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Audit and migrate existing Markdown rendering to Markstream. Use when Codex needs to replace another renderer, classify direct vs custom vs plugin-heavy usage, preserve behavior during adoption, migrate custom renderers into scoped Markstream overrides, or decide when `nodes` streaming is worth adopting.

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How to use this skill

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  1. Open your project in Codex.
  2. Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/Simon-He95/markstream-vue/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/markstream-migration/SKILL.md

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Markstream Migration

Use this skill when a repo already renders Markdown and the task is to adopt Markstream safely.

Read references/adoption-checklist.md before changing code.

Workflow

  1. Audit the repo's current renderer usage.
    • Search for markdown renderers, plugin chains, raw HTML handling, security props, and custom renderers.
    • List every call site that will be touched.
  2. Classify the migration.
    • direct: simple string-in renderer swap.
    • renderer-custom: custom renderers but limited parser work.
    • plugin-heavy: remark, rehype, markdown-it, or other transform-heavy pipelines.
    • security-heavy: allow or deny lists, URL rewriting, sanitization, or raw HTML policies.
  3. Swap the renderer first.
    • Introduce the correct Markstream package and CSS.
    • Import Markstream CSS through the package CSS subpath; do not rely on the renderer import to inject styles.
    • Preserve user-visible behavior before adding richer Markstream-only features.
    • Audit whether the old renderer allowed broad raw HTML or Mermaid loose-mode HTML labels before claiming parity.
  4. Migrate custom renderers.
    • Convert tag-based renderers into node-type overrides with scoped setCustomComponents.
    • For trusted tag-like content, prefer customHtmlTags.
  5. Review gaps honestly.
    • Do not claim 1:1 parity where none exists.
    • Call out parser, plugin, security, or HTML behavior that still needs manual review.
  6. Consider renderer mode and smooth streaming before jumping to nodes.
    • For Vue 3, choose mode="chat" for AI/SSE output, mode="docs" for rich document surfaces, and mode="minimal" for lightweight non-chat surfaces.
    • If the app streams content and only needs pacing, smooth-streaming="auto" (the default) handles it without requiring nodes.
    • Move to nodes only when the app needs custom AST control, worker preparsing, or high-frequency structural updates.
    • When smooth streaming is on outside Vue 3 mode="chat" defaults, pair it with :fade="false".
    • Streaming vs recovering history: when migrating a chat UI, keep mode="chat" on the same chat row and switch pacing/animation props instead. Vue 3 streaming: mode="chat", smooth-streaming="auto", :fade="false". Vue 3 completed chat history: mode="chat", :smooth-streaming="false", optional :fade="true". Use mode="docs" only for separate rich document surfaces.
  7. Validate and summarize.
    • Run the smallest relevant tests or build.
    • Report direct mappings, TODOs, and remaining verification work.

Default Decisions

  • Renderer swap first, streaming optimization second.
  • Smooth streaming is an intermediate option between "just content" and "full nodes migration": it paces visible output without requiring AST control.
  • Preserve safety over feature parity when HTML or security rules are involved.
  • Prefer explicit TODOs over vague claims.
  • Recommend against migration when the current stack depends heavily on transforms that Markstream does not mirror directly.
  • When preserving trusted legacy behavior is necessary, use scoped htmlPolicy / html-policy="trusted" and mermaidProps.isStrict = false instead of weakening defaults everywhere.

Useful Doc Targets

  • docs/guide/react-markdown-migration.md
  • docs/guide/react-markdown-migration-cookbook.md
  • docs/guide/ai-chat-streaming.md
  • docs/guide/installation.md
  • docs/guide/component-overrides.md
  • docs/guide/advanced.md