Skill Rails Upgrade — Development skill for Claude Code

Rails Upgrade Skill

A skill for Claude Code and OpenCode that analyzes Rails applications and provides comprehensive upgrade assessments.

What It Does

When invoked in a Rails project, this skill:

1. Verifies you're in a Rails application
2. Detects your current Rails version
3. Fetches the latest Rails release from GitHub
4. Classifies the upgrade type (patch/minor/major)
5. Retrieves the official Rails upgrade guide
6. Fetches configuration diffs from railsdiff.org
7. Generates a comprehensive upgrade summary with complexity rating

Prerequisites

• GitHub CLI (gh) installed and authenticated

Installation

Claude Code

1. Create the skills directory if it doesn't exist:

   mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills

2. Clone or copy this skill to the skills directory:

   git clone https://github.com/robzolkos/skill-rails-upgrade.git ~/.claude/skills/rails-upgrade

   Or copy manually:

   cp -r /path/to/skill-rails-upgrade ~/.claude/skills/rails-upgrade

3. Restart Claude Code to load the skill.

OpenCode

1. Create the skill directory if it doesn't exist:

   mkdir -p ~/.config/opencode/skill

2. Clone or copy this skill to the skill directory:

   git clone https://github.com/robzolkos/skill-rails-upgrade.git ~/.config/opencode/skill/rails-upgrade

   Or copy manually:

   cp -r /path/to/skill-rails-upgrade ~/.config/opencode/skill/rails-upgrade

3. Restart OpenCode to load the skill.

Usage

Navigate to a Rails project directory and invoke the skill:

/rails-upgrade

The skill will analyze your Rails application and provide:

• Version Information: Current vs latest Rails version
• Upgrade Complexity Assessment: Small/Medium/Large rating based on multiple factors
• Key Changes: Configuration updates, deprecations, breaking changes
• Recommended Steps: Step-by-step upgrade process

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