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Use this skill to scan a repository for outdated dependencies and automatically open PRs to update them.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"