a5c-ai Dependency Updater Skill
Executes automated dependency updates safely with breaking change detection, rollback capability, and intelligent update batching.
Purpose
Enable safe, automated dependency updates for:
- Security patch application
- Version upgrades
- Breaking change management
- Update batching and sequencing
- Rollback coordination
Capabilities
1. Safe Update Execution
- Execute updates with validation
- Run tests after updates
- Verify build success
- Check runtime compatibility
2. Breaking Change Detection
- Analyze changelogs for breaking changes
- Detect API modifications
- Identify behavioral changes
- Flag deprecation impacts
3. Rollback Capability
- Create pre-update snapshots
- Enable quick rollback
- Preserve lockfile history
- Document rollback procedures
4. Update Batching
- Group compatible updates
- Prioritize security updates
- Sequence breaking changes
- Minimize update iterations
5. Lock File Management
- Update lockfiles consistently
- Handle peer dependencies
- Resolve version conflicts
- Maintain reproducibility
6. Changelog Parsing
- Extract version changes
- Identify migration guides
- Document upgrade steps
- Link to release notes
Tool Integrations
| Tool | Purpose | Integration Method |
|---|---|---|
| Dependabot | GitHub automation | API |
| Renovate | Multi-platform updates | CLI / Config |
| npm-check-updates | npm updates | CLI |
| pyup | Python updates | CLI |
| bundler-audit | Ruby updates | CLI |
| go get -u | Go updates | CLI |
Output Schema
{
"updateId": "string",
"timestamp": "ISO8601",
"updates": [
{
"package": "string",
"from": "string",
"to": "string",
"type": "major|minor|patch|security",
"breakingChanges": "boolean",
"status": "applied|failed|skipped",
"rollbackAvailable": "boolean"
}
],
"validation": {
"testsPass": "boolean",
"buildSuccess": "boolean",
"runtimeChecks": "boolean"
},
"rollback": {
"snapshotId": "string",
"lockfileBackup": "string"
}
}
Integration with Migration Processes
- dependency-analysis-updates: Update execution
- framework-upgrade: Coordinated upgrades
Related Skills
dependency-scanner: Pre-update analysisvulnerability-scanner: Security prioritization
Related Agents
dependency-modernization-agent: Update orchestrationframework-upgrade-specialist: Framework updates