Cljs upgrade

Skill brackendev/clojurescript-skills/.apm/skills/cljs-upgrade

ClojureScript skills: JavaScript interop, externs inference, macro stage separation, host-typed exceptions, JS-flavored numerics, the cljs.main workflow. Layers on clojure-skills. APM package on the Agent Skills open standard.

Install

npx -y skills add brackendev/clojurescript-skills --skill cljs-upgrade

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Upgrade the org.clojure/clojurescript dependency in deps.edn to the latest released version on Maven Central and verify the project compiles

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Upgrade ClojureScript

Upgrade the org.clojure/clojurescript dependency in deps.edn to the latest released version on Maven Central and verify the project still compiles. See CONVENTIONS.md in the repo root for the argument grammar this skill follows.

Arguments

Input	Target
(no argument)	Upgrade `org.clojure/clojurescript` `:mvn/version` in `deps.edn` and run the advanced-compile build to verify
`all`	Same as (no argument); accepted for family consistency
`--report`	Print the current `:mvn/version` and the latest released version from Maven Central without writing `deps.edn` or running the compile

The skill rewrites a single dependency in deps.edn. <path> rows are not part of the standard scope vocabulary for this skill because the target is fixed.

Mutation

Mutates deps.edn by default, replacing the :mvn/version value under org.clojure/clojurescript. Also runs clj -P to refresh dependencies and the project's advanced-compile build (clj -M:build if defined, otherwise clj -M -m cljs.main --optimizations advanced --compile <main-ns>), which writes generated JavaScript under out/ or the project's compiler :output-dir (build artifact). On compile failure, the skill reverts :mvn/version to the recorded original value. The skill also runs clj-kondo --copy-configs --dependencies to refresh cached exports under .clj-kondo/imports/. With --report, the skill writes nothing and runs no compile or import refresh.

Prerequisites

Verify deps.edn exists in the current directory and contains an org.clojure/clojurescript dependency. If not, stop and tell the user.

Steps

Parse $ARGUMENTS to determine whether --report is present.

1. Record Current Version

Read deps.edn and note the current :mvn/version value for org.clojure/clojurescript.

2. Fetch the Latest Released Version

Query Maven Central for the latest release:

curl -sSL -A 'Mozilla/5.0' \
  "https://search.maven.org/solrsearch/select?q=g:%22org.clojure%22+AND+a:%22clojurescript%22&rows=1&core=gav" \
  | python3 -c "import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['response']['docs'][0]['v'])"

If the network call fails, ask the user for the target version rather than guessing. Do not invent a version number.

If --report is present, print the previous and latest versions and stop without writing deps.edn or running the compile:

ClojureScript upgrade report:
  Current: <old-version>
  Latest:  <latest-version>

3. Compare and Update

If the latest version matches the current version, report "Already at the latest version" and stop.

Otherwise, update the :mvn/version value in deps.edn to the latest version. Preserve formatting and surrounding content.

4. Refresh Dependencies and Compile

clj -P
clj -M -m cljs.main --compile <main-ns>

Where <main-ns> is the project's main namespace. Inspect deps.edn or the project README to determine it. If the project defines a :build alias, use that instead:

clj -M:build

If compilation fails, revert the :mvn/version in deps.edn to the original value, report the error, and stop.

5. Refresh clj-kondo Imports

clj-kondo ships with cached exports that reference specific versions. After upgrading, refresh them:

clj-kondo --copy-configs --dependencies --lint "$(clj -Spath)"

6. Report

Print a summary:

ClojureScript upgraded:
  Previous: <old-version>
  Current:  <new-version>
  Compile:  PASS
  clj-kondo imports refreshed

Gotchas

Maven Central's solrsearch endpoint occasionally returns no rows when the index is being refreshed. Re-run the query if the response has zero results before falling back to asking the user.
Pre-release versions appear in the search results with suffixes like -rc1 or -alpha1. The &rows=1 query returns the most recent regardless of stability. Confirm with the user before applying a non-stable version.
Some projects pin ClojureScript via a Git SHA ({:git/url "https://github.com/clojure/clojurescript" :sha "..."}) rather than :mvn/version. This skill only handles the :mvn/version path; if a Git dependency is present, stop and tell the user.
shadow-cljs projects often pin ClojureScript through shadow-cljs.edn rather than deps.edn. Detect shadow-cljs.edn and update there if deps.edn does not name org.clojure/clojurescript.