A cross-language automated auditor for security vulnerabilities, outdated packages, and unused dependencies.
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1. ClawHub CLI
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npx clawhub@latest install dependency-audit
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
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What is Dependency Audit?
This skill provides a comprehensive health check for software projects across multiple ecosystems including Node.js, Python, Rust, Go, and Ruby. By integrating this into your development workflow, Openclaw Skills allow you to automatically identify critical security risks and maintenance overhead without manual terminal commands.
The tool synthesizes data from various package managers to give developers a clear, prioritized roadmap for keeping a codebase modern and secure. It acts as an automated DevSecOps assistant that handles the heavy lifting of version comparison and vulnerability scanning.
Dependency Audit Use Cases
- Running a routine security sweep before a production release to identify critical vulnerabilities.
- Identifying and removing project bloat by finding unused dependencies in legacy repositories.
- Generating a prioritized update plan to tackle technical debt and breaking changes systematically.
- Auditing multi-language projects or monorepos for hidden security risks across different lockfiles.
How Dependency Audit Works
- Automatically detects the project package manager by scanning for files like package.json, requirements.txt, or Cargo.toml.
- Executes ecosystem-specific security audit commands to find known vulnerabilities in the dependency tree.
- Checks for outdated packages by comparing current versions against the latest available registry versions.
- Scans source code imports to identify installed dependencies that are never actually utilized in the code.
- Aggregates all findings into a prioritized report categorized by severity and update impact.
- Provides copy-pasteable safe update commands to help the developer resolve issues immediately.
Dependency Audit Setup
Ensure you have the relevant package managers installed for your project environment. Some Openclaw Skills auditing functions may require specific CLI tools to be present:
# For Python security auditing
pip install pip-audit
# For Rust security and update checks
cargo install cargo-audit cargo-outdated
# For Node.js unused dependency detection
npx depcheck
Dependency Audit Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill generates a structured Dependency Health Report with the following sections:
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Summary Table | Total counts for security hits, major/minor updates, and unused packages. |
| Critical Tier | Lists security vulnerabilities with severity levels and specific fix versions. |
| High/Medium Tier | Categorizes updates by SemVer (Major vs Minor/Patch) to signal breaking change risks. |
| Low Tier | Highlights unused dependencies that are safe to uninstall to reduce bundle size. |
| Commands | A list of executable shell commands tailored to the detected package manager. |
Dependency Audit Advanced Features
- Monorepo support: Capability to run audits across all workspaces for complex project structures.
- Intelligent fallback: Manual source code scanning for imports if standard dependency checkers are unavailable.
- Private registry integration: Configurable to check internal or private npm/pip registries for updates.
- Multi-ecosystem detection: Can audit projects containing a mix of languages (e.g., a Go backend with a Node.js frontend) in a single pass.
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