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AI-Agent Skills for Dependabot Tasks

77 agent skills that handle jobs people use Dependabot for — for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor.

Managing dependencies and security vulnerabilities is a time-consuming part of maintaining a codebase. This collection provides specialized skills for AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor to handle these routine maintenance tasks. These skills enable your agent to interact with security alerts, audit your workspace for hardcoded credentials, and apply fixes to vulnerable packages—the same operational tasks often managed by Dependabot. Instead of waiting for automated PRs, these agents can actively remediate security findings, manage feature flags, or configure CI/CD workflows on demand. This library is for developers who want to empower their AI agent to take direct action on security and infrastructure tasks. You will find targeted skills for patching npm dependencies, detecting leaked tokens with Gitleaks, and performing codebase audits. By adding these skills, your agent gains the specific context and toolsets required to resolve dependency issues and harden your environment without manual intervention.

Top Dependabot skills

senior-security

davila7

Comprehensive security engineering skill for application security, penetration testing, security architecture, and compliance auditing. Includes security assessment tools, threat modeling, crypto implementation, and security automation. Use when designing security architecture, conducting penetration tests, implementing cryptography, or performing security audits.

3191

fix-dependabot-alerts

microsoft

Fix Dependabot security alerts by updating vulnerable npm dependencies. Use when the user mentions "dependabot", "security alerts", "vulnerability", "CVE", or wants to update packages with security issues.

1872

github-actions-templates

wshobson

Create production-ready GitHub Actions workflows for automated testing, building, and deploying applications. Use when setting up CI/CD with GitHub Actions, automating development workflows, or creating reusable workflow templates.

769

feature-flags

facebook

Use when feature flag tests fail, flags need updating, understanding @gate pragmas, debugging channel-specific test failures, or adding new flags to React.

642

fix-security-vulnerability

getsentry

Analyze and propose fixes for Dependabot security alerts

716

superpowers-review

anthonylee991

Reviews changes for correctness, edge cases, style, security, and maintainability with severity levels (Blocker/Major/Minor/Nit). Use before finalizing changes.

67

fixing-streamlit-ci

streamlit

Analyze and fix failed GitHub Actions CI jobs for the current branch/PR. Use when CI checks fail, PR checks show failures, or you need to diagnose lint/type/test errors and verify fixes locally.

65

codebase-cleanup-deps-audit

sickn33

You are a dependency security expert specializing in vulnerability scanning, license compliance, and supply chain security. Analyze project dependencies for known vulnerabilities, licensing issues, outdated packages, and provide actionable remediation strategies.

26

toolhive-release

stacklok

Creates ToolHive release PRs by analyzing commits since the last release, categorizing changes, recommending semantic version bump type (major/minor/patch), and triggering the release workflow. Use when cutting a release, preparing a new version, checking what changed since last release, or when the user mentions "release", "version bump", or "cut a release".

17

dependency-auditor

alirezarezvani

Check dependencies for known vulnerabilities using npm audit, pip-audit, etc. Use when package.json or requirements.txt changes, or before deployments. Alerts on vulnerable dependencies. Triggers on dependency file changes, deployment prep, security mentions.

16

bump-go-dependencies

docker

Update direct Go module dependencies one by one, validating each bump with tests and linter, committing individually, and producing a summary table for a PR description

15

contrib-pr-review

homeassistant-ai

Review a contribution PR for safety, quality, and readiness. Checks for security concerns, test coverage, size appropriateness, and intent alignment. Use when reviewing external contributions.

14

dependency-update

dotnet

Guides dependency version updates by checking nuget.org for latest versions, triggering the dotnet-migrate-package Azure DevOps pipeline, and monitoring runs. Use this when asked to update external NuGet dependencies.

14

gha

ykdojo

Analyze GitHub Actions failures and identify root causes

14

production-code-audit

davila7

Autonomously deep-scan entire codebase line-by-line, understand architecture and patterns, then systematically transform it to production-grade, corporate-level professional quality with optimizations

14

security-scanning-security-dependencies

sickn33

You are a security expert specializing in dependency vulnerability analysis, SBOM generation, and supply chain security. Scan project dependencies across ecosystems to identify vulnerabilities, assess risks, and recommend remediation.

14

trivy-offline-vulnerability-scanning

benchflow-ai

Use Trivy vulnerability scanner in offline mode to discover security vulnerabilities in dependency files. This skill covers setting up offline scanning, executing Trivy against package lock files, and generating JSON vulnerability reports without requiring internet access.

14

check-code-quality

r3bl-org

Run comprehensive Rust code quality checks including compilation, linting, documentation, and tests. Use after completing code changes and before creating commits.

13

tech-debt

vm0-ai

Technical debt management - scan codebase for bad smells and create tracking issues

13

test-coverage-improver

openai

Improve test coverage in the OpenAI Agents Python repository: run `make coverage`, inspect coverage artifacts, identify low-coverage files, propose high-impact tests, and confirm with the user before writing tests.

13

ci-test-failures

dotnet

Guide for diagnosing and fixing CI test failures using the DownloadFailingJobLogs tool. Use this when asked to investigate GitHub Actions test failures, download failure logs, or debug CI issues.

12

github-actions-failure-debugging

Rabithua

Guide for debugging failing GitHub Actions workflows. Use this when asked to debug failing GitHub Actions workflows.

12

open-source-maintainer

numman-ali

End-to-end GitHub repository maintenance for open-source projects. Use when asked to triage issues, review PRs, analyze contributor activity, generate maintenance reports, or maintain a repository. Triggers include "triage", "maintain", "review PRs", "analyze issues", "repo maintenance", "what needs attention", "open source maintenance", or any request to understand and act on GitHub issues/PRs. Supports human-in-the-loop workflows with persistent memory across sessions.

12

windsurf-dependency-management

jeremylongshore

Analyze and update dependencies with vulnerability scanning. Activate when users mention "update dependencies", "security audit", "npm audit", "vulnerability scan", or "dependency updates". Handles dependency analysis and updates. Use when working with windsurf dependency management functionality. Trigger with phrases like "windsurf dependency management", "windsurf management", "windsurf".

12

How to choose a Dependabot skill

When selecting a skill, prioritize the specific task you need to automate. Look for the maintainer’s focus: some skills are broad, such as general security audits, while others are purpose-built for narrow tasks like Gitleaks secret detection or updating npm packages. Review the documentation to understand what the skill outputs—whether it generates code fixes, provides audit reports, or updates configuration files. Check if the skill integrates with your existing tools, such as GitHub Actions or internal flag systems, to ensure it fits into your current development workflow.

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scan-secrets
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Frequently asked

Are these skills a replacement for Dependabot?
No. These are agentic skills designed to perform the types of security and dependency tasks that Dependabot typically handles. While Dependabot provides automated notifications and PRs, these agent skills allow your AI coding assistant to actively analyze, remediate, and verify fixes within your local development environment or terminal.
How do I know which security skill to add?
Start by identifying your biggest friction point. If you frequently handle vulnerable npm packages, select a dedicated fixing skill. If your priority is preventing credential exposure, add a secret detection tool like Gitleaks. For broader oversight, choose an auditing skill that assesses your entire codebase and infrastructure configuration.

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