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Upgrade Spectrum 1 (sp-* elements, @spectrum-web-components/*) to Spectrum 2 (swc-* elements, @adobe/spectrum-wc). Use when developers need to migrate from Spectrum 1 to Spectrum 2 web components, or when they mention @spectrum-web-components, sp-* elements, or Spectrum 1.

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Spectrum 1 → Spectrum 2 migration

Upgrade sp-* Spectrum 1 components (@spectrum-web-components/*) to swc-* Spectrum 2 components (@adobe/spectrum-wc).

You do not have to migrate everything at once. Gen 1 and Gen 2 coexist in the same app — <sp-badge> and <swc-badge> are independent custom elements. Migrate one component (or one screen) at a time.

TL;DR

  1. Install @adobe/spectrum-wc alongside your existing @spectrum-web-components/* packages.
  2. Switch Gen 1 to the spectrum-two theme so it aligns visually with Gen 2.
  3. Add the Gen 2 stylesheet and swc-theme classes to your application root.
  4. Load Adobe Clean Spectrum VF (the Spectrum 2 font).
  5. Replace <sp-*> elements with <swc-*> one component at a time, following each component's migration guide.
  6. Once no <sp-*> elements remain, remove Gen 1 packages, theme imports, and <sp-theme>.

For the full coexistence walkthrough — including font setup, --mod-* → --swc-* CSS mapping, and decommissioning Gen 1 — read Migrate from Gen1 first.

Scope

This skill covers the Spectrum 1 → Spectrum 2 migration only. Do not perform major framework upgrades (e.g. React version bumps) as part of this migration; note them as recommended follow-ups in the final report instead.

Step 1 — Read the overarching migration guide

Before starting, read Migrate from Gen1. It covers the coexistence model, theme bridging, font loading, CSS namespace changes, and decommissioning. Understanding this context prevents common mistakes.

Step 2 — Identify what is being migrated

  • Search package manifests for @spectrum-web-components/* dependencies.
  • Note the package manager (npm / yarn / pnpm) from the lockfile.
  • Find app entrypoints, root providers, and any <sp-theme> usages.
  • Check each sp-* component against the list of available migration guides below. Components without a guide are still Gen 1 only — keep them installed.

Step 3 — Install Gen 2

npm install @adobe/spectrum-wc
yarn add @adobe/spectrum-wc
pnpm add @adobe/spectrum-wc

Keep existing @spectrum-web-components/* packages. Gen 2 ships as a single monorepo package; import individual components from subpaths.

Step 4 — Align Gen 1 visually with Spectrum 2

Switch the existing <sp-theme> to system="spectrum-two" to keep Gen 1 components visually consistent with their <swc-*> neighbors:

import '@spectrum-web-components/theme/sp-theme.js';
import '@spectrum-web-components/theme/src/spectrum-two/themes.js';

<sp-theme system="spectrum-two" color="light" scale="medium">
  <!-- existing sp-* components -->
</sp-theme>

Step 5 — Add the Gen 2 stylesheet and theme classes

// App entry — import once
import '@adobe/spectrum-wc/swc.css';

<html class="swc-theme swc-theme--light">
  <body>
    <!-- your app -->
  </body>
</html>

Theme classes: swc-theme--light, swc-theme--dark, swc-theme--adaptive. See Theme and scales.

Step 6 — Load Adobe Clean Spectrum VF

Gen 2 uses Adobe Clean Spectrum VF (the Spectrum 2 font family). See Fonts for Adobe Fonts, CDN, and self-hosted setup instructions.

Step 7 — Replace components one at a time

For each component to migrate:

  1. Open the component's migration guide from references/components/ (e.g. references/components/badge.md). It lists renamed attributes, removed features, new additions, and a CSS custom property mapping table.

  2. Update the import:

    // Before
import '@spectrum-web-components/badge/sp-badge.js';

// After
import '@adobe/spectrum-wc/components/badge/swc-badge.js';

  3. Rename the tag (<sp-badge> → <swc-badge>) and apply attribute renames.

  4. Replace --mod-badge-* CSS overrides with --swc-badge-* equivalents. See Component styles.

The tag prefix always changes from sp- to swc- across all components.

Step 8 — Validate

  1. Type-check: tsc --noEmit
  2. Run tests covering the migrated components.
  3. Run the build and verify output.

Fix all failures before declaring the migration complete.

Step 9 — Decommission Gen 1 (when ready)

Once no <sp-*> elements remain:

  1. Remove @spectrum-web-components/* from package.json.
  2. Remove <sp-theme> and its imports.
  3. Remove remaining --mod-* CSS overrides.

Step 10 — Generate final report

Summarise:

Changes made

  • Packages added and removed
  • Components migrated (before/after tag names)
  • Attributes renamed or removed
  • CSS custom property renames applied

Remaining items

  • Components with no Gen 2 equivalent yet (still on Gen 1)
  • Any open questions or gaps

Recommended follow-ups

  • Any major dependency upgrades that were out of scope

Documentation structure

Overarching guides

{{MIGRATION_GUIDE_LIST}}

Per-component migration guides

One file per migrated component in references/components/. Read the guide for a component to see its exact breaking changes and CSS mapping.

Components with a migration guide: {{MIGRATION_COMPONENT_NAMES}}.

Components without a migration guide are still Gen 1 only. Keep @spectrum-web-components/[name] installed until a Gen 2 equivalent ships.

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