{
  "id": "G046",
  "slug": "direct-mysql-5-7-to-8-4-upgrade-unsupported",
  "status": "search-observed",
  "product": "MySQL 8.4",
  "family": "Database version contract drift",
  "canonical_url": "https://gitdocs.org/fix/direct-mysql-5-7-to-8-4-upgrade-unsupported",
  "query_alias_url": "https://gitdocs.org/q/direct-mysql-5-7-to-8-4-upgrade-unsupported",
  "markdown_url": "https://gitdocs.org/fix/direct-mysql-5-7-to-8-4-upgrade-unsupported.md",
  "json_url": "https://gitdocs.org/api/fixes/direct-mysql-5-7-to-8-4-upgrade-unsupported.json",
  "canonical_query": "MySQL 8.4 reference manual upgrade paths 5.7 8.4 unsupported",
  "observed_codex_queries": [
    "site:dev.mysql.com/doc MySQL 8.4 upgrade from MySQL 5.7 not supported direct upgrade",
    "MySQL 8.4 reference manual upgrade paths 5.7 8.4 unsupported",
    "MySQL 8.4 Upgrade Paths official documentation",
    "https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/upgrade-paths.html"
  ],
  "organic_dependency_search_count": 4,
  "affected_versions": "",
  "exact_errors": [],
  "diagnosis": "The local workspace gives the symptom and stale integration shape, but the correct repair depends on current official product behavior or recent release notes.",
  "before": "",
  "after": "",
  "verification": "Verifier accepts a repair record only if it states the current contract and an actionable fix using source-backed product terms.",
  "unsafe_fixes": [
    "Changing local code without checking the current external contract.",
    "Retrying the same install, build, or API call with no version/source change.",
    "Applying a broad unsafe bypass when a narrow compatibility fix is available."
  ],
  "last_verified_at": "2026-06-25",
  "neutral_validation": {
    "organic_search_observed": true,
    "organic_strict_pass": true,
    "no_web_counterfactual_run": true,
    "no_web_strict_pass": true,
    "search_necessity_under_fixture": false,
    "no_web_oracle_note": "If no_web_strict_pass is true, this page is search-observed but not search-necessary under the current visible fixture."
  },
  "source_trail": [
    {
      "url": "https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.4/en/news-8-4-0.html",
      "label": "MySQL 8.4.0 release notes"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/upgrade-paths.html",
      "label": "Official reference opened by Codex"
    }
  ],
  "source_github_links": []
}