Check Current Versions

Verify current stable/LTS versions of runtimes, frameworks, and libraries before writing code. Use when starting a project or adding a dependency.

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Check current versions

An LLM's sense of "current" is frozen at its training cutoff date. That's not a reasoning failure, it's a property of the artifact — versions released and patterns deprecated after the training cutoff are structurally unknowable to the model.

Instruction

For every runtime, framework, and major library this project depends on: determine the current official stable/LTS release by checking the authoritative source (release page, registry, or LTS schedule) — never rely on training data for "current," it's stale by construction.

Compare against what's pinned. Report each mismatch as pin → available, tagged patch/minor (low-risk) or major (enumerate breaking changes before recommending).

Never recommend moving onto a beta/RC/preview channel to chase "latest." Where a runtime has a formal LTS track, prefer LTS over Current even when Current is newer.

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