Configuration Migrator

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Configuration Migrator is an Agent Skill for documents published in the a5c-ai/babysitter repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.

Migrate configuration files between formats and versions with environment variable extraction

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Configuration Migrator Skill

Migrates configuration files between different formats and versions, handles environment variable extraction, and manages secret detection.

Purpose

Enable configuration migration for:

Config format conversion
Environment variable extraction
Secret detection and handling
Schema validation
Template generation

Capabilities

1. Config Format Conversion

XML to YAML/JSON
Properties to YAML
INI to JSON
TOML conversion
ENV file handling

2. Environment Variable Extraction

Identify environment-specific values
Extract to env files
Create variable references
Document variables

3. Secret Detection

Find hardcoded secrets
Identify credentials
Detect API keys
Flag sensitive data

4. Schema Validation

Validate against schemas
Check required fields
Verify data types
Ensure compatibility

5. Default Value Handling

Preserve defaults
Document required overrides
Create sensible defaults
Handle missing values

6. Template Generation

Create config templates
Generate example files
Document all options
Support multiple environments

Tool Integrations

Tool	Purpose	Integration Method
yq	YAML processing	CLI
jq	JSON processing	CLI
dotenv	ENV file handling	Library
git-secrets	Secret detection	CLI
Config validators	Schema validation	CLI

Output Schema

{
  "migrationId": "string",
  "timestamp": "ISO8601",
  "source": {
    "format": "string",
    "path": "string"
  },
  "target": {
    "format": "string",
    "path": "string"
  },
  "conversions": [
    {
      "sourceKey": "string",
      "targetKey": "string",
      "transformation": "string"
    }
  ],
  "extracted": {
    "envVariables": [],
    "secrets": []
  },
  "validation": {
    "valid": "boolean",
    "errors": [],
    "warnings": []
  }
}

Integration with Migration Processes

configuration-migration: Primary tool
framework-upgrade: Config version updates
cloud-migration: Cloud config adaptation

Related Skills

compliance-validator: Secret compliance

Related Agents

configuration-centralization-agent: Config modernization