Scan package manifests and lockfiles for outdated packages and known CVEs. Groups updates by risk (patch, minor, major). Use in dependency sweeper loops.
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name: dependency-triage
description: >
Scan package manifests and lockfiles for outdated packages and known CVEs.
Groups updates by risk (patch, minor, major). Use in dependency sweeper loops.
user_invocable: true
---
# Dependency Triage Skill
## Output per package
```markdown
### package-name (ecosystem: npm|pip|go|etc.)
- Current: x.y.z
- Suggested: x.y.z
- Risk: patch | minor | major
- CVE: none | CVE-XXXX (severity)
- Actionable: yes | no (denylist / human gate)
- Suggested loop action: patch-in-worktree | escalate-human | skip
```
## Classification Rules
- **patch**: semver patch or lockfile-only security fix with no API change
- **minor**: semver minor — cautious, verifier required
- **major**: always escalate-human unless explicitly pre-approved in state
- **denylist**: packages in state denylist → escalate-human, no auto-touch
- **high-severity CVE**: escalate if fix requires major or breaking change
## Rules
- Prefer the smallest safe bump that resolves the advisory.
- Never bundle unrelated package updates in one change.
- Record human overrides from `dependency-sweeper-state.md` every run.
- If lockfile conflict or peer dependency warning → escalate-human.
