Upgrade a plugin to a new framework alpha with Codex CLI
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Outcome
A one-line `codex exec` loop read the Datasette 1.0a20 upgrade docs, fixed the failing tests, and got the datasette-checkbox plugin passing again.
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Run the command tadd and look at the errors and then read ~/dev/datasette/docs/upgrade-1.0a20.md and apply fixes and run the tests again and get them to pass
Source
https://simonwillison.net/2025/Nov/6/upgrading-datasette-plugins/
By Simon Willison · Published Nov 6, 2025 · Added Oct 15, 2026 · Last verified Oct 15, 2026
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