name: dependency-management description: "Install all project dependencies upfront in a single operation. Use when starting a new feature, scaffolding a project, or when any npm/pnpm package installation is needed." user-invocable: false

Dependency Management

Identify every package the feature needs before writing source code. Install once, then build.

Workflow

•Read the requirements and identify ALL needed packages
•Add them all to package.json in one edit
•Run install once (pnpm install or npm install)
•Begin writing source code

Example

Task: "Add a chart dashboard with date filtering"

Identify upfront: recharts, date-fns, @types/recharts

json

// One package.json edit with all three
"dependencies": {
  "recharts": "^2.12.0",
  "date-fns": "^3.6.0"
},
"devDependencies": {
  "@types/recharts": "^2.0.0"
}

Then one npm install, then start coding.

Avoid

•Writing code, discovering a missing import, installing, repeat
•Running multiple install commands throughout the build
•Installing packages one at a time as you discover them