# Hedera Agent Kit v4 Migration

Walks a project from hedera-agent-kit@3.x to v4: swaps packages, rewrites imports and ports custom tools to BaseTool.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 484 installs · ★ 28
- Author: hedera-dev
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/hedera-dev/hedera-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/agent-kit-plugin/skills/agent-kit-v4-migration/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-03
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/hedera-agent-kit-v4-migration

## What it does

The skill kicks in when code imports from `hedera-agent-kit` or `@hashgraph/sdk`. It first classifies each file: a custom plugin, a toolkit consumer, or both. The steps differ, and order matters — toolkit migration runs first, then plugin migration.

Then it works through the migration. A project-wide search builds the list of files to touch, and `package.json` gets rewritten: `hedera-agent-kit` and `@hashgraph/sdk` are replaced by `@hashgraph/hedera-agent-kit` and `@hiero-ledger/sdk`, plus exactly one toolkit package for your framework. Imports follow a replacement map, and deprecated aliases such as `coreHTSPlugin` get renamed. One step covers a silent behaviour change: in v4 an empty `plugins: []` means zero tools instead of a default set, so the agent has nothing to call. Worth auditing every toolkit construction.

Custom tools move to `BaseTool`. The old functional pattern with an object literal and an `execute` function is no longer supported and bypasses the hooks and policies system. If code reads `parsedData.raw.bytes` and converts it through `Buffer`, drop the conversion — v4 standardises it to `Uint8Array`. LangChain consumers also need the provider package bumped to the `1.x` line, otherwise `@langchain/core` types clash.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill hedera-agent-kit-v4-migration -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill agent-kit-v4-migration -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/agent-kit-v4-migration/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/agent-kit-v4-migration/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill agent-kit-v4-migration -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/agent-kit-v4-migration/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill agent-kit-v4-migration -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/agent-kit-v4-migration/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install hedera-dev/hedera-skills agent-kit-v4-migration
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/agent-kit-v4-migration/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill agent-kit-v4-migration -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/hedera-dev/hedera-skills --path plugins/agent-kit-plugin/skills/agent-kit-v4-migration
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/agent-kit-v4-migration/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add hedera-dev/hedera-skills --skill agent-kit-v4-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/hedera-dev/hedera-skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/agent-kit-plugin/skills/agent-kit-v4-migration/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- move a project from hedera-agent-kit@3.x to @hashgraph/hedera-agent-kit@4.x
- swap @hashgraph/sdk imports for @hiero-ledger/sdk
- port a custom tool from an object literal to BaseTool
- fix an empty plugins: [] that leaves the agent with no tools
- drop Buffer conversion for raw.bytes after the Uint8Array switch

## Example prompts
- migrate this project to hedera-agent-kit v4
- find every hedera-agent-kit and @hashgraph/sdk import and update them
- convert my custom plugin to BaseTool

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: Hedera Agent Kit v4 Migration
description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "migrate to hedera-agent-kit v4", "upgrade hak v3 to v4", "convert plugin to BaseTool", "migrate Tool to BaseTool", "rename hedera-agent-kit imports", "fix v3 deprecation warnings", or has a project still on `hedera-agent-kit@3.x` / `@hashgraph/sdk` that needs to move to `@hashgraph/hedera-agent-kit@4.x` / `@hiero-ledger/sdk`. Covers both custom-plugin migration (Tool → BaseTool) and toolkit-consumer migration (LangChain/AI SDK/ElizaOS/MCP).
version: 1.0.0
---

# Migrating Hedera Agent Kit v3 → v4

This skill drives a complete v3 → v4 migration. v4 is the current major; v3 (`hedera-agent-kit@3.x`) no longer receives updates. Use this skill whenever you see code importing from `hedera-agent-kit` (unscoped) or `@hashgraph/sdk`.

## Quick triage — what kind of v3 code is this?

Before editing anything, classify the file you are migrating. The migration steps differ.

| If the file… | It's a… | Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Defines a `Plugin` and exports tool factories that return object literals with an `execute` function | **Custom plugin** | Plugin migration + BaseTool migration |
| Calls `new HederaLangchainToolkit / HederaAIToolkit / HederaElizaOSToolkit / HederaMCPToolkit` | **Toolkit consumer** | Toolkit migration |
| Imports plugins like `coreTokenPlugin`, `coreAccountPlugin`, `coreHTSPlugin` | **Toolkit consumer** (uses built-in plugins) | Toolkit migration + alias rename |
| Imports `ResponseParserService` or `HederaMCPServer` from `hedera-agent-kit` | **Toolkit consumer** | Toolkit migration (these moved to toolkit packages) |
| Both | Run **toolkit migration first**, then **plugin migration** for each tool |

## Migration workflow

### Step 1 — find every v3 entry point

Run these searches at the project root before editing anything. They give you the migration surface in one shot:

```bash
# Old package name in source and dependency manifests
grep -rn "from ['\"]hedera-agent-kit" .
grep -n '"hedera-agent-kit"' package.json

# Old SDK package
grep -rn "from ['\"]@hashgraph/sdk" .
````
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