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+{
+  "name": "personal-finance-backend",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Personal Finance Budget System Backend",
+  "main": "src/index.js",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "node --watch src/index.js",
+    "start": "node src/index.js",
+    "db:generate": "prisma generate",
+    "db:push": "prisma db push",
+    "db:migrate": "prisma migrate dev",
+    "db:studio": "prisma studio",
+    "db:seed": "node prisma/seed.js"
+  },
+  "prisma": {
+    "seed": "node prisma/seed.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@prisma/client": "^6.5.0",
+    "cors": "^2.8.5",
+    "express": "^4.21.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "prisma": "^6.5.0"
+  },
+  "keywords": ["express", "prisma", "sqlite", "finance"],
+  "author": "",
+  "license": "MIT"
+}