# react-19-plugin-migration

This skill guides changes that prepare a Grafana plugin for React 19 compatibility without upgrading React itself. Use it to scan a plugin and work through the migration steps.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 4100 installs · ★ 290
- Author: grafana
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/grafana/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/grafana-plugins/react-19-plugin-migration/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/react-19-plugin-migration

## What it does

The skill checks the plugin context, runs a build and `@grafana/react-detect`, then guides an update of `@grafana/create-plugin`, the ESLint 9 migration, `jsx-runtime` externalization, and a `grafanaDependency` check. It also covers dependency updates, including Faro when that package is present.

The instructions group changes into one PR and require the steps to run in order. Updating `@grafana/create-plugin` and adding `externalize-jsx-runtime` require a clean Git working tree. ESLint failures have a manual flat-config path; React itself must stay below version 19 during this preparation.

## Requirements
- Works with: Grafana

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill react-19-plugin-migration -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/react-19-plugin-migration/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/react-19-plugin-migration/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill react-19-plugin-migration -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/react-19-plugin-migration/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill react-19-plugin-migration -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/react-19-plugin-migration/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install grafana/skills react-19-plugin-migration
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/react-19-plugin-migration/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill react-19-plugin-migration -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/grafana/skills --path skills/grafana-plugins/react-19-plugin-migration
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/react-19-plugin-migration/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add grafana/skills --skill react-19-plugin-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/grafana/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/grafana-plugins/react-19-plugin-migration/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- scan a Grafana plugin for React 19 compatibility issues
- update the plugin scaffold with `@grafana/create-plugin`
- move ESLint settings to flat config
- externalize the `jsx-runtime` packages
- check the plugin's `grafanaDependency` value

## Example prompts
- Prepare this Grafana plugin for React 19 compatibility without upgrading React.
- Run `react-detect` on the plugin and work through the reported fixes.
- Update the plugin scaffold and get ESLint 9 working before continuing the migration.

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

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---
name: react-19-plugin-migration
license: Apache-2.0
description:
  Migrate a Grafana plugin to React 19 compatibility. Use when the user asks to update a plugin
  for React 19, prepare for React 19, fix React 19 compatibility, upgrade to React 19, migrate
  to React 19, bump grafanaDependency to 12.3.0, externalize jsx-runtime, or run react-detect.
  Triggers on phrases like "update plugin for React 19", "React 19 migration", "prepare for
  React 19", "plugin React 19 compat", "grafanaDependency 12.3.0", "JSX runtime externals",
  "react-detect", "SECRET_INTERNALS", "ReactCurrentOwner", or "ReactCurrentDispatcher".
---

# Migrate Grafana Plugin to React 19

Grafana 13 (April 2026) moves from React 18 to React 19. Incompatible plugins will break.
**Do not upgrade React to 19** — only make forward-compatible changes.

All changes go in **one PR**. Execute steps in order. Never manually edit `yarn.lock`.

---

## Step 1: Detect plugin context

```bash
PLUGIN_JSON=$([ -f src/plugin.json ] && echo "src/plugin.json" \
  || ([ -f plugin/src/plugin.json ] && echo "plugin/src/plugin.json" || echo ""))
PKG_JSON=$([ -f package.json ] && echo "package.json" \
  || ([ -f plugin/package.json ] && echo "plugin/package.json" || echo ""))
PLUGIN_ID=$(jq -r '.id' $PLUGIN_JSON 2>/dev/null)
[ -f yarn.lock ] && PM="yarn" || ([ -f pnpm-lock.yaml ] && PM="pnpm" || PM="npm")
CP_VERSION=$(jq -r '.version' .config/.cprc.json 2>/dev/null)
echo "PLUGIN_ID=$PLUGIN_ID  PM=$PM  CP=$CP_VERSION"
```

If `PLUGIN_ID` is empty, ask the user for the plugin root path.

---

## Step 2: Scan for compatibility issues

Build the plugin and run the React 19 compatibility scanner:

```bash
npm run build 2>&1 | tail -5
npx -y @grafana/react-detect@latest 2>&1
```

Save the output. It flags:

- `jsxRuntimeImport` / `__SECRET_INTERNALS` → Step 4 fixes this
- `defaultProps` / `propTypes` / `ReactDOM.render` → Step 8 (source fixes)
- `findDOMNode` → Step 6 (dependency bump) or Step 8 (source fix)

If the build fails (plugin hasn't been built before), skip this step and run react-detect
after Step 9 instead. If output says "No breaking changes detected", still proceed — jsx-runtime
externalization and grafanaDependency bump are always required.

Re-run react-detect after Step 9 to confirm all issues are resolved.

---

## Step 3: Update `@grafana/create-plugin`

The scaffolding update brings in externals extraction, jest mocks, Docker fixes, and webpack
improvements needed for React 19. **Always do this before `add externalize-jsx-runtime`.**

Requires a clean git working tree. Create a feature branch first if not already on one.

### Run the update

```bash
npx @grafana/create-plugin@latest update 2>&1
```

### If `yarn install` fails with "engine is incompatible"

The update runs an intermediate `yarn install` without `--ignore-engines`. Complete it manually:

```bash
````
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