# Dependency Upgrade Safety

> Review and stage dependency upgrades with compatibility and rollback awareness.

- Skill: `ldilov/dependency-upgrade-safety` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ldilov/dependency-upgrade-safety`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ldilov/dependency-upgrade-safety/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: ldilov (https://skillmd.com/u/ldilov)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ldilov/dependency-upgrade-safety

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# Dependency Upgrade Safety

## Trigger Signals

- the task upgrades packages, libraries, SDKs, or frameworks

## Inspect First

- dependency manifests, lockfiles, changelogs, and affected entrypoints

## Workflow

1. identify changed packages and affected surfaces
2. evaluate compatibility and migration risk
3. define validation and rollback expectations
4. summarize upgrade safety status

## Output Contract

- upgrade impact summary
- compatibility risks
- validation plan
- rollback note

## Failure Modes

- release notes or migration notes are missing

## Escalation

- escalate when the upgrade changes a critical runtime contract