Codebase Migrate
Coordinate framework upgrades, API renames, config rewrites, and structural refactors across hundreds of files. Local edits are driven by the agent; the Composio CLI handles the surrounding ceremony: tracking issues, per-batch PRs, and CI verification.
When to Use
- Framework upgrade (React 17 → 19, Node 18 → 22, Django 4 → 5).
- API rename across a monorepo (e.g.,
getUserById→users.byId). - Config/format migration (webpack → vite, eslint → biome, jest → vitest).
- Any "change 200 files the same way" task that needs to ship in reviewable slices.
Prereqs
bashcurl -fsSL https://composio.dev/install | bash composio login composio link github # for PRs + CI status composio link linear # or jira — for migration tracking
Local tools the agent will use directly: git, rg, jscodeshift/ts-morph/comby/ast-grep (language-appropriate), and your test runner.
Planning Phase
- Define the transform precisely. Bad: "migrate to vitest." Good: "replace
jest.mockwithvi.mock, swapjest.fn()forvi.fn(), renamejest.config.js→vitest.config.tsusing template X." - Scope the blast radius:
bash
rg -l 'jest\.(mock|fn|spyOn)' | wc -l rg -l 'from "jest"' | sort - File a tracking issue:
bash
composio execute LINEAR_CREATE_ISSUE -d '{ "teamId":"TEAM_ID", "title":"Migrate test runner: jest → vitest", "description":"Batches of ~25 files. Checkpoint after each PR lands green." }'
Execute in Reviewable Batches
Loop: pick N files → transform → test → PR → wait for green → merge → next batch.
bash# Batch helper: first 25 untouched files matching the pattern BATCH=$(rg -l 'jest\.mock' | grep -v done.list | head -25) echo "$BATCH" > batch.list
The agent runs the codemod on batch.list, then:
bashgit checkout -b migrate/vitest-batch-03 xargs < batch.list codemod-runner # e.g. jscodeshift / ts-morph / comby npm test -- --changed git add -A && git commit -m "migrate(test): jest → vitest (batch 3)" git push -u origin migrate/vitest-batch-03 composio execute GITHUB_CREATE_A_PULL_REQUEST -d '{ "owner":"acme","repo":"app", "head":"migrate/vitest-batch-03","base":"main", "title":"migrate(test): jest → vitest (batch 3)", "body":"Part of LIN-482. 25 files. Codemod: `transforms/jest-to-vitest.ts`." }'
Then poll CI and merge when green:
bashcomposio execute GITHUB_LIST_WORKFLOW_RUNS_FOR_A_REPOSITORY \ -d '{"owner":"acme","repo":"app","branch":"migrate/vitest-batch-03"}'
Workflow Script
scripts/migrate-batch.ts, run per batch via composio run --file scripts/migrate-batch.ts -- --batch 3:
tsconst batch = process.argv[process.argv.indexOf("--batch") + 1]; const pr = await execute("GITHUB_CREATE_A_PULL_REQUEST", { owner: "acme", repo: "app", head: `migrate/vitest-batch-${batch}`, base: "main", title: `migrate(test): jest → vitest (batch ${batch})`, body: `Part of LIN-482. See transforms/jest-to-vitest.ts.` }); await execute("LINEAR_CREATE_COMMENT", { issueId: "LIN-482", body: `Opened PR #${pr.number}: ${pr.html_url}` });
Safety Rails
- One transform per PR. Never mix a rename with a format change.
- Keep a
done.listof files already migrated so the next batch skips them. - Run the full test suite on the last batch, even if per-batch PRs ran
--changed. - Codemod first, hand-edit second. If the codemod misses 3 files, patch them manually and note it in the PR body.
- Roll back per-batch, not globally. Each PR should revert cleanly.
Verification Loop
After each merge:
bashrg 'jest\.(mock|fn|spyOn)' | wc -l # should trend to 0 npm test # full suite composio execute GITHUB_LIST_WORKFLOW_RUNS_FOR_A_REPOSITORY \ -d '{"owner":"acme","repo":"app","branch":"main","event":"push"}' \ | jq '.workflow_runs[0].conclusion'
Troubleshooting
- Codemod regex catches too much → switch to AST-based tooling (
ast-grep,ts-morph) for structural matches. - Tests pass locally, CI fails → pin Node/Python version parity; check
.nvmrc/pyproject.toml. - PR too big to review → cut batch size in half; maintainers won't review 800-line diffs.
- Conflicts between batches → rebase the open batch before merging the current one; never force-push merged batches.
Full CLI reference: docs.composio.dev/docs/cli

