Analyzing Dependencies
This skill empowers Claude to automatically analyze your project's dependencies for security vulnerabilities, outdated packages, and license compliance issues. It uses the dependency-checker plugin to identify potential risks and provides insights for remediation.
Install
/plugin marketplace add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills
/plugin install dependency-checker@claude-code-plugins-plusRun these inside Claude Code. The skill comes with its plugin.
What this skill does
This skill analyzes project dependencies for security vulnerabilities, outdated packages, and license compliance issues. It helps identify potential risks in your project's dependencies using the dependency-checker plugin. Use this skill when you need to check dependencies for vulnerabilities, identify outdated packages that need updates, or ensure license compatibility. Trigger phrases include "check dependencies", "dependency check", "find vulnerabilities", "scan for outdated packages", "/depcheck", and "license compliance". This skill supports npm, pip, composer, gem, and go modules project
Trigger phrases
Claude loads this skill automatically when you say things like:
How it works
- Scanning Dependencies: The skill utilizes the dependency-checker plugin to scan the identified dependencies against known vulnerability databases (CVEs), outdated package lists, and license information.
- Generating Report: The skill presents a comprehensive report summarizing the findings, including vulnerability summaries, detailed vulnerability information, outdated packages with recommended updates, and license compliance issues.
When to use it
- Check a project for known security vulnerabilities in its dependencies.
- Identify outdated packages that may contain security flaws or performance issues.
- Ensure that the project's dependencies comply with licensing requirements.
Best practices
- Pre-Deployment Checks: Always run a dependency check before deploying any code to production to prevent introducing vulnerable dependencies.
- Review and Remediation: Carefully review the generated reports and take appropriate action to remediate identified vulnerabilities and update outdated packages.
Details
- Skill name
analyzing-dependencies- Plugin
- dependency-checker
FAQ
What does the Analyzing Dependencies skill do?
This skill analyzes project dependencies for security vulnerabilities, outdated packages, and license compliance issues. It helps identify potential risks in your project's dependencies using the dependency-checker plugin. Use this skill when you need to check dependencies for vulnerabilities, identify outdated packages that need updates, or ensure license compatibility. Trigger phrases include "check dependencies", "dependency check", "find vulnerabilities", "scan for outdated packages", "/depcheck", and "license compliance". This skill supports npm, pip, composer, gem, and go modules project
How do I install the Analyzing Dependencies skill?
Claude Code plugin: /plugin marketplace add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills then /plugin install dependency-checker@claude-code-plugins-plus. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
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