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Update Node Deps by wasabeef — Agent Skill

Name: Update Node Deps
Author: wasabeef

File contents

Safely update Node.js dependencies

Safely update dependencies in your Node.js project.

Usage

# Check dependency status and request Claude's help
npm outdated
"Please update the dependencies in package.json to their latest versions"

Basic Examples

# Check current dependencies
cat package.json
"Analyze this Node.js project's dependencies and tell me which packages can be updated"

# Check list of updatable packages
npm outdated
"Analyze the risk level of updating these packages"

Integration with Claude

# Comprehensive dependency update
cat package.json
"Analyze Node.js dependencies and perform the following:
1. Research the latest version of each package
2. Check for breaking changes
3. Evaluate risk level (safe, caution, dangerous)
4. Suggest necessary code changes
5. Generate updated package.json"

# Safe, gradual update
npm outdated
"Update only packages that can be safely updated, avoiding major version upgrades"

# Impact analysis for specific package update
"Tell me the impact and necessary changes when updating express to the latest version"

Detailed Examples

# Detailed analysis including release notes
cat package.json && npm outdated
"Analyze dependencies and provide the following for each package in table format:
1. Current → Latest version
2. Risk evaluation (safe, caution, dangerous)
3. Main changes (from CHANGELOG)
4. Required code fixes"

# TypeScript project with type definitions consideration
cat package.json tsconfig.json
"Update dependencies including TypeScript type definitions and create an update plan that avoids type errors"

Risk Criteria

Safe (🟢):
- Patch version upgrade (1.2.3 → 1.2.4)
- Bug fixes only
- Backward compatibility guaranteed

Caution (🟡):
- Minor version upgrade (1.2.3 → 1.3.0)
- New features added
- Deprecation warnings

Dangerous (🔴):
- Major version upgrade (1.2.3 → 2.0.0)
- Breaking changes
- API removals or modifications

Execution of Update

# Create backups
cp package.json package.json.backup
cp package-lock.json package-lock.json.backup

# Execute update
npm update

# Verify after update
npm test
npm run build
npm audit

Notes

Always verify functionality after updates. If issues occur, restore with:

cp package.json.backup package.json
cp package-lock.json.backup package-lock.json
npm install

---name: update-node-depsdescription: Safely update Node.js dependencies. Trigger with "update npm packages", "update Node.js dependencies", "upgrade package.json".---# Safely update Node.js dependenciesSafely update dependencies in your Node.js project.## Usage```bash# Check dependency status and request Claude's helpnpm outdated"Please update the dependencies in package.json to their latest versions"```## Basic Examples```bash# Check current dependenciescat package.json"Analyze this Node.js project's dependencies and tell me which packages can be updated"# Check list of updatable packagesnpm outdated"Analyze the risk level of updating these packages"```## Integration with Claude```bash# Comprehensive dependency updatecat package.json"Analyze Node.js dependencies and perform the following:1. Research the latest version of each package2. Check for breaking changes3. Evaluate risk level (safe, caution, dangerous)4. Suggest necessary code changes5. Generate updated package.json"# Safe, gradual updatenpm outdated"Update only packages that can be safely updated, avoiding major version upgrades"# Impact analysis for specific package update"Tell me the impact and necessary changes when updating express to the latest version"```## Detailed Examples```bash# Detailed analysis including release notescat package.json && npm outdated"Analyze dependencies and provide the following for each package in table format:1. Current → Latest version2. Risk evaluation (safe, caution, dangerous)3. Main changes (from CHANGELOG)4. Required code fixes"# TypeScript project with type definitions considerationcat package.json tsconfig.json"Update dependencies including TypeScript type definitions and create an update plan that avoids type errors"```## Risk Criteria```textSafe (🟢):- Patch version upgrade (1.2.3 → 1.2.4)- Bug fixes only- Backward compatibility guaranteedCaution (🟡):- Minor version upgrade (1.2.3 → 1.3.0)- New features added- Deprecation warningsDangerous (🔴):- Major version upgrade (1.2.3 → 2.0.0)- Breaking changes- API removals or modifications```## Execution of Update```bash# Create backupscp package.json package.json.backupcp package-lock.json package-lock.json.backup# Execute updatenpm update# Verify after updatenpm testnpm run buildnpm audit```## NotesAlways verify functionality after updates. If issues occur, restore with:```bashcp package.json.backup package.jsoncp package-lock.json.backup package-lock.jsonnpm install```

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