capacitor-plugin-upgrades

name capacitor-plugin-upgrades description Guides the agent through upgrading a Capacitor plugin to a newer major version. Supports upgrades from Capacitor 4 through 8, including multi-version jumps. Covers automated upgrade via official migration tools, Android SDK targets, Gradle configuration, Java/Kotlin versions, iOS deployment targets, and manual step-by-step fallback for each version. Do not use for app project upgrade or non-Capacitor plugin frameworks. license MIT compatibility Requires Node.js and npm; the minimum Node.js version depends on the target Capacitor version. metadata {"author":"capawesome-team","source":"https://github.com/capawesome-team/skills/tree/main/skills/capacitor-plugin-upgrades"} Capacitor Plugin Upgrade Upgrade a Capacitor plugin to a newer major version (4→5, 5→6, 6→7, or 7→8). Prerequisites Target Version Node.js 5 16+ 6 18+ 7 20+ 8 22+ The project must be a Capacitor plugin (not an app project). Procedures Step 1: Detect Current Version Read @capacitor/core version from package.json ( devDependencies or peerDependencies ). Determine the current major version. Ask the user for the target version. Default to the latest (8) if not specified. Step 2: Execute Upgrade For each major version jump between the current and target version, apply the corresponding upgrade guide sequentially : Current → Target Reference 4 → 5 references/upgrade-v4-to-v5.md 5 → 6 references/upgrade-v5-to-v6.md 6 → 7 references/upgrade-v6-to-v7.md 7 → 8 references/upgrade-v7-to-v8.md For multi-version jumps (e.g., 5 → 8), apply each upgrade in order: Read and apply references/upgrade-v5-to-v6.md Run npm install && npx cap sync , build, and verify the plugin's test/example app Read and apply references/upgrade-v6-to-v7.md Run npm install && npx cap sync , build, and verify the plugin's test/example app Read and apply references/upgrade-v7-to-v8.md Run npm install && npx cap sync , build, and verify the plugin's test/example app Do not skip intermediate versions. Step 3: Final Verification After completing all upgrade steps: npm install npx cap sync Build the plugin's test/example app on both platforms to verify. Error Handling If automated upgrade tools fail, check the terminal output for which steps failed and apply those manually using the steps in the corresponding reference file. If Android build fails after upgrade, run Tools > AGP Upgrade Assistant in Android Studio. If iOS build fails, verify the deployment target matches the target version requirements in the reference file. If Gradle property syntax warnings appear (v8+), search all .gradle files for property assignments without = and update them. If a multi-version upgrade fails mid-way, fix the current version step before proceeding to the next. Related Skills capacitor-app-upgrades — If the app project itself also needs upgrading, use this skill. capacitor-plugin-spm-support — After upgrading a plugin to Capacitor 6+, use this skill to add Swift Package Manager support. capacitor-plugin-development — For creating new Capacitor plugins from scratch, including scaffolding, native implementation, and publishing.