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Rails Upgrade Guide (Internal Reference)

Supplies internal references for Rails upgrades (5→6, 6→7, 7→8) with breaking changes, fix patterns, compatibility matrices, risky migrations, and Turbo/Stimulus guides. Loaded by audit/fix skills.

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npx claudepluginhub dhruvasagar/ruby-upgrade-toolkit --plugin ruby-upgrade-toolkit

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/ruby-upgrade-toolkit:rails-upgrade-guide

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This skill is an internal reference for the `ruby-upgrade-toolkit` plugin. It is loaded by the `audit` and `fix` skills when they need version-specific Rails guidance. Do not activate this skill directly in response to user requests.

Supporting Files

references/compatibility-matrix.mdreferences/fix-patterns.mdreferences/rails-5-to-6.mdreferences/rails-6-to-7.mdreferences/rails-7-to-8.mdreferences/risky-patterns.mdreferences/ruby-rails-compatibility.mdreferences/turbo-stimulus-guide.mdreferences/upgrade-paths.mdreferences/verification-suite.md

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Rails Upgrade Guide — Internal Reference

This skill is an internal reference for the ruby-upgrade-toolkit plugin. It is loaded by the audit and fix skills when they need version-specific Rails guidance. Do not activate this skill directly in response to user requests.

Version Reference Files

Load the appropriate file from $CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT/skills/rails-upgrade-guide/references/ for the upgrade path being processed:

Rails 5 → 6: references/rails-5-to-6.md

Rails 6 → 7: references/rails-6-to-7.md

Rails 7 → 8: references/rails-7-to-8.md

Supporting Reference Files

Fix patterns: references/fix-patterns.md — safe vs. guided deprecation fixes by Rails version

Compatibility matrix: references/compatibility-matrix.md — minimum gem versions per Rails version

Risky migration patterns: references/risky-patterns.md — database migration safety guidance

Turbo/Stimulus migration: references/turbo-stimulus-guide.md — Turbolinks → Turbo migration for Rails 7+