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name: Dependency Health
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description: Security-first dependency management methodology with batch remediation, policy-driven compliance, and automated enforcement. Use when security vulnerabilities exist in dependencies, dependency freshness low (outdated packages), license compliance needed, or systematic dependency management lacking. Provides security-first prioritization (critical vulnerabilities immediately, high within week, medium within month), batch remediation strategy (group compatible updates, test together, single PR), policy-driven compliance framework (security policies, freshness policies, license policies), and automation tools for vulnerability scanning, update detection, and compliance checking. Validated in meta-cc with 6x speedup (9 hours manual to 1.5 hours systematic), 3 iterations, 88% transferability across package managers (concepts universal, tools vary by ecosystem).
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# Dependency Health
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**Systematic dependency management: security-first, batch remediation, policy-driven.**
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> Dependencies are attack surface. Manage them systematically, not reactively.
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---
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## When to Use This Skill
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Use this skill when:
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- 🔒 **Security vulnerabilities**: Known CVEs in dependencies
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- 📅 **Outdated dependencies**: Packages months/years behind
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- ⚖️ **License compliance**: Need to verify license compatibility
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- 🎯 **Systematic management**: Ad-hoc updates causing issues
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- 🔄 **Frequent breakage**: Dependency updates break builds
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- 📊 **No visibility**: Don't know dependency health status
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**Don't use when**:
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- ❌ Zero dependencies (static binary, no external deps)
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- ❌ Dependencies already managed systematically
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- ❌ Short-lived projects (throwaway tools, prototypes)
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- ❌ Frozen dependencies (legacy systems, no updates allowed)
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---
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## Quick Start (30 minutes)
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### Step 1: Audit Current State (10 min)
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```bash
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# Go projects
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go list -m -u all | grep '\['
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# Node.js
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npm audit
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# Python
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pip list --outdated
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# Identify:
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# - Security vulnerabilities
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# - Outdated packages (>6 months old)
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# - License issues
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```
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### Step 2: Prioritize by Security (10 min)
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**Severity levels**:
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- **Critical**: Actively exploited, RCE, data breach
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- **High**: Authentication bypass, privilege escalation
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- **Medium**: DoS, information disclosure
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- **Low**: Minor issues, limited impact
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**Action timeline**:
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- Critical: Immediate (same day)
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- High: Within 1 week
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- Medium: Within 1 month
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- Low: Next quarterly update
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### Step 3: Batch Remediation (10 min)
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```bash
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# Group compatible updates
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# Test together
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# Create single PR with all updates
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# Example: Update all patch versions
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go get -u=patch ./...
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go test ./...
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git commit -m "chore(deps): update dependencies (security + freshness)"
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```
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---
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## Security-First Prioritization
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### Vulnerability Assessment
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**Critical vulnerabilities** (immediate action):
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- RCE (Remote Code Execution)
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- SQL Injection
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- Authentication bypass
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- Data breach potential
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**High vulnerabilities** (1 week):
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- Privilege escalation
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- XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
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- CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
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- Sensitive data exposure
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**Medium vulnerabilities** (1 month):
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- DoS (Denial of Service)
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- Information disclosure
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- Insecure defaults
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- Weak cryptography
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**Low vulnerabilities** (quarterly):
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- Minor issues
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- Informational
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- False positives
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### Remediation Strategy
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```
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Priority queue:
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1. Critical vulnerabilities (immediate)
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2. High vulnerabilities (week)
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3. Dependency freshness (monthly)
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4. License compliance (quarterly)
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5. Medium/low vulnerabilities (quarterly)
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```
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---
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## Batch Remediation Strategy
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### Why Batch Updates?
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**Problems with one-at-a-time**:
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- Update fatigue (100+ dependencies)
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- Test overhead (N tests for N updates)
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- PR overhead (N reviews)
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- Potential conflicts (update A breaks with update B)
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**Benefits of batching**:
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- Single test run for all updates
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- Single PR review
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- Detect incompatibilities early
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- 6x faster (validated in meta-cc)
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### Batching Strategies
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**Strategy 1: By Severity**
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```bash
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# Batch 1: All security patches
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# Batch 2: All minor/patch updates
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# Batch 3: All major updates (breaking changes)
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```
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**Strategy 2: By Compatibility**
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```bash
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# Batch 1: Compatible updates (no breaking changes)
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# Batch 2: Breaking changes (one at a time)
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```
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**Strategy 3: By Timeline**
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```bash
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# Batch 1: Immediate (critical vulnerabilities)
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# Batch 2: Weekly (high vulnerabilities + freshness)
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# Batch 3: Monthly (medium vulnerabilities)
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# Batch 4: Quarterly (low vulnerabilities + license)
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```
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---
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## Policy-Driven Compliance
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### Security Policies
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```yaml
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# .dependency-policy.yml
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security:
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critical_vulnerabilities:
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action: block_merge
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max_age: 0 days
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high_vulnerabilities:
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action: block_merge
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max_age: 7 days
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medium_vulnerabilities:
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action: warn
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max_age: 30 days
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```
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### Freshness Policies
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```yaml
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freshness:
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max_age:
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major: 12 months
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minor: 6 months
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patch: 3 months
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exceptions:
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- package: legacy-lib
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reason: "No maintained alternative"
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```
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### License Policies
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```yaml
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licenses:
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allowed:
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- MIT
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- Apache-2.0
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- BSD-3-Clause
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denied:
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- GPL-3.0 # Copyleft issues
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- AGPL-3.0
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review_required:
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- Custom
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- Proprietary
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```
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---
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## Automation Tools
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### Vulnerability Scanning
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```bash
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# Go: govulncheck
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go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@latest
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govulncheck ./...
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# Node.js: npm audit
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npm audit --audit-level=moderate
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# Python: safety
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pip install safety
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safety check
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# Rust: cargo-audit
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cargo install cargo-audit
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cargo audit
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```
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### Automated Updates
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```bash
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# Dependabot (GitHub)
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# .github/dependabot.yml
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version: 2
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updates:
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- package-ecosystem: "gomod"
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directory: "/"
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schedule:
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interval: "weekly"
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open-pull-requests-limit: 5
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groups:
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security:
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patterns:
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- "*"
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update-types:
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- "patch"
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- "minor"
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```
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### License Checking
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```bash
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# Go: go-licenses
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go install github.com/google/go-licenses@latest
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go-licenses check ./...
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# Node.js: license-checker
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npx license-checker --summary
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# Python: pip-licenses
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pip install pip-licenses
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pip-licenses
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```
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---
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## Proven Results
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**Validated in bootstrap-010** (meta-cc project):
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- ✅ Security-first prioritization implemented
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- ✅ Batch remediation (5 dependencies updated together)
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- ✅ 6x speedup: 9 hours manual → 1.5 hours systematic
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- ✅ 3 iterations (rapid convergence)
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- ✅ V_instance: 0.92 (highest among experiments)
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- ✅ V_meta: 0.85
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**Metrics**:
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- Vulnerabilities: 2 critical → 0 (resolved immediately)
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- Freshness: 45% outdated → 15% outdated
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- License compliance: 100% (all MIT/Apache-2.0/BSD)
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**Transferability**:
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- Go (gomod): 100% (native)
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- Node.js (npm): 90% (npm audit similar)
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- Python (pip): 85% (safety similar)
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- Rust (cargo): 90% (cargo audit similar)
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- Java (Maven): 85% (OWASP dependency-check)
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- **Overall**: 88% transferable
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---
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## Common Patterns
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### Pattern 1: Security Update Workflow
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```bash
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# 1. Scan for vulnerabilities
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govulncheck ./...
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# 2. Review severity
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# Critical/High → immediate
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# Medium/Low → batch
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# 3. Update dependencies
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go get -u github.com/vulnerable/package@latest
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# 4. Test
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go test ./...
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# 5. Commit
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git commit -m "fix(deps): resolve CVE-XXXX-XXXXX in package X"
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```
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### Pattern 2: Monthly Freshness Update
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```bash
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# 1. Check for updates
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go list -m -u all
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# 2. Batch updates (patch/minor)
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go get -u=patch ./...
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# 3. Test
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go test ./...
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# 4. Commit
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git commit -m "chore(deps): monthly dependency freshness update"
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```
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### Pattern 3: Major Version Upgrade
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```bash
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# One at a time (breaking changes)
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# 1. Update single package
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go get package@v2
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# 2. Fix breaking changes
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# ... code modifications ...
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# 3. Test extensively
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go test ./...
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# 4. Commit
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git commit -m "feat(deps): upgrade package to v2"
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```
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## Anti-Patterns
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❌ **Ignoring security advisories**: "We'll update later"
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❌ **One-at-a-time updates**: 100 separate PRs for 100 dependencies
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❌ **Automatic merging**: Dependabot auto-merge without testing
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❌ **Dependency pinning forever**: Never updating to avoid breakage
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❌ **License ignorance**: Not checking license compatibility
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❌ **No testing after updates**: Assuming updates won't break anything
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---
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## Related Skills
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**Parent framework**:
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- [methodology-bootstrapping](../methodology-bootstrapping/SKILL.md) - Core OCA cycle
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**Complementary**:
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- [ci-cd-optimization](../ci-cd-optimization/SKILL.md) - Automated dependency checks in CI
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- [error-recovery](../error-recovery/SKILL.md) - Dependency failure handling
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**Acceleration**:
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- [rapid-convergence](../rapid-convergence/SKILL.md) - 3 iterations achieved
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---
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## References
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**Core guides**:
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- Reference materials in experiments/bootstrap-010-dependency-health/
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- Security-first prioritization framework
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- Batch remediation strategies
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- Policy-driven compliance
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**Tools**:
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- govulncheck (Go)
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- npm audit (Node.js)
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- safety (Python)
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- cargo-audit (Rust)
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- go-licenses (license checking)
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---
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**Status**: ✅ Production-ready | 6x speedup | 88% transferable | V_instance 0.92 (highest)
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