dependency-update-review SKILL.md skillA
dependency-update-review from stark-ai-de/agent-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add stark-ai-de/agent-skills/dependency-update-review@v0.1.0Pins v0.1.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- stark-ai-de/agent-skills
- Path
incubator/skills/repo-maintenance/dependency-update-review/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- v0.1.0, committed May 21, 2026
- Size
- 2,939 bytes
- Repository stars
- 8
- License
- Apache-2.0
Review dependency updates, package manager changes, lockfile diffs, version bumps, and dependency risk. Use when the user asks whether dependency updates are safe, wants to upgrade packages, or needs a dependency PR reviewed.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Dependency Update Review ## Goal Assess dependency and lockfile changes for compatibility, supply-chain risk, package-manager consistency, and targeted validation needs. ## When to use - A PR updates dependencies or lockfiles. - The user asks whether an upgrade is safe. - Package manager, runtime version, or dependency policy changes need review. ## When not to use - The task is broad security hygiene; use `security-baseline-review`. - The user asks for a full PR review with dependency changes as one part; use `pr-review`. - Current vulnerability status is required but advisory data is unavailable. ## Inputs to inspect - Manifest files, lockfiles, package-manager config, and runtime version files. - Changelogs or release notes for direct dependency major updates. - CI results, test coverage, and code paths using upgraded packages. ## Review rubric Check direct vs transitive changes, major version jumps, package manager consistency, postinstall scripts, binary/native dependencies, lockfile churn, and targeted test coverage. Read `references/dependency-risk-rubric.md` for detail. ## Workflow 1. Identify the package manager and changed dependency files. …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add stark-ai-de/agent-skills/dependency-update-review@sha256:bb87e3367851491dThe line at the top of this page pins the label v0.1.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on May 21, 2026.
Audit of the latest version
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- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
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- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
stark-ai-de/agent-skills · 8 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-20 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_pqthherapuipf22a GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=stark-ai-de/agent-skills/dependency-update-review GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/bb87e3367851491d7a929c443219219a6fd0ba33a8b84353951bc2d55aeb156e
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