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Java x86-to-Graviton Migration Skill

Validates Java application compatibility with AWS Graviton (ARM64) architecture and applies the minimum changes required to run on ARM64.

What it does

This skill guides an AI coding assistant through a complete Java Graviton migration:

  1. Static Analysis — Scans for native libraries (.so files), architecture-specific code, and ARM64-incompatible dependencies (including transitives)
  2. Compatibility Resolution — Updates only ARM64-blocking dependencies, adds aarch64 code paths, configures Graviton JVM flags
  3. Validation — Builds and tests on ARM64, classifies failures, produces a structured migration report

The skill is scoped strictly to ARM64 compatibility. It will not upgrade Java versions, modernize dependencies, or fix security issues — only what’s required for Graviton.

Quick Start

Copy this folder into your Java project:

mkdir -p /path/to/your/project/.skills && \
  cp -r tools/skills/languages/java-x86-to-graviton /path/to/your/project/.skills/

Then ask your AI assistant:

Run the java-x86-to-graviton skill on this project

Customizing for your environment (optional)

By default the skill uses neutral, vendor-agnostic defaults. To orient it around your team’s toolchain — a specific JDK distribution to build/validate with, the Maven Wrapper, an internal image registry, your cluster’s ARM64 node labels — copy the template to a skill-config.md at your project root and fill in what applies:

cp .skills/java-x86-to-graviton/document_references/skill-config.template.md \
   skill-config.md

The config lives in your repo (not the skill folder), so skill updates never overwrite it. It steers how the transformation runs but never widens its scope — see document_references/skill-configuration.md.

Skill Files

summaries.md is the canonical index of every file in this skill, with its purpose and when it is read. Start at SKILL.md — it routes to everything else at the step that needs it.

Output

The skill produces a graviton-validation/ folder in the project root with structured reports:

  • 00-summary.md — Executive summary and exit criteria checklist
  • 01-project-assessment.md — Project structure and Java environment
  • 02-native-library-report.md — Native library findings and resolutions
  • 03-dependency-compatibility-report.md — Per-dependency ARM64 verdicts
  • 04-code-scan-findings.md — Architecture-specific code patterns
  • 05-jvm-configuration.md — Graviton JVM flags
  • 06-build-test-results.md — Build and test results