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Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration

by ZhangHanDong

Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration is a Frontend skill for Claude Code, published by ZhangHanDong in makepad-skills.

745 stars87 forkson ZhangHanDong/makepad-skillsAdded 2026/08/23Repository updated 2026/04/07
appclaudeclaude-codecross-platformmakepadrustskills
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Install Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration
Copy Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.
terminal
npx degit https://github.com/ZhangHanDong/makepad-skills/tree/main/skills/makepad-2.0-migration ~/.claude/skills/makepad-2.0-migration

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/ZhangHanDong/makepad-skills.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file
skills/makepad-2.0-migration/SKILL.md in ZhangHanDong/makepad-skills
Installs to
~/.claude/skills/makepad-2.0-migration
Collection
One of 14 skills cataloged from this repository
Category
Frontend567 skills

What Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration does

Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration helps convert Makepad 1.x code to 2.0 syntax and APIs. Use it when replacing live_design, LiveHook, apply_over, or old widget syntax during an upgrade.

Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration is cataloged under Frontend on DirSkills. Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration comes from a repository tagged app, claude, claude-code, cross-platform and makepad.

Documentation

README

Makepad 1.x to 2.0 Migration Skill

Version: makepad-widgets (dev branch) | Last Updated: 2026-03-03

Overview

Makepad 2.0 is a fundamental architecture shift from compile-time static DSL to runtime scripting. Migration involves syntax changes, derive macro updates, lifecycle method renames, and new patterns for state management.

Documentation

Refer to the local files for detailed documentation:

  • ./references/migration-guide.md - Complete migration reference with examples

Quick Syntax Mapping Table

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration

  • What else does ZhangHanDong publish alongside Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration?

    Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration is one of 14 skills that DirSkills catalogs from ZhangHanDong/makepad-skills, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Makepad 2.0 App Structure, Makepad 2.0 DSL and Makepad 2.0 Events. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration does, and is maintained by ZhangHanDong in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the ZhangHanDong/makepad-skills page.

  • How does Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration compare to other Frontend skills?

    Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration ranks #395 by stars among the 567 Frontend skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Angular Developer, Android Clean Architecture and Accessibility. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Makepad 1.x To 2.0 Migration against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.

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