About dependency-check
dependency-check is a skill for auditing project dependencies for outdated versions, vulnerabilities, and deprecated packages. It identifies the package manager and provides risk flags and upgrade guidance.
Key features
- 01Dependency freshness audit
- 02Vulnerability and deprecation checks
- 03Package manager identification
- 04Risk flags and upgrade sequencing
Use cases
- 01Review dependencies for security and age
- 02Plan upgrades for deprecated packages
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/dependency-checkin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEDependency Check
Purpose
Audit dependencies for updates and vulnerabilities
Routing
- Use when: Use when requested to inspect dependency freshness, vulnerabilities, or deprecated packages.
- Do not use when: Don't use for single-file code changes without project dependency context.
- Outputs: Dependency audit table with stale versions, risk flags, and safe upgrade notes.
- Success criteria: Identifies package manager, flags vulnerability and deprecation signals, and gives practical upgrade sequencing.
Trigger Examples
Positive
- Use the dependency-check skill for this request.
- Help me with dependency check.
- Use when requested to inspect dependency freshness, vulnerabilities, or deprecated packages.
- Dependency Check: provide an actionable result.
Negative
- Don't use for single-file code changes without project dependency context.
- Do not use dependency-check for unrelated requests.
- This request is outside dependency check scope.
- This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed.
Runtime Prompt
- Current runtime prompt length: 501 characters.
- Runtime prompt is defined directly in
../dependency-check.json.
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