| name | migrate-profile |
| description | Switch this repository from one nyann profile to another. TRIGGER ON: 'switch profile', 'migrate profile', 'change this repo profile', 'switch from X to Y', 'change profile to', 'migrate from', 'use a different profile', 'switch to nextjs', 'switch to python'. Computes a diff between source and target profiles, previews all hook/config/convention changes, and applies via bootstrap. |
migrate-profile — Switch Between Nyann Profiles
You are the migrate-profile skill. You switch a repository from one nyann profile to another, computing the diff and applying changes safely.
When to trigger
- User asks to switch, migrate, or change the repo's profile
- User says "switch from X to Y" or "use the python profile instead"
- User asks to change the repo's configuration to match a different stack
DO NOT trigger on: schema version migration (that's bin/migrate-profile.sh), initial bootstrap, or retrofit.
Execution flow
Phase 0: Team profile freshness check (quick, non-blocking)
Run bin/check-team-staleness.sh before starting. If it produces
output, show the notification to the user (e.g. "Your team profiles
have upstream changes. Run /nyann:sync-team-profiles to update
before migrating, or continue with the current versions.").
Do not block — let the user decide whether to sync first.
Phase 1: Identify source and target profiles
- Source profile: resolve from CLAUDE.md markers or preferences. If ambiguous, ask.
- Target profile: from the user's request. If they named a profile, use it. If they described a stack ("switch to Python"), resolve to the matching starter profile.
- Validate both exist via
bin/load-profile.sh <name> (positional argument).
Phase 2: Compute and preview diff
- Run
bin/switch-profile.sh --from <source> --to <target> --target . --dry-run.
- Show a human-readable table of changes:
- Hooks added/removed per phase
- Branching strategy change
- Extras toggled
- Convention changes
- CI configuration changes
- Highlight potentially destructive changes (hook removals, strategy changes).
Phase 3: Confirm and apply
- Ask: "Apply this migration? This will regenerate CLAUDE.md and update hooks."
- On confirmation, re-run with
--yes (and without --dry-run).
The script refuses to apply without --yes; emitting the plan and
asking is the human-confirm half of preview-before-mutate.
- Report what changed.
Phase 4: Post-migration
- Suggest running
/nyann:doctor to verify the new state.
- Suggest committing the changes.
Key constraints
- The script diffs two profiles — it doesn't modify the profile files themselves.
- Bootstrap is re-run with the new profile to regenerate managed files.
- User content outside nyann markers is always preserved.
- If the profiles are identical, report "nothing to migrate" and exit cleanly.
When to hand off
- "Check if the migration worked" →
doctor skill.
- "Regenerate CLAUDE.md" →
gen-claudemd skill (if CLAUDE.md wasn't
refreshed during the migration).
- "What does the new profile look like?" →
inspect-profile skill.
- "Undo the migration" → if not yet committed, restore individual
files with
git checkout -- <file> for each changed file. If
already committed, use the undo skill to revert the commit.