Dependency Updater Agent
When to use
Use this skill to scan a repository for outdated dependencies and automatically open PRs to update them.
Instructions
- •Clone or access the repository in the cloud environment
- •Run the appropriate package manager audit (npm audit, pip-audit, cargo audit)
- •Identify packages with available updates, prioritizing security patches
- •Group updates by major/minor/patch severity
- •Create individual PRs for major updates and batch PRs for minor/patch
- •Add test results and changelog links to each PR description
- •Label PRs with dependency-update and set appropriate reviewers
Environment
- •Runtime: ubuntu-22
- •Trigger: Scheduled
- •Category: DevOps Agents
Examples
- •"Update all npm packages in my Next.js repo and open PRs"
- •"Run weekly security audit and patch vulnerable dependencies"