Dependency Extractor

Dependency Extractor

Extract dependencies from a project using SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) tools and map them to GitHub repositories.

Prerequisites

This skill requires the GitHub CLI (gh) to be installed and authenticated.

Check Prerequisites

Run this first to verify your setup:

gh --version && gh auth status

If gh is not installed, you'll see "command not found". Install it from: https://cli.github.com

If gh is not authenticated, run:

gh auth login

Without gh CLI

Without gh, this skill has severely limited functionality:

• Cannot scan GitHub repos for dependency files
• Cannot fetch file contents from GitHub
• Can still parse local SBOM files using Node.js scripts
• Can still query package registries (npm, PyPI, etc.) via curl

Platform Compatibility

Check the platform first before running commands. Many bash commands fail on Windows.

Platform Detection

# Returns: win32, darwin, or linux
node -e "console.log(process.platform)"

Windows Limitations

On Windows, avoid these patterns that will fail:

• base64 -d - doesn't exist
• grep -oP - Perl regex not available
• Complex jq escaping with \\. - escaping differs
• Piping to while read loops - breaks

Recommended Approach (All Platforms)

Use raw GitHub URLs instead of base64 decoding:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{owner}/{repo}/{branch}/{path}

This works everywhere and avoids all encoding issues. Use WebFetch or curl to retrieve content directly.

Usage

/dependency-extractor <path-or-sbom>

Where <path-or-sbom> is either:

• A path to a project directory
• A path to an existing SBOM file (CycloneDX or SPDX JSON format)
• A GitHub repository (e.g., owner/repo)

Large SBOM files: SBOM files can exceed 100k lines. Do NOT use the Read tool directly - use Node.js to parse JSON files. See "Parsing SBOM Files" section below.

Scanning GitHub Repos with gh CLI

Find All Dependency Files (Single Query)

Use gh api with tree endpoint to find all dependency files at once.

Cross-platform (simple filters):

# Get all paths, then filter for specific extensions
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/trees/HEAD?recursive=1 --jq "[.tree[].path | select(endswith(\".csproj\") or endswith(\"package.json\") or endswith(\".props\") or endswith(\"requirements.txt\") or endswith(\"go.mod\") or endswith(\"Cargo.toml\"))] | .[]"

Unix/macOS only (regex filters):

gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/trees/HEAD?recursive=1 --jq '
  .tree[].path | select(
    test("(package\\.json|package-lock\\.json|yarn\\.lock|pnpm-lock\\.yaml)$") or
    test("(Directory\\.Packages\\.props|Directory\\.Build\\.props|\\.csproj|packages\\.config)$") or
    test("(requirements.*\\.txt|pyproject\\.toml|Pipfile|setup\\.py)$") or
    test("(go\\.mod|go\\.sum)$") or
    test("(Cargo\\.toml|Cargo\\.lock)$") or
    test("(Gemfile|Gemfile\\.lock)$") or
    test("(pom\\.xml|build\\.gradle(\\.kts)?)$") or
    test("(composer\\.json|composer\\.lock)$")
  )
'

Fetch Dependency File Contents

Recommended: Use raw GitHub URLs (works on all platforms):

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{owner}/{repo}/{branch}/{path}

Example: Fetch and analyze with WebFetch or curl:

curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/owner/repo/main/package.json"

Unix/macOS only (base64 decoding):

# For text files (package.json, requirements.txt, etc.)
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path} --jq '.content' | base64 -d

# For .csproj files - extract PackageReference items
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/{path} --jq '.content' | base64 -d | \
  grep -oP '(?<=Include=")[^"]+'

# For package.json - extract dependencies
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/package.json --jq '.content' | base64 -d | \
  jq -r '.dependencies // {} | keys[]'

Windows: The base64 -d and grep -oP commands above will fail. Use raw GitHub URLs instead.

NuGet Central Package Management

Cross-platform (use raw URL):

curl -s "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/{owner}/{repo}/main/Directory.Packages.props"
# Then parse the XML to extract PackageReference Include="" values

Unix/macOS only:

gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/Directory.Packages.props --jq '.content' | base64 -d | \
  grep -oP '(?<=Include=")[^"]+'

Batch Fetch Multiple Files

# Get all package.json files in repo
gh api repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/trees/HEAD?recursive=1 --jq '
  .tree[] | select(.path | endswith("package.json")) | .path
' | while read path; do
  echo "=== $path ==="
  gh api "repos/{owner}/{repo}/contents/$path" --jq '.content' | base64 -d | jq '.dependencies'
done

Multi-Ecosystem Scanning

IMPORTANT: Always scan for ALL dependency files in the repository. Modern projects often use multiple ecosystems:

Search the entire repository tree for these files. A full-stack application will typically have:

• Backend dependencies (NuGet, pip, Go, etc.)
• Frontend dependencies (npm in src/, client/, web/, ui/ folders)
• Build tool dependencies
• Test dependencies

SBOM Generation

If given a project directory without an existing SBOM, suggest generating one:

Using sbomify

sbomify scan <project-path> -o sbom.json

Using syft

syft <project-path> -o cyclonedx-json > sbom.json

Using cyclonedx-cli (for specific ecosystems)

# Node.js
cyclonedx-npm --output-file sbom.json

# Python
cyclonedx-py requirements -o sbom.json

# Go
cyclonedx-gomod mod -output sbom.json

Parsing SBOM Files

Handling Large SBOM Files

SBOM files can be very large (100k+ lines). Do NOT try to read them directly with the Read tool - it will fail with token limit errors.

Use the helper script (recommended):

node ~/.claude/skills/dependency-extractor/scripts/extract-sbom-repos.js <sbom-file> --filter-corporate

Options:

• --filter-corporate - Exclude repos owned by Google, Microsoft, Docker, etc.
• --json - Output as JSON for further processing

Or use inline Node.js to parse large JSON files:

// Save as extract-sbom.js and run with: node extract-sbom.js <path-to-sbom>
const fs = require('fs');
const path = process.argv[2];
const sbom = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path));

// CycloneDX format
if (sbom.components) {
  console.log('Format: CycloneDX');
  console.log('Total components:', sbom.components.length);

  // Extract GitHub repos from package names or purls
  const repos = [...new Set(
    sbom.components
      .map(c => {
        // Try to extract from name (Go modules)
        const nameMatch = c.name?.match(/github\.com\/([^\/]+\/[^\/]+)/);
        if (nameMatch) return nameMatch[1];

        // Try to extract from purl
        const purlMatch = c.purl?.match(/github\.com[%2F\/]([^\/]+)[%2F\/]([^@\/]+)/i);
        if (purlMatch) return `${purlMatch[1]}/${purlMatch[2]}`;

        // Try externalReferences
        const extRef = c.externalReferences?.find(r =>
          r.url?.includes('github.com') && (r.type === 'vcs' || r.type === 'website')
        );
        if (extRef) {
          const match = extRef.url.match(/github\.com\/([^\/]+\/[^\/]+)/);
          if (match) return match[1].replace(/\.git$/, '');
        }

        return null;
      })
      .filter(Boolean)
  )];

  console.log('GitHub repos found:', repos.length);
  repos.forEach(r => console.log(r));
}

// SPDX format
if (sbom.packages) {
  console.log('Format: SPDX');
  console.log('Total packages:', sbom.packages.length);
  // Similar extraction logic...
}

Quick one-liner for component count:

node -e "console.log(JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('sbom.json')).components.length)"

Extract first N components for preview:

node -e "JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync('sbom.json')).components.slice(0,20).forEach(c => console.log(c.name, c.version))"

Filter Corporate Repos

const corporate = [
  'google', 'golang', 'microsoft', 'docker', 'containerd', 'kubernetes',
  'azure', 'aws', 'amazon', 'hashicorp', 'cloudflare', 'facebook', 'meta',
  'apple', 'ibm', 'oracle', 'vmware', 'redhat', 'grpc', 'prometheus',
  'opencontainers', 'moby'
];

const nonCorporate = repos.filter(r =>
  !corporate.some(c => r.toLowerCase().startsWith(c + '/'))
);

CycloneDX JSON Structure

{
  "components": [
    {
      "name": "lodash",
      "version": "4.17.21",
      "purl": "pkg:npm/lodash@4.17.21",
      "externalReferences": [
        {
          "type": "vcs",
          "url": "https://github.com/lodash/lodash.git"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Extract GitHub repos from:

1. externalReferences where type is vcs or website
2. Parse purl for package identifier to query registries
3. For Go modules: parse the name field directly (e.g., github.com/spf13/cobra)

SPDX JSON Structure

{
  "packages": [
    {
      "name": "lodash",
      "versionInfo": "4.17.21",
      "externalRefs": [
        {
          "referenceType": "purl",
          "referenceLocator": "pkg:npm/lodash@4.17.21"
        }
      ],
      "homepage": "https://github.com/lodash/lodash"
    }
  ]
}

Registry Lookups

When SBOM lacks GitHub URLs, query package registries:

NuGet (.NET)

curl -s "https://api.nuget.org/v3/registration5-gz-semver2/{package}/index.json" | \
  gunzip | jq -r '.items[-1].items[-1].catalogEntry.projectUrl'

Or scrape from nuget.org:

curl -s "https://www.nuget.org/packages/{package}" | \
  grep -oP '(?<=href=")[^"]*github\.com/[^"]*(?=")'

npm

curl -s "https://registry.npmjs.org/{package}" | jq -r '.repository.url'

Batch lookup (multiple packages):

echo "lodash express chalk" | tr ' ' '\n' | while read pkg; do
  url=$(curl -s "https://registry.npmjs.org/$pkg" | jq -r '.repository.url // empty')
  echo "$pkg: $url"
done

PyPI

curl -s "https://pypi.org/pypi/{package}/json" | \
  jq -r '.info.project_urls.Source // .info.project_urls.Repository // .info.project_urls.Homepage // .info.home_page'

crates.io (Rust)

curl -s "https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/{package}" | jq -r '.crate.repository'

Go

# Go modules often use GitHub paths directly
# e.g., github.com/gin-gonic/gin -> gin-gonic/gin
# Just extract the path after github.com/

# For indirect deps, check pkg.go.dev:
curl -s "https://pkg.go.dev/{module}" | grep -oP 'github\.com/[^"<]+'

RubyGems

curl -s "https://rubygems.org/api/v1/gems/{package}.json" | \
  jq -r '.source_code_uri // .homepage_uri'

Maven (Java)

# Use search.maven.org API
curl -s "https://search.maven.org/solrsearch/select?q=a:{artifactId}+AND+g:{groupId}&rows=1&wt=json" | \
  jq -r '.response.docs[0].scm // empty'

URL Normalization

Convert various Git URL formats to owner/repo:

Discard non-GitHub URLs (GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.) with a note in output.

Output Format

Primary Output (for funding-analysis)

lodash/lodash, expressjs/express, mochajs/mocha, chalk/chalk

Detailed Output

## Extracted Dependencies

**Total packages:** 47
**With GitHub repos:** 42
**Non-GitHub/Unknown:** 5

### GitHub Repositories
| Package | Ecosystem | GitHub Repo |
|---------|-----------|-------------|
| lodash | npm | lodash/lodash |
| express | npm | expressjs/express |
| requests | pypi | psf/requests |

### Non-GitHub Sources
| Package | Ecosystem | Source |
|---------|-----------|--------|
| internal-lib | npm | https://gitlab.company.com/... |

### No Source Found
- some-abandoned-package (npm)
- legacy-util (pypi)

### Ready for Funding Analysis
Copy this for `/dependency-funding-analysis`:
\`\`\`
lodash/lodash, expressjs/express, psf/requests, ...
\`\`\`

Filtering Options

When running, consider filtering:

• Exclude dev dependencies - Focus on production deps (check SBOM scope/dev flags)
• Exclude known corporate repos - Microsoft, Google, Meta, Amazon owned
• Direct deps only - Skip transitive dependencies for smaller lists
• Minimum popularity - Only packages with >1000 GitHub stars

deps.dev API (Google Open Source Insights)

The fastest way to get package to GitHub repo mapping with extra metadata:

# Get package info including repo URL
curl -s "https://api.deps.dev/v3/systems/{ecosystem}/packages/{package}" | \
  jq '{name: .package.name, repo: .package.projectUrl, versions: .versions | length}'

# Ecosystems: npm, go, maven, pypi, cargo, nuget

Example:

curl -s "https://api.deps.dev/v3/systems/npm/packages/express" | \
  jq -r '.package.projectUrl'
# Returns: https://github.com/expressjs/express

Batch lookup with deps.dev:

for pkg in lodash express chalk; do
  repo=$(curl -s "https://api.deps.dev/v3/systems/npm/packages/$pkg" | jq -r '.package.projectUrl // empty')
  echo "$pkg -> $repo"
done

Notes

• deps.dev is often the fastest option - has repo URLs pre-resolved
• Rate limit registry API calls (1 request/second recommended)
• Cache registry lookups to avoid redundant calls
• Some packages genuinely have no public repo (closed source, vendored)
• SBOM quality varies - some generators capture more metadata than others
• On Windows: Always use raw GitHub URLs (raw.githubusercontent.com) instead of base64 decoding. Use simple endswith() jq filters instead of regex test() patterns.
• Large files: Never use the Read tool on SBOM files - they often exceed token limits. Always use node -e or a script file to parse JSON.
• PowerShell escaping: Avoid $variable in PowerShell commands from bash - the $ gets eaten. Write a .js file instead.

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