# pixijs-migration-v8

This skill guides a PixiJS v7 to v8 migration and diagnoses common post-upgrade breakage. Use it when old APIs or imports need replacing.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 5300 installs · ★ 358
- Author: pixijs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/pixijs/pixijs-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/pixijs-migration-v8/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-01
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/pixijs-migration-v8

## What it does

The skill provides a migration checklist for moving a PixiJS codebase from v7 to v8. It covers asynchronous `app.init()`, the change from `app.view` to `app.canvas`, and moving deprecated core `@pixi/*` imports into the single `pixi.js` package.

It maps the old `Graphics` flow to shape methods followed by `fill()` or `stroke()`, including renames such as `drawRect` to `rect`. It also covers `GraphicsContext`, object-based text constructors, loading assets before `Texture.from()`, `ParticleContainer` with `Particle`, and events through `eventMode`.

Projects that import core `@pixi/*` packages need source changes, so this is more than a dependency bump. Custom builds can use `skipExtensionImports: true` and import required extensions directly.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-migration-v8 -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/pixijs-migration-v8/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/pixijs-migration-v8/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-migration-v8 -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/pixijs-migration-v8/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-migration-v8 -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/pixijs-migration-v8/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install pixijs/pixijs-skills pixijs-migration-v8
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/pixijs-migration-v8/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-migration-v8 -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/pixijs/pixijs-skills --path skills/pixijs-migration-v8
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/pixijs-migration-v8/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pixijs/pixijs-skills --skill pixijs-migration-v8 -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/pixijs/pixijs-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/pixijs-migration-v8/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- move `@pixi/*` imports to `pixi.js`
- fix synchronous `Application` initialization
- replace `beginFill` and `lineStyle` calls in `Graphics`
- load an image before calling `Texture.from()`
- convert interactive objects to `eventMode`

## Example prompts
- “Migrate this PixiJS v7 project to v8 and inspect its imports.”
- “Update this `Application` setup to use asynchronous `app.init()`.”
- “Replace `beginFill`, `drawRect`, and `endFill` in this file with PixiJS v8 calls.”

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: pixijs-migration-v8
description: "Use this skill when upgrading to PixiJS v8 from v7 or diagnosing broken v7 code after an upgrade. Covers async app.init, single pixi.js package (deprecated @pixi/* sub-packages), Graphics shape-then-fill, BaseTexture → TextureSource, shader/uniform rework, ParticleContainer+Particle, constructor options objects, DisplayObject removal, settings/utils removal, Ticker signature, events rewrite. Triggers on: migrate v7, v8 breaking changes, @pixi/ import, DisplayObject, beginFill, endFill, cacheAsBitmap, BaseTexture, deprecated."
license: MIT
---

This skill is a breaking-change checklist for bringing a v7 codebase up to v8. Work top-down through the categories; the list maps each v7 pattern to its v8 replacement.

## Quick Start

Install the single package, then port in this order: imports → Application init → Graphics → Text → events → shaders/filters → cleanup.

```ts
const app = new Application();
await app.init({ width: 800, height: 600 });
document.body.appendChild(app.canvas);

const g = new Graphics()
  .rect(0, 0, 100, 100)
  .fill({ color: 0xff0000 })
  .stroke({ width: 2, color: 0x000000 });
app.stage.addChild(g);
```

**Related skills:** `pixijs-application` (async init), `pixijs-scene-graphics` (new fill/stroke API), `pixijs-custom-rendering` (shader rework), `pixijs-scene-text` (Text constructor changes), `pixijs-performance` (destroy patterns).

## Migration Checklist: v7 to v8

Work through each category. Each item shows the expected v8 pattern and the v7 pattern that must be replaced.

### Initialization

**Async app.init()** -- Expected:

```ts
const app = new Application();
await app.init({ width: 800, height: 600 });
document.body.appendChild(app.canvas);
```

Fail: passing options to `new Application({...})` and using synchronously.

**app.canvas replaces app.view** -- `app.view` emits a deprecation warning.

**Application type parameter** -- Expected: `new Application<Renderer<HTMLCanvasElement>>()`. Fail: `new Application<HTMLCanvasElement>()`.

### Imports

**Single package** -- Expected:

```ts
import { Sprite, Application, Assets, Graphics } from "pixi.js";
```

Fail: importing from any of the deprecated v7 core `@pixi/*` sub-packages (see list below). Supplemental packages like `@pixi/sound` are still valid and should continue to be used.

Deprecated `@pixi/*` packages (never use, any version):
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