Agent skill · Security

dependency-update-bot

Scans your project for outdated npm, pip, Cargo, Go, or Ruby packages. Runs a CVE security audit. Fetches changelogs, summarizes breaking changes with Gemini, and opens one PR per risk group (patch, minor, major). Includes Diagnosis Mode for install conflicts. Use when asked to update dependencies, check for outdated packages, open dependency PRs, scan for package updates, audit for CVEs, or flag breaking changes in upgrades. Trigger when a user says "check for outdated packages", "update my dependencies", "open PRs for dependency updates", "scan for CVEs", or "which packages need upgrading".

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Install
npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory --skill dependency-update-bot --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

Facts
Files in the skill folder: 5
SKILL.md size: 12 KB
Bundled scripts: none
Version: 1.0.0
Declared author: OpenDirectory
Requires: [claude-code, gemini-cli, github-copilot]
Path: skills/dependency-update-bot/SKILL.md
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Where it comes from
Stars: 571
Language: Python

Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.

From the SKILL.md

# Dependency Update Bot Scan for outdated packages. Run a security audit. Fetch changelogs. Summarize breaking changes. Open one PR per risk group. --- **Critical rule:** Only update packages that the package manager's outdated command actually reports. Never guess or invent version numbers. If a changelog cannot be fetched, note the gap rather than inventing content. --- ## Step 1: Setup Check ```bash echo "GEMINI_API_KEY: ${GEMINI_API_KEY:+set}" echo "GITHUB_TOKEN: ${GITHUB_TOKEN:-not set, changelog fetching rate-limited to 60/hour}" gh auth status 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo "gh: not authenticated" ``` **If GEMINI_API_KEY is missing:** Stop. Tell the user: "GEMINI_API_KEY is required. Get it at aistudio.google.com. Add it to your .env file." **If gh is not authenticated:** Stop. Tell the user: "GitHub CLI must be authenticated. Run: gh auth login" **Detect package manager(s):** ```bash ls package.json 2>/dev/null && echo "npm" ls requirements.txt pyproject.toml 2>/dev/null && echo "pip" ls Cargo.toml 2>/dev/null && echo "cargo" ls go.mod 2>/dev/null && echo "go" ls Gemfile 2>/dev/null && echo "ruby" ``` If multiple are found, ask: "Found [list]. Which should I scan? (all / npm

What's inside
Steps it walks through
  1. Step 1: Setup Check
  2. Step 2: Detect Outdated Packages
  3. Step 3: Classify by Risk Level
  4. Step 4: Security Audit
  5. Step 5: Fetch Changelogs
  6. Step 6: Summarize with Gemini
  7. Step 7: Create PRs
  8. Step 8: Diagnosis Mode
  9. Step 9: Output Summary
Ships with 4 files
  • .env.example
  • README.md
  • evals/evals.json
  • references/changelog-patterns.md
Commands it runs
echo "GEMINI_API_KEY: ${GEMINI_API_KEY:+set}"
echo "GITHUB_TOKEN: ${GITHUB_TOKEN:-not set, changelog fetching rate-limited to 60/hour}"
gh auth status 2>/dev/null | head -1 || echo "gh: not authenticated"
ls package.json 2>/dev/null && echo "npm"
ls requirements.txt pyproject.toml 2>/dev/null && echo "pip"
ls Cargo.toml 2>/dev/null && echo "cargo"
ls go.mod 2>/dev/null && echo "go"
ls Gemfile 2>/dev/null && echo "ruby"
npm outdated --json --long 2>/dev/null | python3 -c "
import sys, json
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About this skill
What does the dependency-update-bot skill do?

Scans your project for outdated npm, pip, Cargo, Go, or Ruby packages. Runs a CVE security audit. Fetches changelogs, summarizes breaking changes with Gemini, and opens one PR per risk group (patch, minor, major). Includes Diagnosis Mode for install conflicts. Use when asked to update dependencies, check for outdated packages, open dependency PRs, scan for package updates, audit for CVEs, or flag breaking changes in upgrades. Trigger when a user says "check for outdated packages", "update my dependencies", "open PRs for dependency updates", "scan for CVEs", or "which packages need upgrading".

How do I install it?

Run `npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory --skill dependency-update-bot --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.

Where does this skill come from?

From Varnan-Tech/opendirectory, a repository with 571 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.

Is a popular skill a good skill?

Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.

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