Audit Dependency Versions

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Audit Dependency Versions skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Audit Dependency Versions is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Security · Sub-category: security-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-08

type:audit type:review

Audit project dependencies for version staleness, security vulnerabilities, and compatibility issues. Covers lock file analysis, upgrade path planning, and breaking change assessment. Use before a release to ensure dependencies are current and secure, during periodic maintenance reviews, after receiving a security advisory, when upgrading to a new language version, before submitting to CRAN or npm, or when inheriting a project to assess its dependency health.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Audit Dependency Versions includes 18 code blocks for direct copy-paste. At roughly 1,746 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Source: pjt222.github.io/agent-almanac
License: MIT
Original author: pjt222
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-08
Catalog position: Security · security-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Audit Dependency Versions fits the catalog

Audit Dependency Versions sits in the Security category under the security-misc sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Audit project dependencies for version staleness, known security vulnerabilities, and compatibility issues. This skill inventories all dependencies from lock files, checks each against the latest available version, classifies staleness levels, identifies security concerns, and produces a prioritized upgrade report with recommended actions.

What this skill does

Audit Dependency Versions is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the security-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/audit-dependency-versions/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Audit Dependency Versions Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/audit-dependency-versions
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/audit-dependency-versions/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/audit-dependency-versions/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/audit-dependency-versions/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/audit-dependency-versions/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\audit-dependency-versions\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Audit Dependency Versions Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/audit-dependency-versions/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Audit Dependency Versions skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Audit Dependency Versions skill?

Use Audit Dependency Versions when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the security misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Audit Dependency Versions" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Audit Dependency Versions skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Audit Dependency Versions is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/pjt222/agent-almanac/blob/HEAD/i18n/caveman-lite/skills/audit-dependency-versions/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: pjt222
Website: https://pjt222.github.io/agent-almanac/

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

pjt222. (2026). Audit Dependency Versions [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/audit-dependency-versions/

BibTeX

@misc{audit-dependency-versions-2026,
  author    = {pjt222},
  title     = {Audit Dependency Versions [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/audit-dependency-versions/}
}

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