ClaudSkills / Engineering / engineering-misc

Dependency Upgrader

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Engineering · Sub-category: engineering-misc

lang:typescriptlang:kotlinlang:java

Upgrade dependencies for Java/Kotlin (Gradle/Maven) and TypeScript/Node projects with minimal risk: plan the bump, apply changes incrementally, run tests/builds, and document breaking changes. Use when the user asks to bump deps, update frameworks, or address CVEs.

What this skill does

Dependency Upgrader is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the engineering-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/dependency-upgrader/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user asks to bump deps, update frameworks, or address CVEs.

Who uses this skill

The Dependency Upgrader skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

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

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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