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Dependency Updater

Coordinate dependency updates through delegated research, impact analysis, code changes, and validation.

1|Updated Sep 9, 2025
Search Tags:#automation#devops#security#npm#package management#dependencies#yarn#ncu
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/alienfast/claude --skill dependency-updater
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Skill: Dependency Updater
Source: https://github.com/alienfast/claude/tree/main/skills/dependency-updater
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/alienfast/claude --skill dependency-updater

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires npm, yarn, ncu, gh.

What problem does it solve?

Keeping project dependencies up-to-date is crucial for security, performance, and accessing new features, but it's often a tedious, time-consuming, and risky process. This Skill orchestrates a fully automated, agent-driven workflow to safely update all your project dependencies, from research to code changes and PR creation, ensuring your codebase is always current without manual toil.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Intelligent Orchestration: Delegates tasks like research, impact assessment, code changes, and quality validation to specialized AI agents for maximum efficiency.
  • SemVer-Driven Research: Automatically classifies updates (MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH) and tailors research depth, ensuring critical breaking changes are thoroughly investigated while minor updates are fast-tracked.
  • Comprehensive Quality Assurance: Integrates TypeScript checks, linting, and full test suite execution to guarantee no regressions are introduced.
  • Automated PR Generation: Creates detailed Pull Requests with clear summaries, breaking change analysis, and validation results, ready for review.
  • Use Case: Simply say "update all my project dependencies." The Skill will analyze, research, update, test, and even generate a ready-to-merge GitHub PR, all while you focus on higher-value tasks.

Quick Start

Update all dependencies in my current project.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dependency Updater

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I automate dependency updates across my npm or yarn project?▼

Automate dependency updates by coordinating research, impact analysis, code changes, and validation through specialized agents. The Skill analyzes all package versions, classifies updates by semantic versioning, runs comprehensive tests, and generates a pull request ready for review.

What's the safest way to update all my project dependencies at once?▼

Update dependencies safely through SemVer-driven research that tailors investigation depth to breaking changes, followed by TypeScript checks, linting, and full test execution. The workflow ensures no regressions are introduced before creating a PR with detailed breaking change analysis.

Can I use this to update dependencies while maintaining security and stability?▼

Yes. The Skill orchestrates agent-driven workflows that research each update, assess impact on your codebase, validate changes through quality checks, and generate documented PRs. This ensures your project stays current while minimizing risk and manual oversight.

Does npm-check-updates work with yarn projects?▼

The underlying tools support both npm and yarn package managers. The Skill delegates updates across either manager, classifying versions by semantic versioning and running the same comprehensive validation and PR generation workflow for both ecosystems.

How long does a full dependency update cycle take?▼

Timeline depends on project size and test suite duration. The Skill batches research in parallel, executes updates sequentially, runs quality validation in parallel, then generates a PR. Agent coordination minimizes manual time while comprehensive testing determines total duration.

What happens if a dependency update introduces breaking changes?▼

Breaking changes are flagged during SemVer-driven research and analyzed in depth before updating. The PR includes explicit breaking change analysis, and full test execution catches regressions. You review the detailed PR before merging.

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