A universal migration planner that generates safe, step-by-step transition paths for frameworks, libraries, and databases.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install migration-compass
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install migration-compass using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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What is Migration Compass?
Migration Compass is an essential architectural utility for developers navigating the complexities of codebase evolution. This tool helps you avoid the common pitfalls of big-bang migrations by creating incremental, deployable transition paths that ensure production stability. Whether you are moving from Express to Fastify, JavaScript to TypeScript, or a monolith to microservices, it provides the structural clarity needed to change your stack without breaking the system.
As a specialized utility within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, it enforces the three fundamental laws of migration: never changing everything at once, running parallel systems before replacement, and ensuring every single commit remains deployable. It transforms high-risk manual planning into a rigorous, engineering-led process that provides full visibility into the scope and risks before the first line of code is changed.
Migration Compass Use Cases
- Swapping out deprecated libraries like moment.js for modern alternatives with zero downtime.
- Migrating from legacy frameworks to modern ones using the Strangler Fig strategy.
- Executing language transitions, such as moving from JavaScript to TypeScript, file-by-file.
- Upgrading major versions of critical infrastructure with built-in rollback points for every step.
How Migration Compass Works
- The skill performs a comprehensive survey of the current codebase to catalog all usages of the source technology.
- It maps source patterns to target equivalents and identifies potential gaps where manual review is required.
- A tailored migration strategy is selected, such as Branch by Abstraction or Parallel Run zones.
- It generates a detailed, ordered roadmap with validation gates that define success criteria for every transition phase.
Migration Compass Setup
To integrate this skill into your development workflow, ensure you have the Openclaw Skills framework configured. Since this tool requires no external API keys, it can be deployed immediately for local codebase analysis.
# Install the migration-compass skill to your environment
openclaw install migration-compass
# Generate a survey of your current technical debt
openclaw run migration-compass --survey --source=moment --target=date-fns
Migration Compass Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes its analysis and planning data into several structured Markdown and JSON outputs:
| Component | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Map | Table | A list of every file and line where the source library is used. |
| Compass Route | Sequence | The numbered step-by-step plan including rollback commands. |
| Risk Assessment | List | Identification of complex state management or timezone logic that requires manual review. |
| Validation Matrix | List | Success metrics such as expected latency, error rates, and comparison tests. |
Migration Compass Advanced Features
- Automated identification of parallel work opportunities to split migrations across team members.
- Support for multiple migration patterns including Strangler Facade and Incremental Rewrite.
- Integration with local monitoring tools to define go/no-go criteria for each deployment step.
- Detailed effort estimation based on usage counts and logic complexity per component.
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