dependency-updater
Smart dependency management for any language. Auto-detects project type, applies safe updates automatically, prompts for major versions, diagnoses and fixes dependency issues.
Install / Use
npx skills add softaworks/agent-toolkit --skill dependency-updaterInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
AutomationSupported Platforms
Our assessment of dependency-updater
dependency-updater scores 81/100 on our quality scale, 1575th of 2,124 Automation skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 2,502 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 7 months ago. That is recent enough to be usable, but agent tooling moves fast, so check the instructions against your agent's current version.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 94/100, with 1 caution from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
dependency-updater compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than dependency-updater; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dependency-updater (this skill)by softaworks | 81 | 2.5k | 7mo ago | SKILL.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 86.0k | 13d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| rufloby ruvnet | 100 | 73.4k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| Scraplingby D4Vinci | 100 | 84.3k | 1d ago | MCP Server |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 6d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install dependency-updater?
- Run
npx skills add softaworks/agent-toolkit --skill dependency-updater. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does dependency-updater work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is dependency-updater safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 94/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is dependency-updater still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 7 months ago. That is recent enough to be usable, but agent tooling moves fast, so check the instructions against your agent's current version.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.