gemini-cli/pr-description.md

Summary

This PR implements a seamless migration path for extensions to move to a new repository and optionally change their name without stranding existing users.

When an extension author sets the migratedTo field in their gemini-extension.json and publishes an update to their old repository, the CLI will detect this during the next update check. The CLI will then automatically download the extension from the new repository, explicitly warn the user about the migration (and any renaming) during the consent step, and seamlessly migrate the installation and enablement status while cleaning up the old installation.

Details

• Configuration: Added migratedTo property to ExtensionConfig and GeminiCLIExtension to track the new repository URL.
• Update checking & downloading: Updated checkForExtensionUpdate and updateExtension to inspect the migratedTo field. If present, the CLI queries the new repository URL for an update and swaps the installation source so the update resolves from the new location.
• Migration & renaming logic (ExtensionManager):
  • installOrUpdateExtension now fully supports renaming. It transfers global and workspace enablement states from the old extension name to the new one and deletes the old extension directory.
  • Added safeguards to block renaming if the new name conflicts with a different, already-installed extension or if the destination directory already exists.
  • Exposed getEnablementManager() to ExtensionManager for better typing during testing.
• Consent messaging: Refactored maybeRequestConsentOrFail to compute an isMigrating flag (by detecting a change in the installation source). The extensionConsentString output now explicitly informs users with messages like: "Migrating extension 'old-name' to a new repository, renaming to 'new-name', and installing updates."
• Documentation: Documented the migratedTo field in docs/extensions/reference.md and added a comprehensive guide in docs/extensions/releasing.md explaining how extension maintainers can transition users using this feature.
• Testing: Added extensive unit tests across extension-manager.test.ts, consent.test.ts, github.test.ts, and update.test.ts to cover the new migration and renaming logic.

Related issues

N/A

How to validate

1. Unit tests: Run all related tests to confirm everything passes:

   npm run test -w @google/gemini-cli -- src/config/extensions/github.test.ts
   npm run test -w @google/gemini-cli -- src/config/extensions/update.test.ts
   npm run test -w @google/gemini-cli -- src/config/extensions/consent.test.ts
   npm run test -w @google/gemini-cli -- src/config/extension-manager.test.ts
   

2. End-to-end migration test:
   • Install a local or git extension.
   • Update its gemini-extension.json to include a migratedTo field pointing to a different test repository.
   • Run gemini extensions check to confirm it detects the update from the new source.
   • Run gemini extensions update <extension>.
   • Verify that the consent prompt explicitly mentions the migration.
   • Verify that the new extension is installed, the old directory is deleted, and its enablement status carried over.