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Dependency Audit Weekly

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About Dependency Audit Weekly

Runs on a recurring interval and uses npm outdated to collect packages that have newer versions available. The agent reviews the list, decides which upgrades are worth recommending, and writes them up as a summary. The trailing || true keeps the check from failing just because outdated packages exist.

Key features

  1. 01Recurring interval trigger for a weekly cadence
  2. 02Single check command: npm outdated || true
  3. 03Non-zero exit from outdated packages does not abort the run
  4. 04Output is a summary with recommended upgrades

Use cases

  1. 01Weekly maintenance review of an npm project
  2. 02Preparing upgrade work ahead of sprint planning
  3. 03Tracking version drift between releases
Goal
A weekly dependency audit summary is produced that lists outdated packages along with recommended upgrades.
Exit when
Stop once the summary has been posted with recommended upgrades.
Between iterations run
npm outdated || true

Launch prompt

Paste into Claude Code. The agent repeats the steps below until the exit condition is met.

prompt.md
Start the "Dependency Audit Weekly" loop.
Goal: A weekly dependency audit summary is produced that lists outdated packages along with recommended upgrades.
Step 1: List outdated packages — Run the check to list packages whose installed version is behind a newer release. The || true suffix prevents a non-zero exit code from ending the round early. `npm outdated || true`
Step 2: Assess the upgrades — Go through each entry and compare its current, wanted and latest versions. Decide which upgrades are worth recommending and which can wait.
Step 3: Post the summary — Write the findings and recommended upgrades into a summary and post it. The loop is done when the summary is posted.
Between iterations run: `npm outdated || true`
Exit when: Stop once the summary has been posted with recommended upgrades.

Steps

Each round runs in order; if the exit condition isn’t met, another round starts, up to 1.

01
List outdated packages

Run the check to list packages whose installed version is behind a newer release. The || true suffix prevents a non-zero exit code from ending the round early.

$npm outdated || true
02
Assess the upgrades

Go through each entry and compare its current, wanted and latest versions. Decide which upgrades are worth recommending and which can wait.

03
Post the summary

Write the findings and recommended upgrades into a summary and post it. The loop is done when the summary is posted.

Not met → next roundExits when met

Supported agents

Coding agents that can run this loop directly.

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