diff --git a/.changeset/wise-dodos-rescue.md b/.changeset/wise-dodos-rescue.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f4e8ed898b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wise-dodos-rescue.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@effect/experimental": patch
+---
+
+Add VariantSchema.fieldEvolve api
diff --git a/packages/experimental/src/VariantSchema.ts b/packages/experimental/src/VariantSchema.ts
index cd820591d2..15f077cd1c 100644
--- a/packages/experimental/src/VariantSchema.ts
+++ b/packages/experimental/src/VariantSchema.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import type { Brand } from "effect/Brand"
 import type * as Effect from "effect/Effect"
 import { constUndefined, dual } from "effect/Function"
 import * as Option from "effect/Option"
+import { type Pipeable, pipeArguments } from "effect/Pipeable"
+import * as Struct_ from "effect/Struct"
 
 /**
  * @since 1.0.0
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ export type TypeId = typeof TypeId
  * @since 1.0.0
  * @category models
  */
-export interface Struct<in out A extends Field.Fields> {
+export interface Struct<in out A extends Field.Fields> extends Pipeable {
   readonly [TypeId]: A
 }
 
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ export type FieldTypeId = typeof FieldTypeId
  * @since 1.0.0
  * @category models
  */
-export interface Field<in out A extends Field.Config> {
+export interface Field<in out A extends Field.Config> extends Pipeable {
   readonly [FieldTypeId]: FieldTypeId
   readonly schemas: A
 }
@@ -87,6 +89,12 @@ export interface Field<in out A extends Field.Config> {
  * @category models
  */
 export declare namespace Field {
+  /**
+   * @since 1.0.0
+   * @category models
+   */
+  type ValueAny = Schema.Schema.All | Schema.PropertySignature.All
+
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category models
@@ -116,22 +124,73 @@ export declare namespace Field {
   }
 }
 
+const StructProto = {
+  pipe() {
+    return pipeArguments(this, arguments)
+  }
+}
+
 /**
  * @since 1.0.0
  * @category constructors
  */
-export const Struct = <const A extends Field.Fields>(fields: A): Struct<A> => ({
-  [TypeId]: fields
-})
+export const Struct = <const A extends Field.Fields>(fields: A): Struct<A> => {
+  const self = Object.create(StructProto)
+  self[TypeId] = fields
+  return self
+}
+
+const FieldProto = {
+  [FieldTypeId]: FieldTypeId,
+  pipe() {
+    return pipeArguments(this, arguments)
+  }
+}
 
 /**
  * @since 1.0.0
  * @category constructors
  */
-export const Field = <const A extends Field.Config>(schemas: A): Field<A> => ({
-  [FieldTypeId]: FieldTypeId,
-  schemas
-})
+export const Field = <const A extends Field.Config>(schemas: A): Field<A> => {
+  const self = Object.create(FieldProto)
+  self.schemas = schemas
+  return self
+}
+
+/**
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ * @category constructors
+ */
+export const fieldEvolve: {
+  <
+    Self extends Field<any>,
+    Mapping extends {
+      readonly [K in keyof Self["schemas"]]?: (variant: Self["schemas"][K]) => Field.ValueAny
+    }
+  >(f: Mapping): (self: Self) => Field<
+    {
+      readonly [K in keyof Self["schemas"]]: K extends keyof Mapping
+        ? Mapping[K] extends (arg: any) => any ? ReturnType<Mapping[K]> : Self["schemas"][K]
+        : Self["schemas"][K]
+    }
+  >
+  <
+    Self extends Field<any>,
+    Mapping extends {
+      readonly [K in keyof Self["schemas"]]?: (variant: Self["schemas"][K]) => Field.ValueAny
+    }
+  >(self: Self, f: Mapping): Field<
+    {
+      readonly [K in keyof Self["schemas"]]: K extends keyof Mapping
+        ? Mapping[K] extends (arg: any) => any ? ReturnType<Mapping[K]> : Self["schemas"][K]
+        : Self["schemas"][K]
+    }
+  >
+} = dual(
+  2,
+  (self: Field<any>, f: Record<string, (schema: Field.ValueAny) => Field.ValueAny>): Field<any> =>
+    Field(Struct_.evolve(self.schemas, f))
+)
 
 /**
  * @since 1.0.0
@@ -281,6 +340,42 @@ export const make = <
   ) => <S extends Schema.Schema.All | Schema.PropertySignature.All>(
     schema: S
   ) => Field<{ readonly [K in Exclude<Variants[number], Keys[number]>]: S }>
+  readonly fieldEvolve: {
+    <
+      Self extends Field<any> | Field.ValueAny,
+      Mapping extends (Self extends Field<infer S> ? { readonly [K in keyof S]?: (variant: S[K]) => Field.ValueAny }
+        : { readonly [K in Variants[number]]?: (variant: Self) => Field.ValueAny })
+    >(f: Mapping): (self: Self) => Field<
+      Self extends Field<infer S> ? {
+          readonly [K in keyof S]: K extends keyof Mapping
+            ? Mapping[K] extends (arg: any) => any ? ReturnType<Mapping[K]> : S[K]
+            : S[K]
+        } :
+        {
+          readonly [K in Variants[number]]: K extends keyof Mapping
+            ? Mapping[K] extends (arg: any) => any ? ReturnType<Mapping[K]> : Self
+            : Self
+        }
+    >
+    <
+      Self extends Field<any> | Field.ValueAny,
+      Mapping extends (Self extends Field<infer S> ? {
+          readonly [K in keyof S]?: (variant: S[K]) => Field.ValueAny
+        }
+        : { readonly [K in Variants[number]]?: (variant: Self) => Field.ValueAny })
+    >(self: Self, f: Mapping): Field<
+      Self extends Field<infer S> ? {
+          readonly [K in keyof S]: K extends keyof Mapping
+            ? Mapping[K] extends (arg: any) => any ? ReturnType<Mapping[K]> : S[K]
+            : S[K]
+        } :
+        {
+          readonly [K in Variants[number]]: K extends keyof Mapping
+            ? Mapping[K] extends (arg: any) => any ? ReturnType<Mapping[K]> : Self
+            : Self
+        }
+    >
+  }
   readonly Class: <Self = never>(
     identifier: string
   ) => <Fields extends Struct.Fields>(
@@ -335,12 +430,25 @@ export const make = <
       return Field(obj)
     }
   }
+  const fieldEvolveVariants = dual(
+    2,
+    (
+      self: Field<any> | Schema.Schema.All | Schema.PropertySignature.All,
+      f: Record<string, (schema: Field.ValueAny) => Field.ValueAny>
+    ): Field<any> => {
+      const field = FieldTypeId in self ? self : Field(Object.fromEntries(
+        options.variants.map((variant) => [variant, self])
+      ))
+      return fieldEvolve(field, f)
+    }
+  )
   return {
     Struct,
     Field,
     FieldOnly,
     FieldExcept,
-    Class
+    Class,
+    fieldEvolve: fieldEvolveVariants
   } as any
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/sql/src/Model.ts b/packages/sql/src/Model.ts
index 89c0707886..dfce6b1f3a 100644
--- a/packages/sql/src/Model.ts
+++ b/packages/sql/src/Model.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ import type { Brand } from "effect/Brand"
 import * as DateTime from "effect/DateTime"
 import * as Effect from "effect/Effect"
 import * as Option from "effect/Option"
-import * as Record from "effect/Record"
 
 const {
   Class,
   Field,
   FieldExcept,
   FieldOnly,
-  Struct
+  Struct,
+  fieldEvolve
 } = VariantSchema.make({
   variants: ["select", "insert", "update", "json", "jsonCreate", "jsonUpdate"],
   defaultVariant: "select"
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ export {
    * @category fields
    */
   Field,
+  /**
+   * @since 1.0.0
+   * @category fields
+   */
+  fieldEvolve,
   /**
    * @since 1.0.0
    * @category fields
@@ -208,48 +213,45 @@ export const Sensitive = <S extends Schema.Schema.All | Schema.PropertySignature
  * @since 1.0.0
  * @category optional
  */
-export const FieldOption = <Field extends VariantSchema.Field<any> | Schema.Schema.Any>(
+export interface FieldOption<S extends Schema.Schema.Any> extends
+  VariantSchema.Field<{
+    readonly select: Schema.OptionFromNullOr<S>
+    readonly insert: Schema.OptionFromNullOr<S>
+    readonly update: Schema.OptionFromNullOr<S>
+    readonly json: Schema.optionalWith<S, { as: "Option" }>
+    readonly jsonCreate: Schema.optionalWith<S, { as: "Option"; nullable: true }>
+    readonly jsonUpdate: Schema.optionalWith<S, { as: "Option"; nullable: true }>
+  }>
+{}
+
+/**
+ * Convert a field to one that is optional for all variants.
+ *
+ * For the database variants, it will accept `null`able values.
+ * For the JSON variants, it will also accept missing keys.
+ *
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ * @category optional
+ */
+export const FieldOption: <Field extends VariantSchema.Field<any> | Schema.Schema.Any>(
   self: Field
-): VariantSchema.Field<
-  Field extends Schema.Schema.Any ? {
-      readonly select: Schema.OptionFromNullOr<Field>
-      readonly insert: Schema.OptionFromNullOr<Field>
-      readonly update: Schema.OptionFromNullOr<Field>
-      readonly json: Schema.optionalWith<Field, { as: "Option" }>
-      readonly jsonCreate: Schema.optionalWith<Field, { as: "Option"; nullable: true }>
-      readonly jsonUpdate: Schema.optionalWith<Field, { as: "Option"; nullable: true }>
-    }
-    : Field extends VariantSchema.Field<infer S> ? {
+) => Field extends Schema.Schema.Any ? FieldOption<Field>
+  : Field extends VariantSchema.Field<infer S> ? VariantSchema.Field<
+      {
         readonly [K in keyof S]: S[K] extends Schema.Schema.Any
           ? K extends VariantsDatabase ? Schema.OptionFromNullOr<S[K]> :
           Schema.optionalWith<S[K], { as: "Option"; nullable: true }>
           : never
-      } :
-    {}
-> => {
-  if (Schema.isSchema(self)) {
-    return Field({
-      select: Schema.OptionFromNullOr(self),
-      insert: Schema.OptionFromNullOr(self),
-      update: Schema.OptionFromNullOr(self),
-      json: Schema.optionalWith(self, { as: "Option" }),
-      jsonCreate: Schema.optionalWith(self, { as: "Option", nullable: true }),
-      jsonUpdate: Schema.optionalWith(self, { as: "Option", nullable: true })
-    }) as any
-  }
-  return VariantSchema.Field(Record.map(self.schemas, (schema, variant) => {
-    switch (variant) {
-      case "select":
-      case "insert":
-      case "update":
-        return Schema.OptionFromNullOr(schema as any)
-      case "json":
-        return Schema.optionalWith(schema as any, { as: "Option" })
-      default:
-        return Schema.optionalWith(schema as any, { as: "Option", nullable: true })
-    }
-  }) as any)
-}
+      }
+    > :
+  never = fieldEvolve({
+    select: Schema.OptionFromNullOr,
+    insert: Schema.OptionFromNullOr,
+    update: Schema.OptionFromNullOr,
+    json: Schema.optionalWith({ as: "Option" }),
+    jsonCreate: Schema.optionalWith({ as: "Option", nullable: true }),
+    jsonUpdate: Schema.optionalWith({ as: "Option", nullable: true })
+  }) as any
 
 /**
  * @since 1.0.0