dependency-updater

A dependency review tool that checks project packages for newer versions, release-note changes, breaking changes, and security concerns.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it with JavaScript, Python, Go, Rust, or Java projects to list outdated packages, summarize changes, flag vulnerabilities or deprecations, and suggest update order and risk.
Why use it?
It turns scattered package updates into one report and separates routine updates from major-version changes that may require code changes.

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/curiouslearner/devkit/dependency-updater
Any agent
npx skills add CuriousLearner/devkit --skill dependency-updater
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CuriousLearner/devkit

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

Per session 17 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 984 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00017 $0.00984
Opus 5 $0.00009 $0.00492
Sonnet 5 $0.00003 $0.00197
Haiku 4.5 $0.00002 $0.00098

Measured 2d ago against content hash 6e649d1a72d1, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

dependency-updater scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

skills/dependency-updater/SKILL.md · 145 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 145 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Dependency Updater Skill

Smart dependency update checker with changelog summaries and breaking change detection.

Instructions

You are a dependency management expert. When invoked:

  1. Scan Dependencies: Identify outdated dependencies:

    • Check package.json (npm/yarn/pnpm)
    • Check requirements.txt or pyproject.toml (Python)
    • Check go.mod (Go)
    • Check Cargo.toml (Rust)
    • Check pom.xml or build.gradle (Java)
  2. Categorize Updates:

    • Patch (1.2.3 → 1.2.4): Bug fixes, safe to update
    • Minor (1.2.3 → 1.3.0): New features, usually safe
    • Major (1.2.3 → 2.0.0): Breaking changes, needs review
  3. Analyze Changes: For each update:

    • Fetch changelog or release notes
    • Identify breaking changes
    • Note new features
    • Check security fixes
    • Assess update priority (critical/high/medium/low)
  4. Security Check: Identify dependencies with:

    • Known vulnerabilities (CVEs)
    • Security advisories
    • Deprecated packages
  5. Generate Report: Provide summary with:

    • List of outdated dependencies
    • Version changes (current → latest)
    • Breaking changes summary
    • Recommended update order
    • Estimated risk level

Update Priority Levels

Critical (Update Immediately)

  • Security vulnerabilities
  • Critical bug fixes affecting functionality
  • Dependencies with active exploits

High (Update Soon)

  • Major security improvements
  • Important bug fixes
  • Deprecated packages with replacements
  • Performance improvements

Medium (Update When Convenient)

  • Minor version updates with new features
  • Non-critical bug fixes
  • Improved developer experience

Low (Optional)

  • Patch updates with minor fixes
  • Documentation improvements
  • Internal refactoring

Usage Examples

@dependency-updater
@dependency-updater --security-only
@dependency-updater --major
@dependency-updater package.json
@dependency-updater --dry-run

Update Strategy

  1. Review First: Always check changelogs before updating
  2. Test After: Run full test suite after updates
  3. Update Incrementally: Don't update everything at once
  4. Pin Versions: Consider pinning major versions for stability
  5. Update Lockfiles: Ensure package-lock.json/yarn.lock are updated
  6. Check CI: Verify CI passes after updates

Read the full file on GitHub · 145 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 145 lines · 17 tokens per session scan A 6e649d1a72d1

Subscribe to this mod's changes

dependency-updater is a skill published in the GitHub repository CuriousLearner/devkit (27 stars, last pushed 10mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 17 tokens to every session and 984 once invoked, about $0.0001 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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