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NanoClaw Migration (migrate-nanoclaw)

Extracts your NanoClaw fork's customizations into a replayable migration guide, then upgrades by reapplying them on a clean upstream checkout — no merge conflicts.

Dev & CodingAdvanced★ 30,471⑂ 12,865AI score 8/10Last updated: Aug 9, 2026

What it does

  • Scans your NanoClaw fork for everything you changed (config values, source edits, personas, added skills) and writes a replayable migration guide at .nanoclaw-migrations/guide.md.
  • Auto-assesses divergence and picks one of three tiers (lightweight / standard / complex), delegating codebase exploration to parallel haiku sub-agents.
  • On upgrade it skips git merge entirely: it checks out clean upstream in a git worktree, re-runs each add-* skill's own apply, then reapplies your customizations from the guide.
  • Creates a backup branch and tag first, validates with install/build/test plus an optional live message test, then swaps the upgraded tree into main.
  • Never touches data paths: groups/, store/, data/, .env.

Who it's for

  • NanoClaw fork maintainers who dread merge conflicts every time upstream refactors core files.
  • Anyone who wants their customizations documented so upgrades are repeatable.
  • Users who need a safe upgrade workflow with worktree validation, backup tags, and a clear rollback path.

Examples

  1. "Upgrade my NanoClaw fork to latest upstream" → the skill measures divergence, picks a tier, writes the guide, reapplies in a worktree, and validates the build before swapping.
  2. A fork with both the Telegram and Slack skills applied: the skill detects a duplicated constant declaration, records it under "Skill Interactions", and tells you how to dedupe after reapplying.
  3. Simple tweaks like changing the trigger name from @Andy to @Bob in src/config.ts get a one-line instruction, while non-standard work such as a DeepL translation hook is captured with verbatim code snippets and import paths.

· · · Install guide · · ·

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Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Copy the .claude/skills/migrate-nanoclaw folder from the GitHub repo nanocoai/nanoclaw into my ~/.claude/skills/migrate-nanoclaw/.
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Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git /tmp/nanoclaw && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/nanoclaw/.claude/skills/migrate-nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal and clone the NanoClaw repo to a temp folder: git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git /tmp/nanoclaw
  2. Create the skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  3. Copy the skill over: cp -r /tmp/nanoclaw/.claude/skills/migrate-nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/
  4. If you already run a NanoClaw fork, prefer the copy inside your repo at .claude/skills/migrate-nanoclaw/ — the skill self-refreshes from upstream when it runs.
  5. In your fork, run git remote -v; if no upstream remote exists, add it: git remote add upstream https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw.git
  6. Make sure your working tree is clean (commit or stash), start Claude Code, and ask: "Use migrate-nanoclaw to upgrade my fork to upstream."
  7. Note the backup tag the skill creates — if anything goes wrong, roll back with git reset --hard <backup-tag>.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT