An AI-powered dependency assistant that intelligently manages npm and yarn package updates with automated safety checks and breaking change detection.
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What is cuihua-dependency-updater?
cuihua-dependency-updater is a sophisticated AI agent skill designed to take the friction out of maintaining modern JavaScript and TypeScript projects. By integrating directly with package managers like npm and yarn, it moves beyond simple version bumping by providing deep analysis of security vulnerabilities, potential breaking changes, and migration complexity. It serves as a vital component of the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, ensuring that developers can maintain a fresh and secure codebase without the manual overhead typically associated with dependency rot.
The skill leverages AI to interpret changelogs and API modifications, offering developers a clear roadmap for major version migrations. Whether you are looking to automate routine patch updates or need a risk assessment for a major framework shift like React 18, this skill provides the technical oversight necessary to prevent build failures and production regressions.
cuihua-dependency-updater Use Cases
- Automating high-priority security patches to mitigate CVE vulnerabilities immediately.
- Performing routine maintenance by batching safe minor and patch updates together.
- Conducting deep-dive impact analysis before upgrading major dependencies with known breaking changes.
- Generating human-readable changelogs for stakeholders to track version history and security improvements.
- Reducing technical debt in large-scale monorepos by identifying outdated packages across multiple workspaces.
How cuihua-dependency-updater Works
- Discovery: The agent scans the project's package.json and lockfiles to identify outdated dependencies.
- Categorization: Using AI, it classifies updates into Security, Breaking, or Safe categories based on semantic versioning and vulnerability databases.
- Risk Assessment: For major updates, it analyzes changelogs to estimate migration effort and identify specific files that require manual refactoring.
- Execution: The agent applies updates in logical batches to maintain stability, utilizing rollback mechanisms if conflicts arise.
- Validation: It automatically triggers the project's test suite (e.g., npm test) after each batch to ensure functional integrity.
- Reporting: Finalizes the process by generating an UPDATES.md file detailing every change made and any postponed migrations.
cuihua-dependency-updater Setup
To get started with this skill in your environment, ensure you have Node.js and npm installed. You can configure your update preferences by creating a .dependencyrc.json file in your root directory.
# Check for outdated dependencies
openclaw run cuihua-dependency-updater "Check outdated dependencies"
# Update security vulnerabilities specifically
openclaw run cuihua-dependency-updater "Update security vulnerabilities"
# Perform a safe batch update
openclaw run cuihua-dependency-updater "Update all safe dependencies"
cuihua-dependency-updater Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes its operations through a structured configuration and reporting system:
| File | Description |
|---|---|
.dependencyrc.json |
Main configuration file for update strategies, exclusion lists, and testing commands. |
package.json |
Analyzed for current dependency versions and scripts. |
UPDATES.md |
Auto-generated summary of security fixes, feature updates, and postponed changes. |
Metadata Schema:
- Security: Contains package name, severity level, and associated CVE IDs.
- Impact Analysis: Includes from/to versions and estimated migration time in hours.
cuihua-dependency-updater Advanced Features
- Smart Batching: Groups compatible updates to minimize the number of test runs and deployment cycles.
- Automated Rollback: If a test suite fails post-update, the skill automatically restores the previous state using a saved backup of the environment.
- Custom Update Strategies: Supports Conservative, Aggressive, or Custom modes to define per-package update behavior.
- Breaking Change Detection: AI-driven analysis of API removals (e.g., detecting ReactDOM.render to createRoot migrations).
- Vulnerability Integration: Native integration with npm audit and global CVE databases for real-time security scanning within the Openclaw Skills workflow.
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