# capgo-cloud-migration

Walks the agent through moving a Capacitor project from Capgo to Capawesome Cloud: it finds Capgo usage and swaps the plugin, config, channels and CI/CD.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 409 installs · ★ 51
- Author: capawesome-team
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/capawesome-team/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/capgo-cloud-migration/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/capgo-cloud-migration

## What it does

The skill scans the project first. It looks for `@capgo/capacitor-updater` in `package.json`, a `CapacitorUpdater` key in `capacitor.config.ts` or `capacitor.config.json`, and plugin imports in source files. Then it checks CI/CD: `@capgo/cli` in dependencies, `bundle upload` and `channel set` commands in files like `.github/workflows/*.yml`, a `CAPGO_API_KEY` secret. Finding `.capgo_key_v2` files means code signing is on. The agent presents what it found and asks which features to migrate.

Then comes the swap: the plugin becomes `@capawesome/capacitor-live-update`, config options and API methods get mapped over, channels are recreated with `npx @capawesome/cli apps:channels:create`. One trap here. A Capgo app ID is a bundle ID such as `com.example.app`, while a Capawesome Cloud app ID is a UUID. You cannot paste the old value into the new config — the formats differ.

You need Node.js 18+, npm, repository access and a Capawesome Cloud account. The skill targets Capacitor 6, 7 or 8. Some Capgo channel settings, like `--self-assign` or `--disable-auto-update`, have no channel-level equivalent in Capawesome Cloud: device self-assignment is not needed, and blocking by native version is set per bundle at upload time. A separate `capawesome-cloud` skill covers setting up the cloud itself, and Ionic Appflow moves belong to `ionic-appflow-migration`.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add capawesome-team/skills --skill capgo-cloud-migration -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/capgo-cloud-migration/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/capgo-cloud-migration/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add capawesome-team/skills --skill capgo-cloud-migration -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/capgo-cloud-migration/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add capawesome-team/skills --skill capgo-cloud-migration -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/capgo-cloud-migration/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install capawesome-team/skills capgo-cloud-migration
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/capgo-cloud-migration/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add capawesome-team/skills --skill capgo-cloud-migration -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/capawesome-team/skills --path skills/capgo-cloud-migration
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/capgo-cloud-migration/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add capawesome-team/skills --skill capgo-cloud-migration -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/capawesome-team/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/capgo-cloud-migration/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- find every place the project depends on Capgo
- replace the updater plugin with `@capawesome/capacitor-live-update`
- map `CapacitorUpdater` options onto the new config
- recreate channels in Capawesome Cloud
- rewrite CI/CD steps that call `@capgo/cli`

## Example prompts
- Scan the project for Capgo usage and list what needs migrating
- Move our `CapacitorUpdater` config over to Capawesome Cloud
- Rewrite the GitHub Actions workflow from `@capgo/cli` commands to `@capawesome/cli`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: capgo-cloud-migration
description: "Guides the agent through migrating an existing Capacitor project from Capgo to Capawesome Cloud. Detects Capgo usage (the @capgo/capacitor-updater plugin, CapacitorUpdater configuration, and @capgo/cli commands in CI/CD) and provides step-by-step migration: replacing the plugin with @capawesome/capacitor-live-update, mapping configuration options and API methods, migrating update strategies, channels, code signing, and CI/CD pipelines. References the capawesome-cloud skill for detailed Capawesome Cloud setup procedures. Do not use for setting up Capawesome Cloud from scratch without an existing Capgo project, for migrating from Ionic Appflow (use the ionic-appflow-migration skill instead), or for non-Capacitor mobile frameworks."
license: MIT
compatibility: "Requires Node.js 18+, npm, network access, access to the project repository, and a Capawesome Cloud account."
metadata:
  author: capawesome-team
  source: https://github.com/capawesome-team/skills/tree/main/skills/capgo-cloud-migration
---

# Capgo Cloud Migration

Migrate an existing Capacitor project from Capgo to Capawesome Cloud.

## Prerequisites

1. A **Capacitor 6, 7, or 8** app currently using Capgo for live updates.
2. Node.js 18+ and npm installed.
3. Access to the project's source code repository.
4. A [Capawesome Cloud](https://console.cloud.capawesome.io) account and organization.

## General Rules

- Before running any `@capawesome/cli` command for the first time, run it with the `--help` flag to review all available options.
- Do not remove Capgo configuration, packages, or signing keys until the corresponding Capawesome Cloud feature is fully set up and verified.
- Determine the Capacitor version from `package.json` (`@capacitor/core`) before making any changes — it affects which plugin version and update strategy to use.
- The Capgo app ID is a native bundle ID (e.g. `com.example.app`), while the Capawesome Cloud app ID is a UUID. Never copy the Capgo app ID into the Capawesome configuration.

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