Next.js Agent Skills have moved

The Next.js agent skills that used to live here now live in the Next.js repository, so they stay version-matched with the framework instead of drifting in a separate repo.

New home: https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/canary/skills

Install from the new location

# Current Next.js workflow skills
npx skills add vercel/next.js

# Or a specific skill
npx skills add vercel/next.js --skill next-cache-components-optimizer

Browse the directory above for the current list.

Where each old skill went

Skills were split by type. Workflow skills still install via npx skills. Reference knowledge is now delivered automatically through Next.js bundled docs (next/dist/docs/) and the AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md agent rules that next dev generates (Next.js 16.3+), so it no longer ships as a skill.

• next-cache-components moved to two workflow skills: next-cache-components-optimizer and next-cache-components-adoption. Install them from the new location above.
• next-best-practices is no longer a skill. This knowledge is now delivered through the bundled docs and the auto-generated AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md written by next dev (Next.js 16.3+). No separate install.
• next-upgrade is no longer a skill. Migration guides ship in the bundled docs; run npx @next/codemod@latest upgrade to upgrade.

On Next.js 16.1 or earlier?

The auto-generated AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md require Next.js 16.3+. On older versions you can still get the version-matched docs — pull them into your project manually:

npx @next/codemod@canary agents-md

This downloads the bundled docs to .next-docs/ and points your AGENTS.md at them. See Set up your Next.js project for AI coding agents for the full setup.

Already installed the old skills?

Your local copies still work, but will not receive updates. Re-install from the new location to stay current.