists := MSSQLToCanonicalTypes[strings.ToLower(baseType)]; exists {
 		return canonicalType
 	}
 
-	// Try to find by prefix
-	lowerType := strings.ToLower(baseType)
-	for mssql, canonical := range MSSQLToCanonicalTypes {
-		if strings.HasPrefix(lowerType, mssql) {
-			return canonical
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Default to string
 	return "string"
 }

pkg/pgsql/datatypes.go

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ var GoToStdTypes = map[string]string{
 	"sqldate":         "date",
 	"sqltime":         "time",
 	"sqltimestamp":    "timestamp",
+	"time.Time":       "timestamp",
 }
 
 var GoToPGSQLTypes = map[string]string{
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ var GoToPGSQLTypes = map[string]string{
 	"sqldate":         "date",
 	"sqltime":         "time",
 	"sqltimestamp":    "timestamp",
+	"time.Time":       "timestamp",
 	"citext":          "citext",
 }
 
@@ -135,6 +137,62 @@ func ConvertSQLType(anytype string) string {
 	return anytype
 }
 
+// PGTypeCanonical maps PostgreSQL type aliases and synonyms to their canonical base name.
+// Input should be a base type (no dimension parameters, lowercase).
+var PGTypeCanonical = map[string]string{
+	// integer aliases
+	"int":  "integer",
+	"int4": "integer",
+	"int2": "smallint",
+	"int8": "bigint",
+	// float aliases
+	"float4": "real",
+	"float8": "double precision",
+	// bool alias
+	"bool": "boolean",
+	// char aliases
+	"character":         "char",
+	"character varying": "varchar",
+	"bpchar":            "char",
+	// timestamp aliases
+	"timestamp without time zone": "timestamp",
+	"timestamp with time zone":    "timestamptz",
+	// time aliases
+	"time without time zone": "time",
+	"time with time zone":    "timetz",
+	// decimal alias
+	"decimal": "numeric",
+}
+
+// knownPGBaseTypes is the set of canonical PostgreSQL base types (no aliases).
+var knownPGBaseTypes = map[string]struct{}{
+	"integer": {}, "bigint": {}, "smallint": {},
+	"serial": {}, "bigserial": {}, "smallserial": {},
+	"numeric": {}, "real": {}, "double precision": {}, "money": {},
+	"varchar": {}, "char": {}, "text": {}, "citext": {},
+	"boolean": {},
+	"date":    {}, "time": {}, "timetz": {}, "timestamp": {}, "timestamptz": {}, "interval": {},
+	"uuid": {}, "json": {}, "jsonb": {}, "bytea": {},
+	"inet": {}, "cidr": {}, "macaddr": {}, "xml": {},
+}
+
+// NormalizePGType maps a PostgreSQL base type (no dimension parameters) to its
+// canonical form. Unknown types are returned as-is (lowercased).
+func NormalizePGType(baseType string) string {
+	lower := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(baseType))
+	if canonical, ok := PGTypeCanonical[lower]; ok {
+		return canonical
+	}
+	return lower
+}
+
+// IsKnownPGBaseType reports whether the given name (after NormalizePGType) is a
+// recognized built-in PostgreSQL type. Custom types (e.g. vector, postgis) return false.
+func IsKnownPGBaseType(baseType string) bool {
+	_, ok := knownPGBaseTypes[strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(baseType))]
+	return ok
+}
+
 func IsGoType(pTypeName string) bool {
 	for k := range GoToStdTypes {
 		if strings.EqualFold(pTypeName, k) {

pkg/pgsql/types_registry.go

@@ -145,6 +145,24 @@ var postgresTypeAliases = map[string]string{
 	"bool": "boolean",
 }
 
+var postgresEquivalentBaseTypes = map[string]string{
+	"character varying":           "varchar",
+	"character":                   "char",
+	"timestamp without time zone": "timestamp",
+	"timestamp with time zone":    "timestamptz",
+	"time without time zone":      "time",
+	"time with time zone":         "timetz",
+}
+
+var postgresEquivalentBaseTypeVariants = map[string][]string{
+	"varchar":     {"varchar", "character varying"},
+	"char":        {"char", "character"},
+	"timestamp":   {"timestamp", "timestamp without time zone"},
+	"timestamptz": {"timestamptz", "timestamp with time zone"},
+	"time":        {"time", "time without time zone"},
+	"timetz":      {"timetz", "time with time zone"},
+}
+
 // GetPostgresBaseTypes returns a sorted-ish stable list of registered base type names.
 func GetPostgresBaseTypes() []string {
 	result := make([]string, 0, len(postgresBaseTypes))
@@ -212,6 +230,86 @@ func CanonicalizeBaseType(baseType string) string {
 	return base
 }
 
+// EquivalentBaseType resolves broader SQL-equivalent spellings to a common comparable form.
+func EquivalentBaseType(baseType string) string {
+	base := CanonicalizeBaseType(baseType)
+	if equivalent, ok := postgresEquivalentBaseTypes[base]; ok {
+		return equivalent
+	}
+	return base
+}
+
+// NormalizeEquivalentSQLType returns a normalized SQL type string suitable for equality checks.
+// Equivalent spellings such as "character varying(255)" and "varchar(255)" normalize identically.
+func NormalizeEquivalentSQLType(sqlType string) string {
+	t := normalizeTypeToken(sqlType)
+	if t == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	arrayDepth := 0
+	for strings.HasSuffix(t, "[]") {
+		arrayDepth++
+		t = strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimSuffix(t, "[]"))
+	}
+
+	modifier := ""
+	if idx := strings.Index(t, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		modifier = strings.TrimSpace(t[idx:])
+		t = strings.TrimSpace(t[:idx])
+	}
+
+	base := EquivalentBaseType(t)
+	normalized := base + modifier
+	for i := 0; i < arrayDepth; i++ {
+		normalized += "[]"
+	}
+	return normalized
+}
+
+// EquivalentSQLTypeVariants returns equivalent PostgreSQL spellings for a SQL type.
+// Examples:
+// - varchar(255) -> ["varchar(255)", "character varying(255)"]
+// - timestamptz -> ["timestamptz", "timestamp with time zone"]
+func EquivalentSQLTypeVariants(sqlType string) []string {
+	t := normalizeTypeToken(sqlType)
+	if t == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	arrayDepth := 0
+	for strings.HasSuffix(t, "[]") {
+		arrayDepth++
+		t = strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimSuffix(t, "[]"))
+	}
+
+	modifier := ""
+	if idx := strings.Index(t, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		modifier = strings.TrimSpace(t[idx:])
+		t = strings.TrimSpace(t[:idx])
+	}
+
+	base := EquivalentBaseType(t)
+	bases := postgresEquivalentBaseTypeVariants[base]
+	if len(bases) == 0 {
+		bases = []string{base}
+	}
+
+	seen := make(map[string]bool, len(bases))
+	result := make([]string, 0, len(bases))
+	for _, variantBase := range bases {
+		variant := variantBase + modifier
+		for i := 0; i < arrayDepth; i++ {
+			variant += "[]"
+		}
+		if !seen[variant] {
+			seen[variant] = true
+			result = append(result, variant)
+		}
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
 // IsKnownPostgresType reports whether a type (including array forms) exists in the registry.
 func IsKnownPostgresType(sqlType string) bool {
 	base := CanonicalizeBaseType(ExtractBaseTypeLower(sqlType))

pkg/pgsql/types_registry_test.go

@@ -97,3 +97,51 @@ func TestPostgresTypeRegistry_TypeParsingAndCapabilities(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNormalizeEquivalentSQLType(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input string
+		want  string
+	}{
+		{input: "character varying(255)", want: "varchar(255)"},
+		{input: "varchar(255)", want: "varchar(255)"},
+		{input: "timestamp with time zone", want: "timestamptz"},
+		{input: "timestamptz", want: "timestamptz"},
+		{input: "time without time zone", want: "time"},
+		{input: "character varying(255)[]", want: "varchar(255)[]"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.input, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := NormalizeEquivalentSQLType(tt.input)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Fatalf("NormalizeEquivalentSQLType(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.input, got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEquivalentSQLTypeVariants(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input string
+		want  []string
+	}{
+		{input: "character varying(255)", want: []string{"varchar(255)", "character varying(255)"}},
+		{input: "timestamptz", want: []string{"timestamptz", "timestamp with time zone"}},
+		{input: "text[]", want: []string{"text[]"}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.input, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := EquivalentSQLTypeVariants(tt.input)
+			if len(got) != len(tt.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("EquivalentSQLTypeVariants(%q) len = %d, want %d (%v)", tt.input, len(got), len(tt.want), got)
+			}
+			for i := range tt.want {
+				if got[i] != tt.want[i] {
+					t.Fatalf("EquivalentSQLTypeVariants(%q)[%d] = %q, want %q", tt.input, i, got[i], tt.want[i])
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

pkg/readers/pgsql/queries.go

@@ -270,7 +270,15 @@ func (r *Reader) queryColumns(schemaName string) (map[string]map[string]*models.
 		}
 
 		if numPrecision != nil {
-			column.Precision = *numPrecision
+			// For integer and serial types, numeric_precision is a bit-width (32, 64, 16)
+			// not a user-visible column parameter. Only store precision for types where
+			// it represents actual decimal/scale precision (numeric, decimal, float).
+			switch column.Type {
+			case "integer", "bigint", "smallint", "serial", "bigserial", "smallserial":
+				// skip — bit-width, not a column parameter
+			default:
+				column.Precision = *numPrecision
+			}
 		}
 
 		if numScale != nil {

pkg/readers/pgsql/reader.go

@@ -259,12 +259,14 @@ func (r *Reader) close() {
 	}
 }
 
-// mapDataType maps PostgreSQL data types while preserving exact type text when available.
+// mapDataType maps a PostgreSQL data type to its canonical RelSpec name.
+// For known built-in types, dimensions are stripped from the type string (they are
+// stored separately in column.Length/Precision/Scale). For custom types (e.g.
+// vector(1536), postgis geometries), the full formatted type is preserved.
 func (r *Reader) mapDataType(pgType, udtName, formattedType string, hasNextval bool) string {
 	normalizedPGType := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(pgType))
 
-	// If the column has a nextval default, it's likely a serial type
+	// Detect serial types from nextval defaults before anything else.
-	// Map to the appropriate serial type instead of the base integer type
 	if hasNextval {
 		switch normalizedPGType {
 		case "integer", "int", "int4":
@@ -276,73 +278,38 @@ func (r *Reader) mapDataType(pgType, udtName, formattedType string, hasNextval b
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Prefer the database-provided formatted type; this preserves arrays/custom
-	// types/modifiers like text[], vector(1536), numeric(10,2), etc.
-	if strings.TrimSpace(formattedType) != "" {
-		return formattedType
-	}
-
 	// information_schema reports arrays generically as "ARRAY" with udt_name like "_text".
 	if strings.EqualFold(pgType, "ARRAY") && strings.HasPrefix(udtName, "_") && len(udtName) > 1 {
 		return udtName[1:] + "[]"
 	}
 
-	// Map common PostgreSQL types
+	// Use the database-formatted type when available. For known built-in types, strip
-	typeMap := map[string]string{
+	// embedded dimensions (they are stored in column.Length/Precision/Scale separately).
-		"integer":                     "integer",
+	// For unknown/custom types, keep the full formatted string (e.g. vector(1536)).
-		"bigint":                      "bigint",
+	if strings.TrimSpace(formattedType) != "" {
-		"smallint":                    "smallint",
+		lower := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(formattedType))
-		"int":                         "integer",
+		isArray := strings.HasSuffix(lower, "[]")
-		"int2":                        "smallint",
+		base := strings.TrimSuffix(lower, "[]")
-		"int4":                        "integer",
+		if idx := strings.Index(base, "("); idx >= 0 {
-		"int8":                        "bigint",
+			base = strings.TrimSpace(base[:idx])
-		"serial":                      "serial",
+		}
-		"bigserial":                   "bigserial",
+		canonical := pgsql.NormalizePGType(base)
-		"smallserial":                 "smallserial",
+		if pgsql.IsKnownPGBaseType(canonical) {
-		"numeric":                     "numeric",
+			if isArray {
-		"decimal":                     "decimal",
+				return canonical + "[]"
-		"real":                        "real",
+			}
-		"double precision":            "double precision",
+			return canonical
-		"float4":                      "real",
+		}
-		"float8":                      "double precision",
+		return formattedType
-		"money":                       "money",
-		"character varying":           "varchar",
-		"varchar":                     "varchar",
-		"character":                   "char",
-		"char":                        "char",
-		"text":                        "text",
-		"boolean":                     "boolean",
-		"bool":                        "boolean",
-		"date":                        "date",
-		"time":                        "time",
-		"time without time zone":      "time",
-		"time with time zone":         "timetz",
-		"timestamp":                   "timestamp",
-		"timestamp without time zone": "timestamp",
-		"timestamp with time zone":    "timestamptz",
-		"timestamptz":                 "timestamptz",
-		"interval":                    "interval",
-		"uuid":                        "uuid",
-		"json":                        "json",
-		"jsonb":                       "jsonb",
-		"bytea":                       "bytea",
-		"inet":                        "inet",
-		"cidr":                        "cidr",
-		"macaddr":                     "macaddr",
-		"xml":                         "xml",
 	}
 
-	// Try mapped type first
+	// Fall back to normalizing the information_schema type name directly.
-	if mapped, exists := typeMap[normalizedPGType]; exists {
+	canonical := pgsql.NormalizePGType(normalizedPGType)
-		return mapped
+	if pgsql.IsKnownPGBaseType(canonical) {
+		return canonical
 	}
 
-	// Use pgsql utilities if available
+	// Return UDT name for custom types.
-	if pgsql.ValidSQLType(pgType) {
-		return pgsql.GetSQLType(pgType)
-	}
-
-	// Return UDT name for custom types (including array fallback when needed)
 	if udtName != "" {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(udtName, "_") && len(udtName) > 1 {
 			return udtName[1:] + "[]"
@@ -350,7 +317,6 @@ func (r *Reader) mapDataType(pgType, udtName, formattedType string, hasNextval b
 		return udtName
 	}
 
-	// Default to the original type
 	return pgType
 }
 

pkg/readers/pgsql/reader_test.go

@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func TestMapDataType(t *testing.T) {
 		{"unknown_type", "custom", "", "custom"}, // Should return UDT name
 		{"ARRAY", "_text", "", "text[]"},
 		{"USER-DEFINED", "vector", "vector(1536)", "vector(1536)"},
-		{"character varying", "varchar", "character varying(255)", "character varying(255)"},
+		{"character varying", "varchar", "character varying(255)", "varchar"},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {

pkg/readers/sqlite/reader.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/models"
 	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/readers"
+	sqlitepkg "git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/sqlite"
 )
 
 // Reader implements the readers.Reader interface for SQLite databases
@@ -183,59 +184,9 @@ func (r *Reader) close() {
 	}
 }
 
-// mapDataType maps SQLite data types to canonical types
+// mapDataType maps SQLite data types to canonical types.
 func (r *Reader) mapDataType(sqliteType string) string {
-	// SQLite has a flexible type system, but we map common types
+	return sqlitepkg.ConvertSQLiteToCanonical(sqliteType)
-	typeMap := map[string]string{
-		"INTEGER":           "int",
-		"INT":               "int",
-		"TINYINT":           "int8",
-		"SMALLINT":          "int16",
-		"MEDIUMINT":         "int",
-		"BIGINT":            "int64",
-		"UNSIGNED BIG INT":  "uint64",
-		"INT2":              "int16",
-		"INT8":              "int64",
-		"REAL":              "float64",
-		"DOUBLE":            "float64",
-		"DOUBLE PRECISION":  "float64",
-		"FLOAT":             "float32",
-		"NUMERIC":           "decimal",
-		"DECIMAL":           "decimal",
-		"BOOLEAN":           "bool",
-		"BOOL":              "bool",
-		"DATE":              "date",
-		"DATETIME":          "timestamp",
-		"TIMESTAMP":         "timestamp",
-		"TEXT":              "string",
-		"VARCHAR":           "string",
-		"CHAR":              "string",
-		"CHARACTER":         "string",
-		"VARYING CHARACTER": "string",
-		"NCHAR":             "string",
-		"NVARCHAR":          "string",
-		"CLOB":              "text",
-		"BLOB":              "bytea",
-	}
-
-	// Try exact match first
-	if mapped, exists := typeMap[sqliteType]; exists {
-		return mapped
-	}
-
-	// Try case-insensitive match for common types
-	sqliteTypeUpper := sqliteType
-	if len(sqliteType) > 0 {
-		// Extract base type (e.g., "VARCHAR(255)" -> "VARCHAR")
-		for baseType := range typeMap {
-			if len(sqliteTypeUpper) >= len(baseType) && sqliteTypeUpper[:len(baseType)] == baseType {
-				return typeMap[baseType]
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Default to string for unknown types
-	return "string"
 }
 
 // deriveRelationship creates a relationship from a foreign key constraint

pkg/sqlite/datatypes.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package sqlite
+
+import "strings"
+
+// SQLiteToCanonicalTypes maps SQLite type names to canonical types.
+// SQLite has type affinity rules; this maps common type names including
+// MySQL/PostgreSQL types that users write in SQLite schemas.
+var SQLiteToCanonicalTypes = map[string]string{
+	// Integer affinity
+	"integer":          "int",
+	"int":              "int",
+	"tinyint":          "int8",
+	"smallint":         "int16",
+	"mediumint":        "int",
+	"bigint":           "int64",
+	"unsigned big int": "uint64",
+	"int2":             "int16",
+	"int8":             "int64",
+	// Real affinity
+	"real":             "float64",
+	"double":           "float64",
+	"double precision": "float64",
+	"float":            "float32",
+	// Numeric affinity
+	"numeric": "decimal",
+	"decimal": "decimal",
+	// Boolean (stored as integer in SQLite)
+	"boolean": "bool",
+	"bool":    "bool",
+	// Date/time (stored as text in SQLite)
+	"date":      "date",
+	"datetime":  "timestamp",
+	"timestamp": "timestamp",
+	// Text affinity
+	"text":              "string",
+	"varchar":           "string",
+	"char":              "string",
+	"character":         "string",
+	"varying character": "string",
+	"nchar":             "string",
+	"nvarchar":          "string",
+	"clob":              "text",
+	// Blob affinity
+	"blob": "bytea",
+}
+
+// CanonicalToSQLiteAffinity maps type names to SQLite type affinity names.
+// Accepts both Go canonical names ("int", "string") and SQL canonical names
+// ("integer", "varchar") so the writer handles input from any reader.
+// The five SQLite type affinities are TEXT, INTEGER, REAL, NUMERIC, BLOB.
+var CanonicalToSQLiteAffinity = map[string]string{
+	// INTEGER affinity — Go canonical
+	"int":    "INTEGER",
+	"int8":   "INTEGER",
+	"int16":  "INTEGER",
+	"int32":  "INTEGER",
+	"int64":  "INTEGER",
+	"uint":   "INTEGER",
+	"uint8":  "INTEGER",
+	"uint16": "INTEGER",
+	"uint32": "INTEGER",
+	"uint64": "INTEGER",
+	"bool":   "INTEGER",
+	// INTEGER affinity — SQL canonical
+	"integer":     "INTEGER",
+	"smallint":    "INTEGER",
+	"bigint":      "INTEGER",
+	"serial":      "INTEGER",
+	"smallserial": "INTEGER",
+	"bigserial":   "INTEGER",
+	"boolean":     "INTEGER",
+	"tinyint":     "INTEGER",
+	"mediumint":   "INTEGER",
+	// REAL affinity — Go canonical
+	"float32": "REAL",
+	"float64": "REAL",
+	// REAL affinity — SQL canonical
+	"real":             "REAL",
+	"float":            "REAL",
+	"double":           "REAL",
+	"double precision": "REAL",
+	// NUMERIC affinity
+	"decimal":    "NUMERIC",
+	"numeric":    "NUMERIC",
+	"money":      "NUMERIC",
+	"smallmoney": "NUMERIC",
+	// BLOB affinity
+	"bytea": "BLOB",
+	"blob":  "BLOB",
+	// TEXT affinity — Go canonical
+	"string": "TEXT",
+	"text":   "TEXT",
+	// TEXT affinity — SQL canonical
+	"varchar":     "TEXT",
+	"char":        "TEXT",
+	"nvarchar":    "TEXT",
+	"nchar":       "TEXT",
+	"citext":      "TEXT",
+	"date":        "TEXT",
+	"time":        "TEXT",
+	"timetz":      "TEXT",
+	"timestamp":   "TEXT",
+	"timestamptz": "TEXT",
+	"datetime":    "TEXT",
+	"uuid":        "TEXT",
+	"json":        "TEXT",
+	"jsonb":       "TEXT",
+	"xml":         "TEXT",
+	"inet":        "TEXT",
+	"cidr":        "TEXT",
+	"macaddr":     "TEXT",
+}
+
+// ConvertSQLiteToCanonical converts a SQLite type name to the canonical type.
+// Strips dimension parameters (e.g. VARCHAR(255) → string) and handles
+// SQLite's flexible affinity rules. Defaults to "string" for unknown types.
+func ConvertSQLiteToCanonical(sqliteType string) string {
+	base := strings.ToUpper(strings.TrimSpace(sqliteType))
+	if idx := strings.Index(base, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		base = strings.TrimSpace(base[:idx])
+	}
+	lower := strings.ToLower(base)
+
+	if canonical, ok := SQLiteToCanonicalTypes[lower]; ok {
+		return canonical
+	}
+
+	// Prefix match for types like "VARYING CHARACTER(255)"
+	for key, canonical := range SQLiteToCanonicalTypes {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(lower, key) {
+			return canonical
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "string"
+}
+
+// ConvertCanonicalToSQLite converts a canonical type (or any SQL type) to its
+// SQLite type affinity. Defaults to TEXT for unrecognised types.
+func ConvertCanonicalToSQLite(canonicalType string) string {
+	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(canonicalType))
+	if idx := strings.Index(normalized, "("); idx >= 0 {
+		normalized = strings.TrimSpace(normalized[:idx])
+	}
+	normalized = strings.TrimSuffix(normalized, "[]")
+
+	if affinity, ok := CanonicalToSQLiteAffinity[normalized]; ok {
+		return affinity
+	}
+
+	return "TEXT"
+}

pkg/writers/pgsql/migration_writer.go

@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ func (w *MigrationWriter) WriteMigration(model *models.Database, current *models
 	// Write header
 	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "-- PostgreSQL Migration Script\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "-- Generated by RelSpec\n")
-	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "-- Source: %s -> %s\n\n", current.Name, model.Name)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "-- Source: %s -> %s\n", current.Name, model.Name)
+	if w.options.ContinueOnError {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "\\set ON_ERROR_STOP off\n")
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "\n")
 
 	// Write scripts
 	for _, script := range scripts {
@@ -160,13 +164,26 @@ func (w *MigrationWriter) WriteMigration(model *models.Database, current *models
 func (w *MigrationWriter) generateSchemaScripts(model *models.Schema, current *models.Schema) ([]MigrationScript, error) {
 	scripts := make([]MigrationScript, 0)
 
-	// Phase 1: Drop constraints and indexes that changed (Priority 11-50)
+	if schemaRequiresPGTrgm(model) {
+		scripts = append(scripts, MigrationScript{
+			ObjectName: "extension.pg_trgm",
+			ObjectType: "create extension",
+			Schema:     model.Name,
+			Priority:   80,
+			Sequence:   len(scripts),
+			Body:       "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;",
+		})
+	}
+
+	// Phase 1: Drop constraints and indexes that changed (Priority 5-50)
+	var droppedFKs map[string]bool
 	if current != nil {
-		dropScripts, err := w.generateDropScripts(model, current)
+		dropScripts, dropped, err := w.generateDropScripts(model, current)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate drop scripts: %w", err)
 		}
 		scripts = append(scripts, dropScripts...)
+		droppedFKs = dropped
 	}
 
 	// Phase 3: Create/Alter tables and columns (Priority 100-145)
@@ -184,7 +201,7 @@ func (w *MigrationWriter) generateSchemaScripts(model *models.Schema, current *m
 	scripts = append(scripts, indexScripts...)
 
 	// Phase 5: Create foreign keys (Priority 195)
-	fkScripts, err := w.generateForeignKeyScripts(model, current)
+	fkScripts, err := w.generateForeignKeyScripts(model, current, droppedFKs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate foreign key scripts: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -200,9 +217,12 @@ func (w *MigrationWriter) generateSchemaScripts(model *models.Schema, current *m
 	return scripts, nil
 }
 
-// generateDropScripts generates DROP scripts using templates
+// generateDropScripts generates DROP scripts using templates.
-func (w *MigrationWriter) generateDropScripts(model *models.Schema, current *models.Schema) ([]MigrationScript, error) {
+// Returns the scripts and a set of FK constraint keys (schema.table.name) that were
+// explicitly dropped because their referenced PK was being dropped, so they can be force-recreated.
+func (w *MigrationWriter) generateDropScripts(model *models.Schema, current *models.Schema) ([]MigrationScript, map[string]bool, error) {
 	scripts := make([]MigrationScript, 0)
+	droppedFKs := make(map[string]bool)
 
 	// Build map of model tables for quick lookup
 	modelTables := make(map[string]*models.Table)
@@ -229,6 +249,44 @@ func (w *MigrationWriter) generateDropScripts(model *models.Schema, current *mod
 				shouldDrop = true
 			}
 
+			if shouldDrop && currentConstraint.Type == models.PrimaryKeyConstraint {
+				// Drop FK constraints that depend on this PK before dropping the PK itself.
+				for _, otherTable := range current.Tables {
+					for fkName, fkConstraint := range otherTable.Constraints {
+						if fkConstraint.Type != models.ForeignKeyConstraint {
+							continue
+						}
+						refTable := fkConstraint.ReferencedTable
+						refSchema := fkConstraint.ReferencedSchema
+						if refSchema == "" {
+							refSchema = current.Name
+						}
+						if strings.EqualFold(refTable, currentTable.Name) && strings.EqualFold(refSchema, current.Name) {
+							fkKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.%s", current.Name, otherTable.Name, fkName)
+							if !droppedFKs[fkKey] {
+								droppedFKs[fkKey] = true
+								sql, err := w.executor.ExecuteDropConstraint(DropConstraintData{
+									SchemaName:     current.Name,
+									TableName:      otherTable.Name,
+									ConstraintName: fkName,
+								})
+								if err != nil {
+									return nil, nil, err
+								}
+								scripts = append(scripts, MigrationScript{
+									ObjectName: fkKey,
+									ObjectType: "drop constraint",
+									Schema:     current.Name,
+									Priority:   5,
+									Sequence:   len(scripts),
+									Body:       sql,
+								})
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			if shouldDrop {
 				sql, err := w.executor.ExecuteDropConstraint(DropConstraintData{
 					SchemaName:     current.Name,
@@ -236,7 +294,7 @@ func (w *MigrationWriter) generateDropScripts(model *models.Schema, current *mod
 					ConstraintName: constraintName,
 				})
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
+					return nil, nil, err
 				}
 
 				script := MigrationScript{
@@ -268,7 +326,7 @@ func (w *MigrationWriter) generateDropScripts(model *models.Schema, current *mod
 					IndexName:  indexName,
 				})
 				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
+					return nil, nil, err
 				}
 
 				script := MigrationScript{
@@ -284,7 +342,7 @@ func (w *MigrationWriter) generateDropScripts(model *models.Schema, current *mod
 		}
 	}
 
-	return scripts, nil
+	return scripts, droppedFKs, nil
 }
 
 // generateTableScripts generates CREATE/ALTER TABLE scripts using templates
@@ -361,7 +419,7 @@ func (w *MigrationWriter) generateAlterTableScripts(schema *models.Schema, model
 				SchemaName: schema.Name,
 				TableName:  modelTable.Name,
 				ColumnName: modelCol.Name,
-				ColumnType: pgsql.ConvertSQLType(modelCol.Type),
+				ColumnType: effectiveColumnSQLType(modelCol),
 				Default:    defaultVal,
 				NotNull:    modelCol.NotNull,
 			})
@@ -380,12 +438,13 @@ func (w *MigrationWriter) generateAlterTableScripts(schema *models.Schema, model
 			scripts = append(scripts, script)
 		} else if !columnsEqual(modelCol, currentCol) {
 			// Column exists but properties changed
-			if modelCol.Type != currentCol.Type {
+			if !columnTypesEqual(modelCol, currentCol) {
 				sql, err := w.executor.ExecuteAlterColumnType(AlterColumnTypeData{
 					SchemaName: schema.Name,
 					TableName:  modelTable.Name,
 					ColumnName: modelCol.Name,
-					NewType:    pgsql.ConvertSQLType(modelCol.Type),
+					NewType:    effectiveAlterColumnSQLType(modelCol),
+					UsingExpr:  buildAlterColumnUsingExpression(modelCol.Name, effectiveAlterColumnSQLType(modelCol)),
 				})
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
@@ -604,14 +663,13 @@ func buildIndexColumnExpressions(table *models.Table, index *models.Index, index
 	for _, colName := range index.Columns {
 		colExpr := colName
 		if table != nil {
-			if col, ok := table.Columns[colName]; ok && col != nil {
+			if col, ok := resolveIndexColumn(table, colName); ok && col != nil {
 				colExpr = col.SQLName()
-				if strings.EqualFold(indexType, "gin") && isTextType(col.Type) {
+				if strings.EqualFold(indexType, "gin") {
-					opClass := extractOperatorClass(index.Comment)
+					opClass := ginOperatorClassForColumn(col, index.Comment)
-					if opClass == "" {
+					if opClass != "" {
-						opClass = "gin_trgm_ops"
+						colExpr = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", col.SQLName(), opClass)
 					}
-					colExpr = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", col.SQLName(), opClass)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -620,8 +678,10 @@ func buildIndexColumnExpressions(table *models.Table, index *models.Index, index
 	return columnExprs
 }
 
-// generateForeignKeyScripts generates ADD CONSTRAINT FOREIGN KEY scripts using templates
+// generateForeignKeyScripts generates ADD CONSTRAINT FOREIGN KEY scripts using templates.
-func (w *MigrationWriter) generateForeignKeyScripts(model *models.Schema, current *models.Schema) ([]MigrationScript, error) {
+// forceRecreate is a set of FK constraint keys (schema.table.name) that must be recreated
+// even if unchanged, because their referenced PK was dropped and recreated.
+func (w *MigrationWriter) generateForeignKeyScripts(model *models.Schema, current *models.Schema, forceRecreate map[string]bool) ([]MigrationScript, error) {
 	scripts := make([]MigrationScript, 0)
 
 	// Build map of current tables
@@ -642,13 +702,16 @@ func (w *MigrationWriter) generateForeignKeyScripts(model *models.Schema, curren
 				continue
 			}
 
-			shouldCreate := true
+			fkKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.%s", model.Name, modelTable.Name, constraintName)
+			shouldCreate := forceRecreate[fkKey]
 
-			if currentTable != nil {
+			if !shouldCreate {
-				if currentConstraint, exists := currentTable.Constraints[constraintName]; exists {
+				if currentTable == nil {
-					if constraintsEqual(constraint, currentConstraint) {
+					shouldCreate = true
-						shouldCreate = false
+				} else if currentConstraint, exists := currentTable.Constraints[constraintName]; !exists {
-					}
+					shouldCreate = true
+				} else if !constraintsEqual(constraint, currentConstraint) {
+					shouldCreate = true
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -875,11 +938,21 @@ func columnsEqual(col1, col2 *models.Column) bool {
 	if col1 == nil || col2 == nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	return strings.EqualFold(col1.Type, col2.Type) &&
+	return columnTypesEqual(col1, col2) &&
 		col1.NotNull == col2.NotNull &&
 		fmt.Sprintf("%v", col1.Default) == fmt.Sprintf("%v", col2.Default)
 }
 
+func columnTypesEqual(col1, col2 *models.Column) bool {
+	if col1 == nil || col2 == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return strings.EqualFold(
+		pgsql.NormalizeEquivalentSQLType(effectiveColumnSQLType(col1)),
+		pgsql.NormalizeEquivalentSQLType(effectiveColumnSQLType(col2)),
+	)
+}
+
 // constraintsEqual checks if two constraints are equal
 func constraintsEqual(c1, c2 *models.Constraint) bool {
 	if c1 == nil || c2 == nil {

pkg/writers/pgsql/migration_writer_test.go

@@ -97,6 +97,160 @@ func TestWriteMigration_ArrayDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWriteMigration_AltersColumnTypeWhenActualTypeDiffers(t *testing.T) {
+	current := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	currentSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+	currentTable := models.InitTable("learnings", "public")
+	currentDetails := models.InitColumn("details", "learnings", "public")
+	currentDetails.Type = "jsonb"
+	currentTable.Columns["details"] = currentDetails
+	currentSchema.Tables = append(currentSchema.Tables, currentTable)
+	current.Schemas = append(current.Schemas, currentSchema)
+
+	model := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	modelSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+	modelTable := models.InitTable("learnings", "public")
+	modelDetails := models.InitColumn("details", "learnings", "public")
+	modelDetails.Type = "text"
+	modelTable.Columns["details"] = modelDetails
+	modelSchema.Tables = append(modelSchema.Tables, modelTable)
+	model.Schemas = append(model.Schemas, modelSchema)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writer, err := NewMigrationWriter(&writers.WriterOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create writer: %v", err)
+	}
+	writer.writer = &buf
+
+	if err := writer.WriteMigration(model, current); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteMigration failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "ALTER TABLE public.learnings") || !strings.Contains(output, "ALTER COLUMN details TYPE text") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected migration to alter mismatched column type, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, `ALTER COLUMN details TYPE text USING details::text;`) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected migration type alter to include USING cast, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteMigration_UsesStorageTypeForSerialAlterStatements(t *testing.T) {
+	current := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	currentSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+	currentTable := models.InitTable("learnings", "public")
+	currentID := models.InitColumn("id", "learnings", "public")
+	currentID.Type = "uuid"
+	currentTable.Columns["id"] = currentID
+	currentSchema.Tables = append(currentSchema.Tables, currentTable)
+	current.Schemas = append(current.Schemas, currentSchema)
+
+	model := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	modelSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+	modelTable := models.InitTable("learnings", "public")
+	modelID := models.InitColumn("id", "learnings", "public")
+	modelID.Type = "bigserial"
+	modelTable.Columns["id"] = modelID
+	modelSchema.Tables = append(modelSchema.Tables, modelTable)
+	model.Schemas = append(model.Schemas, modelSchema)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writer, err := NewMigrationWriter(&writers.WriterOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create writer: %v", err)
+	}
+	writer.writer = &buf
+
+	if err := writer.WriteMigration(model, current); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteMigration failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "ALTER COLUMN id TYPE bigint") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected serial alter to use bigint storage type, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(output, "ALTER COLUMN id TYPE bigserial;") {
+		t.Fatalf("did not expect invalid bigserial alter statement, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, `ALTER COLUMN id TYPE bigint USING id::bigint;`) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected serial alter to include USING cast, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteMigration_ArrayAlterIncludesUsingCast(t *testing.T) {
+	current := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	currentSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+	currentTable := models.InitTable("learnings", "public")
+	currentTags := models.InitColumn("tags", "learnings", "public")
+	currentTags.Type = "text"
+	currentTable.Columns["tags"] = currentTags
+	currentSchema.Tables = append(currentSchema.Tables, currentTable)
+	current.Schemas = append(current.Schemas, currentSchema)
+
+	model := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	modelSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+	modelTable := models.InitTable("learnings", "public")
+	modelTags := models.InitColumn("tags", "learnings", "public")
+	modelTags.Type = "text[]"
+	modelTable.Columns["tags"] = modelTags
+	modelSchema.Tables = append(modelSchema.Tables, modelTable)
+	model.Schemas = append(model.Schemas, modelSchema)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writer, err := NewMigrationWriter(&writers.WriterOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create writer: %v", err)
+	}
+	writer.writer = &buf
+
+	if err := writer.WriteMigration(model, current); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteMigration failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(output, `ALTER COLUMN tags TYPE text[] USING tags::text[];`) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected array alter to include USING cast, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteMigration_DoesNotAlterEquivalentNormalizedColumnType(t *testing.T) {
+	current := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	currentSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+	currentTable := models.InitTable("users", "public")
+	currentEmail := models.InitColumn("email", "users", "public")
+	currentEmail.Type = "character varying"
+	currentEmail.Length = 255
+	currentTable.Columns["email"] = currentEmail
+	currentSchema.Tables = append(currentSchema.Tables, currentTable)
+	current.Schemas = append(current.Schemas, currentSchema)
+
+	model := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	modelSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+	modelTable := models.InitTable("users", "public")
+	modelEmail := models.InitColumn("email", "users", "public")
+	modelEmail.Type = "varchar(255)"
+	modelTable.Columns["email"] = modelEmail
+	modelSchema.Tables = append(modelSchema.Tables, modelTable)
+	model.Schemas = append(model.Schemas, modelSchema)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writer, err := NewMigrationWriter(&writers.WriterOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create writer: %v", err)
+	}
+	writer.writer = &buf
+
+	if err := writer.WriteMigration(model, current); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteMigration failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	if strings.Contains(output, "ALTER COLUMN email TYPE") {
+		t.Fatalf("did not expect alter type for equivalent normalized types, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWriteMigration_GinIndexOnTextUsesTrigramOperatorClass(t *testing.T) {
 	current := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
 	currentSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
@@ -132,11 +286,54 @@ func TestWriteMigration_GinIndexOnTextUsesTrigramOperatorClass(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	output := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected trigram extension for text GIN migration index, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
 	if !strings.Contains(output, "USING gin (title gin_trgm_ops)") {
 		t.Fatalf("expected GIN text index to include gin_trgm_ops, got:\n%s", output)
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWriteMigration_GinIndexOnQuotedTextColumnUsesTrigramOperatorClass(t *testing.T) {
+	current := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	currentSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+	current.Schemas = append(current.Schemas, currentSchema)
+
+	model := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	modelSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+
+	table := models.InitTable("agent_personas", "public")
+	nameCol := models.InitColumn("name", "agent_personas", "public")
+	nameCol.Type = "text"
+	table.Columns["name"] = nameCol
+
+	index := &models.Index{
+		Name:    "idx_agent_personas_name_gin",
+		Type:    "gin",
+		Columns: []string{`"name"`},
+	}
+	table.Indexes[index.Name] = index
+
+	modelSchema.Tables = append(modelSchema.Tables, table)
+	model.Schemas = append(model.Schemas, modelSchema)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writer, err := NewMigrationWriter(&writers.WriterOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create writer: %v", err)
+	}
+	writer.writer = &buf
+
+	if err := writer.WriteMigration(model, current); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteMigration failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "USING gin (name gin_trgm_ops)") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected quoted text column GIN index to include gin_trgm_ops, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWriteMigration_GinIndexOnTextArrayDoesNotUseTrigramOperatorClass(t *testing.T) {
 	current := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
 	currentSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
@@ -172,14 +369,98 @@ func TestWriteMigration_GinIndexOnTextArrayDoesNotUseTrigramOperatorClass(t *tes
 	}
 
 	output := buf.String()
-	if !strings.Contains(output, "USING gin (tags)") {
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "USING gin (tags array_ops)") {
-		t.Fatalf("expected GIN array index without explicit trigram opclass, got:\n%s", output)
+		t.Fatalf("expected GIN array index with array_ops, got:\n%s", output)
 	}
 	if strings.Contains(output, "gin_trgm_ops") {
 		t.Fatalf("did not expect gin_trgm_ops for text[] migration index, got:\n%s", output)
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWriteMigration_GinIndexOnJSONBUsesJSONBOperatorClass(t *testing.T) {
+	current := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	currentSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+	current.Schemas = append(current.Schemas, currentSchema)
+
+	model := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	modelSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+
+	table := models.InitTable("learnings", "public")
+	detailsCol := models.InitColumn("details", "learnings", "public")
+	detailsCol.Type = "jsonb"
+	table.Columns["details"] = detailsCol
+
+	index := &models.Index{
+		Name:    "idx_learnings_details",
+		Type:    "gin",
+		Columns: []string{"details"},
+	}
+	table.Indexes[index.Name] = index
+
+	modelSchema.Tables = append(modelSchema.Tables, table)
+	model.Schemas = append(model.Schemas, modelSchema)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writer, err := NewMigrationWriter(&writers.WriterOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create writer: %v", err)
+	}
+	writer.writer = &buf
+
+	if err := writer.WriteMigration(model, current); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteMigration failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "USING gin (details jsonb_ops)") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected GIN jsonb index to include jsonb_ops, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(output, "gin_trgm_ops") {
+		t.Fatalf("did not expect gin_trgm_ops for jsonb migration index, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteMigration_GinIndexOnJSONBIgnoresIncompatibleTrigramOperatorClass(t *testing.T) {
+	current := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	currentSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+	current.Schemas = append(current.Schemas, currentSchema)
+
+	model := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	modelSchema := models.InitSchema("public")
+
+	table := models.InitTable("learnings", "public")
+	detailsCol := models.InitColumn("details", "learnings", "public")
+	detailsCol.Type = "jsonb"
+	table.Columns["details"] = detailsCol
+
+	index := &models.Index{
+		Name:    "idx_learnings_details",
+		Type:    "gin",
+		Columns: []string{"details"},
+		Comment: "gin_trgm_ops",
+	}
+	table.Indexes[index.Name] = index
+
+	modelSchema.Tables = append(modelSchema.Tables, table)
+	model.Schemas = append(model.Schemas, modelSchema)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writer, err := NewMigrationWriter(&writers.WriterOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create writer: %v", err)
+	}
+	writer.writer = &buf
+
+	if err := writer.WriteMigration(model, current); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteMigration failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "USING gin (details jsonb_ops)") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected incompatible trigram hint on jsonb to fall back to jsonb_ops, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWriteMigration_WithAudit(t *testing.T) {
 	// Current database (empty)
 	current := models.InitDatabase("testdb")

pkg/writers/pgsql/template_functions.go

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
+
+	"git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/pgsql"
 )
 
 // TemplateFunctions returns a map of custom template functions
@@ -162,24 +164,12 @@ func quoteIdent(s string) string {
 
 // Type conversion functions
 
-// goTypeToSQL converts Go type to PostgreSQL type
+// goTypeToSQL converts Go type to PostgreSQL type using the shared pgsql type map.
 func goTypeToSQL(goType string) string {
-	typeMap := map[string]string{
+	if sqlType, ok := pgsql.GoToPGSQLTypes[goType]; ok {
-		"string":    "text",
-		"int":       "integer",
-		"int32":     "integer",
-		"int64":     "bigint",
-		"float32":   "real",
-		"float64":   "double precision",
-		"bool":      "boolean",
-		"time.Time": "timestamp",
-		"[]byte":    "bytea",
-	}
-
-	if sqlType, ok := typeMap[goType]; ok {
 		return sqlType
 	}
-	return "text" // Default
+	return "text"
 }
 
 // sqlTypeToGo converts PostgreSQL type to Go type

pkg/writers/pgsql/templates.go

@@ -95,6 +95,16 @@ type AlterColumnTypeData struct {
 	TableName  string
 	ColumnName string
 	NewType    string
+	UsingExpr  string
+}
+
+type AlterColumnTypeWithCheckData struct {
+	SchemaName      string
+	TableName       string
+	ColumnName      string
+	NewType         string
+	EquivalentTypes string
+	UsingExpr       string
 }
 
 // AlterColumnDefaultData contains data for alter column default template
@@ -302,6 +312,15 @@ func (te *TemplateExecutor) ExecuteAlterColumnType(data AlterColumnTypeData) (st
 	return buf.String(), nil
 }
 
+func (te *TemplateExecutor) ExecuteAlterColumnTypeWithCheck(data AlterColumnTypeWithCheckData) (string, error) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	err := te.templates.ExecuteTemplate(&buf, "alter_column_type_with_check.tmpl", data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to execute alter_column_type_with_check template: %w", err)
+	}
+	return buf.String(), nil
+}
+
 // ExecuteAlterColumnDefault executes the alter column default template
 func (te *TemplateExecutor) ExecuteAlterColumnDefault(data AlterColumnDefaultData) (string, error) {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer

pkg/writers/pgsql/templates/alter_column_type.tmpl

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ALTER TABLE {{qual_table .SchemaName .TableName}}
-  ALTER COLUMN {{quote_ident .ColumnName}} TYPE {{.NewType}};
+  ALTER COLUMN {{quote_ident .ColumnName}} TYPE {{.NewType}}{{if .UsingExpr}} USING {{.UsingExpr}}{{end}};

pkg/writers/pgsql/templates/alter_column_type_with_check.tmpl

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+DO $$
+DECLARE
+  current_type text;
+BEGIN
+  SELECT pg_catalog.format_type(a.atttypid, a.atttypmod)
+    INTO current_type
+  FROM pg_attribute a
+  JOIN pg_class t ON t.oid = a.attrelid
+  JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = t.relnamespace
+  WHERE n.nspname = '{{.SchemaName}}'
+    AND t.relname = '{{.TableName}}'
+    AND a.attname = '{{.ColumnName}}'
+    AND a.attnum > 0
+    AND NOT a.attisdropped;
+
+  IF current_type IS NOT NULL
+     AND current_type <> ALL(ARRAY[{{.EquivalentTypes}}]) THEN
+    ALTER TABLE {{qual_table .SchemaName .TableName}}
+      ALTER COLUMN {{quote_ident .ColumnName}} TYPE {{.NewType}}{{if .UsingExpr}} USING {{.UsingExpr}}{{end}};
+  END IF;
+END;
+$$;

pkg/writers/pgsql/templates/create_primary_key_with_autogen_check.tmpl

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ BEGIN
   SELECT tc.constraint_name,
          COALESCE(
            ARRAY(
-             SELECT a.attname
+             SELECT a.attname::text
              FROM pg_constraint c
              JOIN pg_class t ON t.oid = c.conrelid
              JOIN pg_namespace n ON n.oid = t.relnamespace
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ BEGIN
   IF current_pk_name IS NOT NULL
      AND NOT current_pk_matches
      AND current_pk_name IN ({{.AutoGenNames}}) THEN
-    EXECUTE 'ALTER TABLE {{qual_table .SchemaName .TableName}} DROP CONSTRAINT ' || quote_ident(current_pk_name);
+    EXECUTE 'ALTER TABLE {{qual_table .SchemaName .TableName}} DROP CONSTRAINT ' || quote_ident(current_pk_name) || ' CASCADE';
   END IF;
 
   -- Add the desired primary key only when no matching primary key already exists.

pkg/writers/pgsql/writer.go

@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@ func (w *Writer) WriteDatabase(db *models.Database) error {
 	// Write header comment
 	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "-- PostgreSQL Database Schema\n")
 	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "-- Database: %s\n", db.Name)
-	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "-- Generated by RelSpec\n\n")
+	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "-- Generated by RelSpec\n")
+	if w.options.ContinueOnError {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "\\set ON_ERROR_STOP off\n")
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "\n")
 
 	// Process each schema in the database
 	for _, schema := range db.Schemas {
@@ -143,6 +147,10 @@ func (w *Writer) GenerateSchemaStatements(schema *models.Schema) ([]string, erro
 		statements = append(statements, fmt.Sprintf("CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS %s", schema.SQLName()))
 	}
 
+	if schemaRequiresPGTrgm(schema) {
+		statements = append(statements, `CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm`)
+	}
+
 	// Phase 2: Create sequences
 	for _, table := range schema.Tables {
 		pk := table.GetPrimaryKey()
@@ -181,6 +189,12 @@ func (w *Writer) GenerateSchemaStatements(schema *models.Schema) ([]string, erro
 	}
 	statements = append(statements, addColStmts...)
 
+	alterTypeStmts, err := w.GenerateAlterColumnTypeStatements(schema)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate alter column type statements: %w", err)
+	}
+	statements = append(statements, alterTypeStmts...)
+
 	// Phase 4: Primary keys
 	for _, table := range schema.Tables {
 		// First check for explicit PrimaryKeyConstraint
@@ -261,14 +275,11 @@ func (w *Writer) GenerateSchemaStatements(schema *models.Schema) ([]string, erro
 			columnExprs := make([]string, 0, len(index.Columns))
 			for _, colName := range index.Columns {
 				colExpr := colName
-				if col, ok := table.Columns[colName]; ok {
+				if col, ok := resolveIndexColumn(table, colName); ok {
-					// For GIN indexes on text columns, add operator class
+					if strings.EqualFold(indexType, "gin") {
-					if strings.EqualFold(indexType, "gin") && isTextType(col.Type) {
+						if opClass := ginOperatorClassForColumn(col, index.Comment); opClass != "" {
-						opClass := extractOperatorClass(index.Comment)
+							colExpr = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", colName, opClass)
-						if opClass == "" {
-							opClass = "gin_trgm_ops"
 						}
-						colExpr = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", colName, opClass)
 					}
 				}
 				columnExprs = append(columnExprs, colExpr)
@@ -437,6 +448,33 @@ func (w *Writer) GenerateAddColumnStatements(schema *models.Schema) ([]string, e
 	return statements, nil
 }
 
+func (w *Writer) GenerateAlterColumnTypeStatements(schema *models.Schema) ([]string, error) {
+	statements := []string{}
+
+	statements = append(statements, fmt.Sprintf("-- Alter column types for schema: %s", schema.Name))
+
+	for _, table := range schema.Tables {
+		columns := getSortedColumns(table.Columns)
+		for _, col := range columns {
+			targetType := effectiveAlterColumnSQLType(col)
+			stmt, err := w.executor.ExecuteAlterColumnTypeWithCheck(AlterColumnTypeWithCheckData{
+				SchemaName:      schema.Name,
+				TableName:       table.Name,
+				ColumnName:      col.Name,
+				NewType:         targetType,
+				EquivalentTypes: equivalentTypeListSQL(targetType),
+				UsingExpr:       buildAlterColumnUsingExpression(col.Name, targetType),
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate alter column type for %s.%s.%s: %w", schema.Name, table.Name, col.Name, err)
+			}
+			statements = append(statements, stmt)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return statements, nil
+}
+
 // GenerateAddColumnsForDatabase generates ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN statements for the entire database
 func (w *Writer) GenerateAddColumnsForDatabase(db *models.Database) ([]string, error) {
 	statements := []string{}
@@ -489,31 +527,7 @@ func (w *Writer) generateCreateTableStatement(schema *models.Schema, table *mode
 func (w *Writer) generateColumnDefinition(col *models.Column) string {
 	parts := []string{col.SQLName()}
 
-	// Type with length/precision - convert to valid PostgreSQL type
+	parts = append(parts, effectiveColumnSQLType(col))
-	baseType := pgsql.ConvertSQLType(col.Type)
-	typeStr := baseType
-	hasExplicitTypeModifier := pgsql.HasExplicitTypeModifier(baseType)
-
-	// Only add size specifiers for types that support them
-	if !hasExplicitTypeModifier && col.Length > 0 && col.Precision == 0 {
-		if pgsql.SupportsLength(baseType) {
-			typeStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d)", baseType, col.Length)
-		} else if isTextTypeWithoutLength(baseType) {
-			// Convert text with length to varchar
-			typeStr = fmt.Sprintf("varchar(%d)", col.Length)
-		}
-		// For types that don't support length (integer, bigint, etc.), ignore the length
-	} else if !hasExplicitTypeModifier && col.Precision > 0 {
-		if pgsql.SupportsPrecision(baseType) {
-			if col.Scale > 0 {
-				typeStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d,%d)", baseType, col.Precision, col.Scale)
-			} else {
-				typeStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d)", baseType, col.Precision)
-			}
-		}
-		// For types that don't support precision, ignore it
-	}
-	parts = append(parts, typeStr)
 
 	// NOT NULL
 	if col.NotNull {
@@ -535,6 +549,64 @@ func (w *Writer) generateColumnDefinition(col *models.Column) string {
 	return strings.Join(parts, " ")
 }
 
+func effectiveColumnSQLType(col *models.Column) string {
+	if col == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	baseType := pgsql.ConvertSQLType(col.Type)
+	typeStr := baseType
+	hasExplicitTypeModifier := pgsql.HasExplicitTypeModifier(baseType)
+
+	if !hasExplicitTypeModifier && col.Length > 0 && col.Precision == 0 {
+		if pgsql.SupportsLength(baseType) {
+			typeStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d)", baseType, col.Length)
+		} else if isTextTypeWithoutLength(baseType) {
+			typeStr = fmt.Sprintf("varchar(%d)", col.Length)
+		}
+	} else if !hasExplicitTypeModifier && col.Precision > 0 {
+		if pgsql.SupportsPrecision(baseType) {
+			if col.Scale > 0 {
+				typeStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d,%d)", baseType, col.Precision, col.Scale)
+			} else {
+				typeStr = fmt.Sprintf("%s(%d)", baseType, col.Precision)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return typeStr
+}
+
+func effectiveAlterColumnSQLType(col *models.Column) string {
+	typeStr := effectiveColumnSQLType(col)
+	switch strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(typeStr)) {
+	case "smallserial":
+		return "smallint"
+	case "serial":
+		return "integer"
+	case "bigserial":
+		return "bigint"
+	default:
+		return typeStr
+	}
+}
+
+func buildAlterColumnUsingExpression(columnName, targetType string) string {
+	if strings.TrimSpace(columnName) == "" || strings.TrimSpace(targetType) == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s::%s", quoteIdent(columnName), targetType)
+}
+
+func equivalentTypeListSQL(sqlType string) string {
+	variants := pgsql.EquivalentSQLTypeVariants(sqlType)
+	quoted := make([]string, 0, len(variants))
+	for _, variant := range variants {
+		quoted = append(quoted, fmt.Sprintf("'%s'", escapeQuote(variant)))
+	}
+	return strings.Join(quoted, ", ")
+}
+
 // WriteSchema writes a single schema and all its tables
 func (w *Writer) WriteSchema(schema *models.Schema) error {
 	if w.writer == nil {
@@ -546,6 +618,10 @@ func (w *Writer) WriteSchema(schema *models.Schema) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := w.writeRequiredExtensions(schema); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Phase 2: Create sequences (priority 80)
 	if err := w.writeSequences(schema); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -561,6 +637,10 @@ func (w *Writer) WriteSchema(schema *models.Schema) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := w.writeAlterColumnTypes(schema); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Phase 4: Create primary keys (priority 160)
 	if err := w.writePrimaryKeys(schema); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -661,6 +741,16 @@ func (w *Writer) writeCreateSchema(schema *models.Schema) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (w *Writer) writeRequiredExtensions(schema *models.Schema) error {
+	if !schemaRequiresPGTrgm(schema) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w.writer, "CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w.writer)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // writeSequences generates CREATE SEQUENCE statements for identity columns
 func (w *Writer) writeSequences(schema *models.Schema) error {
 	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "-- Sequences for schema: %s\n", schema.Name)
@@ -754,6 +844,21 @@ func (w *Writer) writeAddColumns(schema *models.Schema) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (w *Writer) writeAlterColumnTypes(schema *models.Schema) error {
+	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "-- Alter column types for schema: %s\n", schema.Name)
+
+	statements, err := w.GenerateAlterColumnTypeStatements(schema)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, stmt := range statements[1:] {
+		fmt.Fprint(w.writer, stmt)
+		fmt.Fprint(w.writer, "\n")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // writePrimaryKeys generates ALTER TABLE statements for primary keys
 func (w *Writer) writePrimaryKeys(schema *models.Schema) error {
 	fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, "-- Primary keys for schema: %s\n", schema.Name)
@@ -855,15 +960,13 @@ func (w *Writer) writeIndexes(schema *models.Schema) error {
 			// Build column list with operator class support for GIN indexes
 			columnExprs := make([]string, 0, len(index.Columns))
 			for _, colName := range index.Columns {
-				if col, ok := table.Columns[colName]; ok {
+				if col, ok := resolveIndexColumn(table, colName); ok {
 					colExpr := col.SQLName()
-					// For GIN indexes on text columns, add operator class
+					if strings.EqualFold(index.Type, "gin") {
-					if strings.EqualFold(index.Type, "gin") && isTextType(col.Type) {
+						opClass := ginOperatorClassForColumn(col, index.Comment)
-						opClass := extractOperatorClass(index.Comment)
+						if opClass != "" {
-						if opClass == "" {
+							colExpr = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", col.SQLName(), opClass)
-							opClass = "gin_trgm_ops"
 						}
-						colExpr = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", col.SQLName(), opClass)
 					}
 					columnExprs = append(columnExprs, colExpr)
 				}
@@ -1250,23 +1353,126 @@ func isIntegerType(colType string) bool {
 }
 
 // isTextType checks if a column type is a text type (for GIN index operator class)
-func isTextType(colType string) bool {
+// func isTextType(colType string) bool {
-	textTypes := []string{"text", "varchar", "character varying", "char", "character", "string"}
+// 	textTypes := []string{"text", "varchar", "character varying", "char", "character", "string"}
-	lowerType := strings.ToLower(colType)
+// 	lowerType := strings.ToLower(colType)
-	if strings.HasSuffix(lowerType, "[]") {
+// 	if strings.HasSuffix(lowerType, "[]") {
+// 		return false
+// 	}
+// 	for _, t := range textTypes {
+// 		if strings.HasPrefix(lowerType, t) {
+// 			return true
+// 		}
+// 	}
+// 	return false
+// }
+
+// isTextTypeWithoutLength checks if type is text (which should convert to varchar when length is specified)
+func isTextTypeWithoutLength(colType string) bool {
+	return strings.EqualFold(colType, "text")
+}
+
+func ginOperatorClassForColumn(col *models.Column, comment string) string {
+	if col == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	sqlType := effectiveColumnSQLType(col)
+	baseType := pgsql.CanonicalizeBaseType(pgsql.ExtractBaseTypeLower(sqlType))
+	isArray := pgsql.IsArrayType(sqlType)
+	requested := extractOperatorClass(comment)
+
+	if requested != "" && ginOperatorClassCompatible(baseType, isArray, requested) {
+		return requested
+	}
+
+	if isArray {
+		return "array_ops"
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case isTextGinBaseType(baseType):
+		return "gin_trgm_ops"
+	case baseType == "jsonb":
+		return "jsonb_ops"
+	default:
+		return requested
+	}
+}
+
+func ginOperatorClassCompatible(baseType string, isArray bool, opClass string) bool {
+	switch opClass {
+	case "gin_trgm_ops", "gin_bigm_ops":
+		return !isArray && isTextGinBaseType(baseType)
+	case "jsonb_ops", "jsonb_path_ops":
+		return !isArray && baseType == "jsonb"
+	case "array_ops":
+		return isArray
+	default:
+		return true
+	}
+}
+
+func isTextGinBaseType(baseType string) bool {
+	switch baseType {
+	case "text", "varchar", "character varying", "char", "character", "string", "citext", "bpchar":
+		return true
+	default:
 		return false
 	}
-	for _, t := range textTypes {
+}
-		if strings.HasPrefix(lowerType, t) {
+
-			return true
+func schemaRequiresPGTrgm(schema *models.Schema) bool {
+	if schema == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, table := range schema.Tables {
+		if table == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, index := range table.Indexes {
+			if index == nil || !strings.EqualFold(index.Type, "gin") {
+				continue
+			}
+			for _, colName := range index.Columns {
+				col, ok := resolveIndexColumn(table, colName)
+				if !ok || col == nil {
+					continue
+				}
+				if ginOperatorClassForColumn(col, index.Comment) == "gin_trgm_ops" {
+					return true
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
-// isTextTypeWithoutLength checks if type is text (which should convert to varchar when length is specified)
+func resolveIndexColumn(table *models.Table, colName string) (*models.Column, bool) {
-func isTextTypeWithoutLength(colType string) bool {
+	if table == nil {
-	return strings.EqualFold(colType, "text")
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	if col, ok := table.Columns[colName]; ok && col != nil {
+		return col, true
+	}
+
+	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.Trim(colName, `"`))
+	for key, col := range table.Columns {
+		if col == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if strings.ToLower(strings.Trim(key, `"`)) == normalized {
+			return col, true
+		}
+		if strings.ToLower(strings.Trim(col.Name, `"`)) == normalized {
+			return col, true
+		}
+		if strings.ToLower(strings.Trim(col.SQLName(), `"`)) == normalized {
+			return col, true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, false
 }
 
 // formatStringList formats a list of strings as a SQL-safe comma-separated quoted list

pkg/writers/pgsql/writer_test.go

@@ -116,14 +116,88 @@ func TestWriteDatabase_GinIndexOnTextArrayDoesNotUseTrigramOperatorClass(t *test
 	}
 
 	output := buf.String()
-	if !strings.Contains(output, `USING gin (tags)`) {
+	if !strings.Contains(output, `USING gin (tags array_ops)`) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected GIN index on array column without explicit trigram opclass, got:\n%s", output)
+		t.Fatalf("expected GIN index on array column with array_ops, got:\n%s", output)
 	}
 	if strings.Contains(output, "gin_trgm_ops") {
 		t.Fatalf("did not expect gin_trgm_ops for text[] column, got:\n%s", output)
 	}
 }
 
+func TestWriteDatabase_GinIndexOnQuotedTextColumnUsesTrigramOperatorClass(t *testing.T) {
+	db := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	schema := models.InitSchema("public")
+
+	table := models.InitTable("agent_personas", "public")
+
+	nameCol := models.InitColumn("name", "agent_personas", "public")
+	nameCol.Type = "text"
+	table.Columns["name"] = nameCol
+
+	index := &models.Index{
+		Name:    "idx_agent_personas_name_gin",
+		Type:    "gin",
+		Columns: []string{`"name"`},
+	}
+	table.Indexes[index.Name] = index
+
+	schema.Tables = append(schema.Tables, table)
+	db.Schemas = append(db.Schemas, schema)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writer := NewWriter(&writers.WriterOptions{})
+	writer.writer = &buf
+
+	if err := writer.WriteDatabase(db); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteDatabase failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(output, `CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm`) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected trigram extension for text GIN index, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, `USING gin (name gin_trgm_ops)`) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected quoted text GIN index to include gin_trgm_ops, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteDatabase_GinIndexOnJSONBUsesJSONBOperatorClass(t *testing.T) {
+	db := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	schema := models.InitSchema("public")
+
+	table := models.InitTable("learnings", "public")
+
+	detailsCol := models.InitColumn("details", "learnings", "public")
+	detailsCol.Type = "jsonb"
+	table.Columns["details"] = detailsCol
+
+	index := &models.Index{
+		Name:    "idx_learnings_details",
+		Type:    "gin",
+		Columns: []string{"details"},
+	}
+	table.Indexes[index.Name] = index
+
+	schema.Tables = append(schema.Tables, table)
+	db.Schemas = append(db.Schemas, schema)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writer := NewWriter(&writers.WriterOptions{})
+	writer.writer = &buf
+
+	if err := writer.WriteDatabase(db); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteDatabase failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(output, `USING gin (details jsonb_ops)`) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected GIN jsonb index to include jsonb_ops, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(output, "gin_trgm_ops") {
+		t.Fatalf("did not expect gin_trgm_ops for jsonb column, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWriteForeignKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a test database with two related tables
 	db := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
@@ -984,3 +1058,82 @@ func TestWriteAddColumnStatements(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Output missing DO block\nFull output:\n%s", output)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestWriteSchema_EmitsGuardedAlterColumnTypeStatements(t *testing.T) {
+	db := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	schema := models.InitSchema("public")
+
+	table := models.InitTable("agent_skills", "public")
+
+	nameCol := models.InitColumn("name", "agent_skills", "public")
+	nameCol.Type = "character varying"
+	nameCol.Length = 255
+	table.Columns["name"] = nameCol
+
+	tagsCol := models.InitColumn("tags", "agent_skills", "public")
+	tagsCol.Type = "text[]"
+	table.Columns["tags"] = tagsCol
+
+	schema.Tables = append(schema.Tables, table)
+	db.Schemas = append(db.Schemas, schema)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writer := NewWriter(&writers.WriterOptions{})
+	writer.writer = &buf
+
+	if err := writer.WriteDatabase(db); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteDatabase failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "-- Alter column types for schema: public") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected alter column type section, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "pg_catalog.format_type") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected guarded live-type check, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "ALTER COLUMN name TYPE character varying(255)") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected guarded alter for character varying(255), got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "ARRAY['varchar(255)', 'character varying(255)']") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected equivalent type spellings for varchar guard, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "ALTER COLUMN tags TYPE text[]") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected guarded alter for array type, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, `ALTER COLUMN tags TYPE text[] USING tags::text[];`) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected guarded alter for array type to include USING cast, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteSchema_UsesStorageTypeForSerialAlterStatements(t *testing.T) {
+	db := models.InitDatabase("testdb")
+	schema := models.InitSchema("public")
+
+	table := models.InitTable("learnings", "public")
+	idCol := models.InitColumn("id", "learnings", "public")
+	idCol.Type = "bigserial"
+	table.Columns["id"] = idCol
+
+	schema.Tables = append(schema.Tables, table)
+	db.Schemas = append(db.Schemas, schema)
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	writer := NewWriter(&writers.WriterOptions{})
+	writer.writer = &buf
+
+	if err := writer.WriteDatabase(db); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("WriteDatabase failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	output := buf.String()
+	if !strings.Contains(output, "ALTER COLUMN id TYPE bigint") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected serial alter to use bigint storage type, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(output, "ALTER COLUMN id TYPE bigserial;") {
+		t.Fatalf("did not expect invalid bigserial alter statement, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(output, `ALTER COLUMN id TYPE bigint USING id::bigint;`) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected serial alter to include USING cast, got:\n%s", output)
+	}
+}

pkg/writers/sqlite/datatypes.go

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package sqlite
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+
+	sqlitepkg "git.warky.dev/wdevs/relspecgo/pkg/sqlite"
 )
 
-// SQLite type affinities
+// SQLite type affinity constants
 const (
 	TypeText    = "TEXT"
 	TypeInteger = "INTEGER"
@@ -13,72 +15,27 @@ const (
 	TypeBlob    = "BLOB"
 )
 
-// MapPostgreSQLType maps PostgreSQL data types to SQLite type affinities
+// MapTypeToSQLite maps any SQL or Go canonical type to a SQLite type affinity.
+// Handles input from any reader (PostgreSQL, MSSQL, SQLite, Go canonical).
+func MapTypeToSQLite(colType string) string {
+	return sqlitepkg.ConvertCanonicalToSQLite(colType)
+}
+
+// MapPostgreSQLType is an alias for MapTypeToSQLite kept for compatibility.
+//
+// Deprecated: use MapTypeToSQLite.
 func MapPostgreSQLType(pgType string) string {
-	// Normalize the type
+	return MapTypeToSQLite(pgType)
-	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(pgType))
-
-	// Remove array notation if present
-	normalized = strings.TrimSuffix(normalized, "[]")
-
-	// Remove precision/scale if present
-	if idx := strings.Index(normalized, "("); idx != -1 {
-		normalized = normalized[:idx]
-	}
-
-	// Map to SQLite type affinity
-	switch normalized {
-	// TEXT affinity
-	case "varchar", "character varying", "text", "char", "character",
-		"citext", "uuid", "timestamp", "timestamptz", "timestamp with time zone",
-		"timestamp without time zone", "date", "time", "timetz", "time with time zone",
-		"time without time zone", "json", "jsonb", "xml", "inet", "cidr", "macaddr":
-		return TypeText
-
-	// INTEGER affinity
-	case "int", "int2", "int4", "int8", "integer", "smallint", "bigint",
-		"serial", "smallserial", "bigserial", "boolean", "bool":
-		return TypeInteger
-
-	// REAL affinity
-	case "real", "float", "float4", "float8", "double precision":
-		return TypeReal
-
-	// NUMERIC affinity
-	case "numeric", "decimal", "money":
-		return TypeNumeric
-
-	// BLOB affinity
-	case "bytea", "blob":
-		return TypeBlob
-
-	default:
-		// Default to TEXT for unknown types
-		return TypeText
-	}
 }
 
-// IsIntegerType checks if a column type should be treated as integer
+// IsIntegerType reports whether a column type maps to SQLite INTEGER affinity.
 func IsIntegerType(colType string) bool {
-	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(colType))
+	return MapTypeToSQLite(colType) == TypeInteger
-	normalized = strings.TrimSuffix(normalized, "[]")
-	if idx := strings.Index(normalized, "("); idx != -1 {
-		normalized = normalized[:idx]
-	}
-
-	switch normalized {
-	case "int", "int2", "int4", "int8", "integer", "smallint", "bigint",
-		"serial", "smallserial", "bigserial":
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
 }
 
-// MapBooleanValue converts PostgreSQL boolean literals to SQLite (0/1)
+// MapBooleanValue converts common boolean literals to SQLite integers (1/0).
 func MapBooleanValue(value string) string {
-	normalized := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(value))
+	switch strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(value)) {
-	switch normalized {
 	case "true", "t", "yes", "y", "1":
 		return "1"
 	case "false", "f", "no", "n", "0":

pkg/writers/writer.go

@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ type WriterOptions struct {
 	// Prisma7 enables Prisma 7-specific output for Prisma writers.
 	Prisma7 bool
 
+	// ContinueOnError instructs SQL writers to prepend `\set ON_ERROR_STOP off`
+	// to their output so that psql continues past errors instead of stopping.
+	ContinueOnError bool
+
 	// Additional options can be added here as needed
 	Metadata map[string]interface{}
 }