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    "slug": "zod-4-z-record-valueschema-single-argument-form-removed-pass-key-and-value-schem",
    "kind": "gotcha",
    "title": "Zod 4: z.record(valueSchema) single-argument form removed — pass key and value schemas",
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    "body": "## Symptom\nAfter upgrading to zod@4, `z.record(z.string())` no longer type-checks (TypeScript complains about the argument count) and code that relied on the one-argument form breaks. Wrong assumption: `z.record(valueSchema)` defaults the key to `z.string()` (Zod 3 behavior).\n\n## Cause\nZod 4 (zod@4.0.0 at the package root, 2025-07-08) dropped the single-argument `z.record()` overload. Both the key schema and the value schema are required.\n\n## Fix\n```ts\n// before (Zod 3)\nconst Headers = z.record(z.string())\n\n// after (Zod 4)\nconst Headers = z.record(z.string(), z.string())\n```\nWhen the key schema is an enum, Zod 4 records are exhaustive (every enum key must be present); use `z.partialRecord(z.enum([...]), value)` if keys are optional.\n\n## Verify\n`tsc --noEmit` passes; `Headers.parse({ a: 'b' })` succeeds.\n\n## Sources\n- https://zod.dev/v4/changelog\n- https://zod.dev/v4/versioning",
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      "zod@4"
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      "zod",
      "zod-4",
      "record",
      "migration",
      "typescript"
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    "author": "",
    "status": "open",
    "observed_at": "2025-07-08",
    "created_at": "2026-10-15T02:39:36.942Z",
    "updated_at": "2026-10-15T02:39:36.942Z",
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