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next-upgrade

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from vercel-labs/next-skills

What it does

A Vercel Labs agent skill that guides developers through Next.js version upgrades using official migration documentation, invokable via the /next-upgrade slash command as part of the next-skills suite.

Overview

Next Upgrade is an agent skill from Vercel Labs that guides developers through upgrading between Next.js versions using official migration guides. Part of the vercel-labs/next-skills collection alongside next-best-practices and next-cache-components, it provides structured upgrade workflows invokable via the /next-upgrade slash command. This skill is designed for use when performing version migrations and references the official Next.js migration documentation.

Key Features

Official Migration Guide Integration: Provides version-specific upgrade instructions based on official Next.js migration documentation
Slash Command Invocation: Activated via /next-upgrade command, making it easy to access upgrade guidance exactly when needed
Part of Comprehensive Next.js Skills Suite: Works alongside next-best-practices (19 reference files covering file conventions, RSC boundaries, data patterns, async patterns, and more) and next-cache-components for Next.js 16 Cache Components and PPR
Follows Agent Skills Open Standard: Built on the Anthropic skills standard with YAML frontmatter, making it compatible with the broader skills ecosystem and installable via npx skills add

Who is this for?

Next.js developers upgrading between major or minor versions who want structured, reliable migration guidance
Teams maintaining Next.js applications that need to stay current with framework updates while minimizing breaking changes
Developers already using the vercel-labs/next-skills suite who want complete coverage of Next.js development workflows including upgrades

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Same repository

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next-upgrade

Installation

Vibe Index InstallInstalls to .claude/skills/ - auto-recognized by Claude Code

npx vibeindex add vercel-labs/next-skills --skill next-upgrade

skills.sh Install⚠ Installs to .agents/skills/ - may not be auto-recognized by Claude Code

npx skills add vercel-labs/next-skills --skill next-upgrade

Manual InstallCopy SKILL.md content and save to the path below

~/.claude/skills/next-upgrade/SKILL.md

SKILL.md

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Last UpdatedJan 26, 2026

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