# Select Dependency Versions

> Select an exact package, runtime, framework, SDK, or tool version from the current official registry and support policy. Use when adding, upgrading, pinning, or replacing a dependency, or when the user asks what version to use. Do not use to configure Dependabot or renovate.

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

---


# Select Dependency Versions

Query the official registry in this session — not model memory. Native lockfile owns transitives. No locally invented compatibility layers. Immutable production pins where the ecosystem supports them. A remembered version is not a current version.