Dependency Health

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Dependency Health 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. Dependency Health 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: 2026-05-21

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 Use when security vulnerabilities exist in dependencies, dependency freshness low (outdated packages), license compliance needed, or systematic dependency management lacking.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).

About this skill (catalog notes)

Dependency Health includes worked examples; 15 code blocks for direct copy-paste. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,098 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Security · security-misc
Indexed related skills: 10

How Dependency Health fits the catalog

Dependency Health 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

Systematic dependency management: security-first, batch remediation, policy-driven.

What this skill does

Dependency Health 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/dependency-health/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: 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.

Who uses this skill

The Dependency Health 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/dependency-health
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/dependency-health/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/dependency-health/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/dependency-health/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\dependency-health\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 Dependency Health Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Dependency Health 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 Dependency Health skill?

Use Dependency Health 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 Dependency Health" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Dependency Health 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. Dependency Health 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/.

Cite this skill

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

APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Dependency Health [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/dependency-health/

BibTeX

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

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