# Backstage Upgrade

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- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-redhat-developer-rhdh-skill-backstage-upgrade`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [redhat-developer](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/redhat-developer)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Upstream author:** [redhat-developer](https://github.com/redhat-developer)
- **Source:** https://github.com/redhat-developer/rhdh-skill/tree/main/skills/backstage-upgrade

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-redhat-developer-rhdh-skill-backstage-upgrade
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

Always read the plugin's `package.json` (and `backstage.json` if present) before changing anything. Understand the current version baseline before upgrading.

RHDH pins specific Backstage versions per release. If the plugin targets RHDH, use the version matrix from `../rhdh/references/versions.md` to determine the correct Backstage version. Don't blindly upgrade to the latest Backstage if it's ahead of what RHDH ships. **Note:** This path requires the `rhdh` core skill to be installed alongside. If the file is not found, ask the user for the target RHDH and Backstage versions directly.

Use `backstage-cli versions:bump` for dependency upgrades instead of manually editing package.json. The CLI resolves the correct version for every `@backstage/*` package from the release manifest.

This skill can be called standalone or chained from another skill (e.g., nfs-migration). When chained, the calling skill may pass additional breaking-change checklists. Apply those alongside the standard changelog review.

## What would you like to do?

1. **Upgrade to latest Backstage for my RHDH version** — Align deps to the Backstage version that your target RHDH release uses
2. **Upgrade to a specific Backstage version** — Bump to an exact Backstage release (e.g., 1.45.3)
3. **Check what version I'm on** — Discover current `@backstage/*` versions without making changes
4. **Fix issues after a version bump** — Resolve breaking changes, moved packages, or build failures after upgrading

**Wait for response before proceeding.**

| Response | Action |
|----------|--------|
| 1, "latest", "RHDH", "align" | Follow `workflows/full-upgrade.md` (RHDH-aligned) |
| 2, "specific", "version", number like "1.45" | Follow `workflows/full-upgrade.md` (user-specified version) |
| 3, "check", "current", "what version" | Read `references/discover-versions.md` and report findings |
| 4, "fix", "breaking", "issues", "errors" | Read `references/fix-breaking-changes.md` and `references/migrate-packages.md` |

| Reference | Load when... |
|-----------|-------------|
| `references/discover-versions.md` | Reading current Backstage versions from a project |
| `references/determine-target.md` | Figuring out what Backstage version to target |
| `references/bump-deps.md` | Running the version bump command |
| `references/migrate-packages.md` | Handling moved/renamed packages |
| `references/fix-breaking-changes.md` | Resolving breaking changes from changelogs |
| `references/verify-upgrade.md` | Verifying the upgrade succeeded |
| `../rhdh/references/versions.md` | Looking up RHDH → Backstage version mapping |

- All `@backstage/*` deps align to the target release version
- No packages still reference old names (moved to `@backstage-community/*`)
- `yarn tsc` passes with no type errors
- `yarn build` succeeds
- `yarn test` passes (if tests exist)

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [redhat-developer](https://github.com/redhat-developer)
- **Source:** [redhat-developer/rhdh-skill](https://github.com/redhat-developer/rhdh-skill)
- **License:** Apache-2.0

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-redhat-developer-rhdh-skill-backstage-upgrade
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/redhat-developer
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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