dependabot-review

Installation
SKILL.md

Dependabot Dependency Upgrade Review

Review Dependabot PRs and give the developer a concise, scannable verdict: what changed upstream, what could break (and how to fix it), what each package touches in the codebase, and whether to merge. This works across ecosystems — npm, RubyGems, PyPI, Go modules, Cargo, and so on.

Choosing a mode

Pick the mode based on what the user asked for:

  • Single-PR mode — the user pasted a specific Dependabot PR URL or otherwise referenced one PR. Run the single-PR workflow below.
  • Audit mode — the user asked about all open Dependabot PRs (phrases like "audit our deps", "review open dependabot PRs", "which dep upgrades are safe to merge"). Run the audit workflow. Do not ask the user to paste URLs — discover them with gh.

If the intent is ambiguous (e.g., "review dependabot"), default to audit mode since it's the superset and shows what's available.

Audit workflow (multiple PRs)

Step A1: Discover open Dependabot PRs

Determine the repo from the current working directory (gh repo view --json nameWithOwner -q .nameWithOwner). Then list open Dependabot PRs:

Installs
5
GitHub Stars
2
First Seen
May 28, 2026
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