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upgrade-cairo-contracts

Upgrade Cairo smart contracts using OpenZeppelin's UpgradeableComponent on Starknet. Use when users need to: (1) make Cairo contracts upgradeable via replace_class_syscall, (2) integrate the OpenZeppelin UpgradeableComponent, (3) understand Starknet's class-based upgrade model vs EVM proxy patterns, (4) ensure storage compatibility across upgrades, (5) guard upgrade functions with access control, or (6) test upgrade paths for Cairo contracts.

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Updated 3/4/2026
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Installation and usage

Upgrade Cairo smart contracts using OpenZeppelin's UpgradeableComponent on Starknet. Use when users need to: (1) make Cairo contracts upgradeable via replace_class_syscall, (2) integrate the OpenZeppelin UpgradeableComponent, (3) understand Starknet's class-based upgrade model vs EVM proxy patterns, (4) ensure storage compatibility across upgrades, (5) guard upgrade functions with access control, or (6) test upgrade paths for Cairo contracts.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use upgrade-cairo-contracts