# capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6

Walks a Capacitor plugin library from v5 to v6: runs the official migrator, then finishes the manual checklist for Gradle, Kotlin and TypeScript.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 633 installs · ★ 73
- Author: Cap-go
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-17
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6

## What it does

Reach for this skill when a plugin library still pins `@capacitor/core` 5.x but has to run inside Capacitor 6 apps. It runs `npx @capacitor/plugin-migration-v5-to-v6@latest` from the plugin root and tells you to review `git diff`. Then comes the manual pass: `@capacitor/*` dev deps to `latest-6`, peer `@capacitor/core` to `^6.0.0`, `compileSdk` instead of `compileSdkVersion` with a default of 34, target SDK 34, AGP 8.2.1, Gradle 8.2.1, Kotlin 1.9.10.

The code changes break consumers. In `definitions.ts` every `addListener` overload must return only `Promise<PluginListenerHandle>` — the synchronous handle is dropped from the type, and anyone who relied on it has to `await` the call. `web.ts` and docgen output get updated to match. On iOS the line `CAP_PLUGIN_METHOD(removeAllListeners, CAPPluginReturnPromise);` comes out of the plugin `.m` file, because the method is built in for all plugins now. Experimental SPM support via `Package.swift` and `CAPBridgedPlugin` is optional, and the skill asks before touching it.

Check your toolchain first: Node.js 18+, Xcode 15.0+, Java 17. If the peer range for `@capacitor/core` is still `^5`, the example app fails with `ERESOLVE` — worth checking that field right after the migration. App upgrades, plugins on 4.x or 6.x, and non-Capacitor libraries are out of scope here.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6 -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6 -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6 -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Cap-go/capgo-skills capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6 -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills --path skills/capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Cap-go/capgo-skills --skill capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6 -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Cap-go/capgo-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- move a plugin library from Capacitor 5 to 6
- drop the sync handle from the `addListener` type
- remove `removeAllListeners` from the iOS `.m` file
- bump AGP, Gradle and Kotlin to the required versions
- add experimental SPM support to a plugin

## Example prompts
- run the Capacitor 5 to 6 migration on this plugin
- update `definitions.ts` so `addListener` returns only `Promise<PluginListenerHandle>`
- check that `android/build.gradle` uses `compileSdk`, not `compileSdkVersion`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v5-to-v6
description: Upgrades a Capacitor plugin library from v5 to v6 using `npx @capacitor/plugin-migration-v5-to-v6@latest`, then the manual checklist - `@capacitor/*` dev deps to `latest-6`, `compileSdkVersion` replaced by `compileSdk`, compile/target SDK 34 defaults, AGP 8.2.1, Gradle 8.2.1, Kotlin 1.9.10, plus code changes - `addListener` in `definitions.ts` returns only `Promise<PluginListenerHandle>` (drop `& PluginListenerHandle`), remove `CAP_PLUGIN_METHOD(removeAllListeners, ...)` from the `.m` file, and optional experimental SPM support via `Package.swift`. Use when a plugin targets Capacitor 5 and must support 6. Do not use for app upgrades, other major versions, or non-Capacitor libraries.
allowed-tools:
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# Capacitor Plugin Upgrade v5 to v6

Move a plugin library to Capacitor 6. Source of truth: https://capacitorjs.com/docs/updating/plugins/6-0

## When to Use

- Snapshot shows `@capacitor/core` 5.x and the plugin must work in Capacitor 6 apps.
- `definitions.ts` still declares `Promise<PluginListenerHandle> & PluginListenerHandle`.
- The user wants to add SPM support while moving to 6.

Do not use:

- Upgrading an app -> `capacitor-app-upgrade-v5-to-v6`.
- Plugin on 4.x -> `capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v4-to-v5` first; on 6.x -> `capacitor-plugin-upgrade-v6-to-v7`. Multi-hop -> `capacitor-plugin-upgrades`.
- Full SPM conversion details -> `capacitor-plugin-spm-support`.

## Live Project Snapshot

Plugin and Capacitor package snapshot:
!`node -e "const fs=require('fs');if(!fs.existsSync('package.json'))process.exit(0);const pkg=JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json','utf8'));const out=['package.name='+(pkg.name||''),'package.version='+(pkg.version||'')];for(const section of ['peerDependencies','dependencies','devDependencies']){for(const [name,version] of Object.entries(pkg[section]||{})){if(name.startsWith('@capacitor/'))out.push(section+'.'+name+'='+version)}}console.log(out.join('\n'))"`

Example and native project paths:
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