# inngest-v3-v4-migration

Assists in migrating TypeScript projects from Inngest SDK v3 to v4. Resolves mixed API patterns, moves triggers into options, and updates event schemas.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 589 installs · ★ 29
- Author: inngest
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/inngest/inngest-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/inngest-v3-v4-migration/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-28
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/inngest-v3-v4-migration

## What it does

The skill starts with a search via `rg` to map all SDK entrypoints across `package.json`, client definitions, and serve endpoints. It classifies the codebase to see whether you have pure v3 code, mixed calls, or an almost completed v4 setup.

Migrations run in a fixed sequence. Connection parameters like `signingKey` and `baseUrl` move from `serve()` into the `new Inngest()` client constructor. Function triggers move into the options parameter of `createFunction`, while string targets in `step.invoke` turn into actual function imports or `referenceFunction()` calls.

Local execution breaks unless you set `INNGEST_DEV=1` because v4 defaults to Cloud mode. In addition, `staticSchema` accepts only type aliases, so TypeScript interfaces must be rewritten into types before typechecking passes.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inngest/inngest-skills --skill inngest-v3-v4-migration -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/inngest-v3-v4-migration/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/inngest-v3-v4-migration/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inngest/inngest-skills --skill inngest-v3-v4-migration -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/inngest-v3-v4-migration/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inngest/inngest-skills --skill inngest-v3-v4-migration -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/inngest-v3-v4-migration/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install inngest/inngest-skills inngest-v3-v4-migration
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/inngest-v3-v4-migration/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inngest/inngest-skills --skill inngest-v3-v4-migration -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/inngest/inngest-skills --path skills/inngest-v3-v4-migration
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/inngest-v3-v4-migration/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add inngest/inngest-skills --skill inngest-v3-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/inngest/inngest-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/inngest-v3-v4-migration/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Move function triggers into the `createFunction` options object
- Replace `EventSchemas` with modular `eventType` and `staticSchema` definitions
- Switch raw string identifiers in `step.invoke` to function references
- Drop `@inngest/realtime` and migrate to v4 native realtime imports

## Example prompts
- Upgrade this repository from Inngest v3 to v4 and check for breaking changes
- Refactor EventSchemas to eventType and staticSchema across all events
- Fix signing key and cloud mode errors after upgrading to Inngest v4

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

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---
name: inngest-v3-v4-migration
description: Use when upgrading an existing TypeScript codebase from Inngest SDK v3 to v4, or when fixing mixed v3/v4 API usage. Covers detecting current SDK usage, moving triggers into createFunction options, replacing EventSchemas with eventType/staticSchema, moving serve options to the client, updating realtime imports, rewriting step.invoke string IDs, checkpointing/serverless runtime settings, Connect option changes, and verification.
---

# Inngest v3 to v4 Migration

Use this skill when the user asks to upgrade Inngest, fix v3/v4 errors, migrate
realtime, or clean up a codebase that has mixed SDK patterns.

Primary reference:
https://www.inngest.com/docs/reference/typescript/v4/migrations/v3-to-v4

This skill is agent-first: detect actual usage first, make mechanical API
changes in a controlled order, then typecheck and run focused tests.

## When to Trigger

Use this skill for requests like:

- "Upgrade Inngest from v3 to v4"
- "Fix our Inngest v4 migration"
- "We're getting signing key required / cloud mode errors after upgrading"
- "`step.invoke` with a string function ID stopped working"
- "`@inngest/realtime` broke after installing `inngest@4`"
- "Move from EventSchemas to eventType"
- "Make this existing Inngest repo v4-compatible"

If the user asks for a broad codebase reliability audit first, use
`inngest-brownfield-audit` to choose scope, then return here for the v4 changes.

## Migration Scan

Start by locating all Inngest surfaces:

```bash
rg -n '"inngest"|"@inngest/realtime"|"@inngest/agent-kit"' package.json **/package.json
rg -n 'new Inngest|EventSchemas|eventType|staticSchema|createFunction\\(|serve\\(|connect\\(|step\\.invoke|referenceFunction|@inngest/realtime|realtimeMiddleware|useInngestSubscription|serveHost|rewriteGatewayEndpoint|logLevel|streaming:|signingKey|signingKeyFallback|baseUrl|INNGEST_DEV|INNGEST_SIGNING_KEY' .
```

Then classify the repo:

- **No Inngest yet:** use `inngest-setup`, not this migration skill.
- **v3 only:** migrate the SDK and all breaking changes together.
- **mixed v3/v4:** prioritize removing broken v3 APIs from v4 code.
- **v4 mostly done:** focus on missed runtime gotchas like local dev mode,
  serverless `maxRuntime`, realtime package imports, and string `step.invoke`.

Before editing, record:

```text
Inngest migration scan:
- Current package versions:
- Client files:
- Serve/connect entrypoints:
- Functions using old trigger syntax:
- EventSchemas usage:
- Realtime v3 package usage:
- step.invoke string IDs:
- Serverless runtime constraints:
- Tests/checks available:
```

## Upgrade Order

1. Update package versions.
2. Fix client construction and local/prod mode.
3. Move serve options to the client.
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