Agent skill

Techsmith Upgrade Migration

by jeremylongshore in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace

Upgrade Snagit or Camtasia with entitlement checks, immutable backups, canaries, project-format boundaries, and reversible endpoint rollout.

MITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Techsmith Upgrade Migration

skills CLI
$ npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill techsmith-upgrade-migration -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace techsmith-upgrade-migration --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/.curated/techsmith-upgrade-migration .claude/skills/techsmith-upgrade-migration && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
techsmith-upgrade-migration
GitHub stars
2.8k
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
455 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
3,342
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Upgrade Snagit or Camtasia with entitlement checks, immutable backups, canaries, project-format boundaries, and reversible endpoint rollout.

  • Works in 6 steps: Inventory endpoints, entitlements,… → Back up original content immutably,… → Read target release and deployment… → …
  • Changing product versions
  • SKILL.md covers Overview, Prerequisites, Tool Discipline and Current Contract, plus 7 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Techsmith Upgrade Migration is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Upgrade Snagit or Camtasia with entitlement checks, immutable backups, canaries, project-format boundaries, and reversible endpoint rollout. Use when changing product versions or retiring legacy media. Trigger with "upgrade TechSmith", "migrate Camtasia project", or "convert Snagit library".

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/official-docs.md`). Compatibility notes: Designed for Claude Code; TechSmith product execution requires an approved Windows or macOS desktop as documented

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Deployment and Backup and disaster recovery. The repository describes itself as: Model-agnostic agent-skills platform with a harness-free canonical layer, verified adapters, and the ccpi package manager. Explore at tonsofskills.com. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Changing product versions
  • Retiring legacy media
  • With upgrade TechSmith
  • Migrate Camtasia project

Example prompts

  • “upgrade TechSmith”
  • “migrate Camtasia project”
  • “convert Snagit library”
  • “/techsmith-upgrade-migration”

Requirements

  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code; TechSmith product execution requires an approved Windows or macOS desktop as documented
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, Write, Edit

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Inventory endpoints, entitlements, integrations, COM clients, project/library formats, share outputs, and collaborators.
  2. Back up original content immutably, record hashes, and verify restore before installing the target version.
  3. Read target release and deployment guidance; identify removed exporter, executable, codec, project, and policy changes.
  4. Upgrade one canary endpoint and test launch, activation, COM creation, recorder discovery, representative open/edit/export, and rollback.
  5. Convert copies through the documented intermediate versions or batch-export path; retain original-to-result mapping and validation.
  6. Promote by endpoint ring, monitor failures, and retire legacy tooling only after recovery and audit windows expire.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit cfae287. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • WebFetch
    • Write
    • Edit

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • support.techsmith.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

  • Compatibility

    Designed for Claude Code; TechSmith product execution requires an approved Windows or macOS desktop as documented

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Techsmith Upgrade Migration loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 80 tokens; SKILL.md has 455 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~80
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace at commit cfae287, republished under its MIT licence (© jeremylongshore). 455 words, ~1,191 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/techsmith-upgrade-migration/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
techsmith-upgrade-migration
description
Upgrade Snagit or Camtasia with entitlement checks, immutable backups, canaries, project-format boundaries, and reversible endpoint rollout. Use when changing product versions or retiring legacy media. Trigger with "upgrade TechSmith", "migrate Camtasia project", or "convert Snagit library".
allowed-tools
Read, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, Write, Edit
compatibility
Designed for Claude Code; TechSmith product execution requires an approved Windows or macOS desktop as documented
argument-hint
[product] [source-version] [target-version]
version
1.6.0
author
Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>
license
MIT
tags
desktop-automation, techsmith, migration
model
inherit
effort
medium

TechSmith Versioned Upgrade and Media Migration

Overview

This skill treats application upgrade and content conversion as separate transactions. It preserves original libraries/projects, pins the tools needed for legacy formats, validates copies on a canary, and never assumes backward compatibility.

Prerequisites

  • Source and target product/version, platform, license eligibility, and installer hashes
  • Immutable backup of Snagit library or standalone/zipped Camtasia projects plus checksums
  • Representative canary assets and acceptance criteria
  • Rollback endpoint/package and owners for content conversion

Tool Discipline

Use Read, Glob, and Grep to inspect local scripts, manifests, logs, and tests. Use WebFetch only for current primary TechSmith documentation. Use Write or Edit only after confirming the target repository file and approval boundary.

Current Contract

  • Camtasia projects are not backward-compatible; collaborators must align on the same version.
  • Camtasia 2020+ does not open CAMPROJ or CAMREC directly; CAMPROJ requires an intermediate 9/2018/2019 save to TSCPROJ, while CAMREC must be produced in an older version.
  • Snagit 2022 introduced SNAGX; export to standard formats while a usable Snagit entitlement is available when long-term portability is required.
  • Never overwrite originals during canary conversion or uninstall user data as part of application rollback.

Licensing and Authentication

TechSmith desktop activation is not API authentication. Resolve individual sign-in versus business-key or approved offline activation before execution. Redact all keys, account identifiers, activation artifacts, and sensitive endpoint details.

Instructions

  1. Inventory endpoints, entitlements, integrations, COM clients, project/library formats, share outputs, and collaborators.
  2. Back up original content immutably, record hashes, and verify restore before installing the target version.
  3. Read target release and deployment guidance; identify removed exporter, executable, codec, project, and policy changes.
  4. Upgrade one canary endpoint and test launch, activation, COM creation, recorder discovery, representative open/edit/export, and rollback.
  5. Convert copies through the documented intermediate versions or batch-export path; retain original-to-result mapping and validation.
  6. Promote by endpoint ring, monitor failures, and retire legacy tooling only after recovery and audit windows expire.
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Approval Boundaries

Do not bulk-convert the only copy, open a project in a newer version before preserving a rollback copy, or assume a subscription unlocks every historical version.

Output

Return source/target matrix, entitlement result, backup and restore evidence, canary tests, conversion ledger, rollback result, promotion decision, and retained originals.

Error Handling

ConditionResponse
Historical version unavailablePause that content cohort and obtain an authorized conversion workstation or support path.
Project fails in targetRestore the canary copy and classify version, media, font, or codec cause.
Output validation differsReject the conversion and keep the original authoritative.
Rollback loses library/project dataStop rollout and redesign data preservation separately from app removal.

Examples

The example below shows the minimum redacted evidence expected from a successful invocation of this operator workflow.

text
product=Camtasia; source=2019-camproj; bridge=2019-tscproj; target=2026; originals=retained; canary=pass

Resources

© jeremylongshore, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in skills/.curated/techsmith-upgrade-migration of jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/official-docs.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit cfae287

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Questions about Techsmith Upgrade Migration

What does Techsmith Upgrade Migration do?

Upgrade Snagit or Camtasia with entitlement checks, immutable backups, canaries, project-format boundaries, and reversible endpoint rollout. Techsmith Upgrade Migration is an agent skill from jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace. Upgrade Snagit or Camtasia with entitlement checks, immutable backups, canaries, project-format boundaries, and reversible endpoint rollout.

When should I use Techsmith Upgrade Migration?

Techsmith Upgrade Migration fits situations like: changing product versions; retiring legacy media; with upgrade TechSmith; migrate Camtasia project.

How do I install Techsmith Upgrade Migration in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill techsmith-upgrade-migration -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/techsmith-upgrade-migration in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .claude/skills/techsmith-upgrade-migration in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Techsmith Upgrade Migration in Codex?

Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill techsmith-upgrade-migration -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/.curated/techsmith-upgrade-migration in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace) into .agents/skills/techsmith-upgrade-migration in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Techsmith Upgrade Migration in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill techsmith-upgrade-migration -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/techsmith-upgrade-migration, .gemini/skills/techsmith-upgrade-migration, .github/skills/techsmith-upgrade-migration and .opencode/skills/techsmith-upgrade-migration in your project.

What does Techsmith Upgrade Migration need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Techsmith Upgrade Migration is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob, Grep, WebFetch, Write, Edit. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Designed for Claude Code; TechSmith product execution requires an approved Windows or macOS desktop as documented.

Does Techsmith Upgrade Migration access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: support.techsmith.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Techsmith Upgrade Migration safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Techsmith Upgrade Migration use?

Techsmith Upgrade Migration is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Techsmith Upgrade Migration use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Techsmith Upgrade Migration?

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Who maintains Techsmith Upgrade Migration?

jeremylongshore (a GitHub user) maintains it in jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, which has 2,827 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3,342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.