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Skill G1Joshi/Agent-Skills/skills/security/dependabot

A comprehensive skill catalog for AI agents

Install
npx -y skills add G1Joshi/Agent-Skills --skill dependabot

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Dependabot dependency updates. Use for security updates.

SKILL.md

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Dependabot

Dependabot creates pull requests to keep your dependencies secure and up-to-date. It is integrated natively into GitHub.

When to Use

  • GitHub Repos: It's the default, easiest choice.
  • Security Patches: "Dependabot alert: Critical severity in lodash".
  • Keeping deps fresh: Automated weekly version bumps.

Quick Start (dependabot.yml)

# .github/dependabot.yml
version: 2
updates:
  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "weekly"
    # Grouping (2025 feature) reduces noise
    groups:
      dependencies:
        patterns:
          - "*"

Core Concepts

Security Updates

Triggered automatically when GitHub detects a vulnerability in your dependencies (via Dependency Graph). These are distinct from Version Updates.

Version Updates

Scheduled updates (Daily/Weekly) to newer versions, regardless of vulnerabilities. Driven by dependabot.yml.

Grouped Updates

Combining multiple package updates into a single PR (e.g., "Bump 5 dependencies"). Drastically reduces PR noise.

Best Practices (2025)

Do:

  • Enable Grouping: Group non-critical updates to avoid "PR Fatigue".
  • Auto-Merge (safely): If tests pass and it's a minor/patch update, configure auto-merge to reduce manual review toil.
  • Check Compatibility Scores: GitHub shows "% of CI runs that passed" for an update. Trust the crowd usage data.

Don't:

  • Don't ignore Alerts: A critical alert usually means an exploit exists.
  • Don't blindly merge Major versions: They usually contain breaking changes.

Troubleshooting

ErrorCauseSolution
No PRs createdConfig error or no updates needed.Check "Dependabot" tab in Insights -> Dependency Graph.
Merge ConflictsLockfile out of sync.Rebase the PR (@dependabot rebase).

References

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Skills are one crate of 328,083. Ordering is by how many stacks a row turns up in, so the top of any crate is what has actually been picked rather than what has the most stars.