/code:dep-audit

Audit project dependencies for vulnerabilities and freshness.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when...	Use something else when...
Checking for known CVEs in dependencies	Setting up security scanning CI → /configure:security
Preparing a release and need dep health check	Looking for code-level security issues → /code:antipatterns
Responding to a vulnerability advisory	Reviewing code quality → /code:review
Auditing license compliance	Configuring dependency management → /configure:package-management

Context

Package files: !find . -maxdepth 1 \( -name "package.json" -o -name "package-lock.json" -o -name "yarn.lock" -o -name "bun.lock" -o -name "bun.lockb" -o -name "pyproject.toml" -o -name "requirements.txt" -o -name "Cargo.toml" -o -name "Cargo.lock" -o -name "go.mod" -o -name "go.sum" \) -type f

Parameters

--type: Audit type — security (default), outdated, licenses, or all
--fix: Automatically apply safe updates for vulnerable packages

Execution

Execute this dependency audit workflow:

Step 1: Gather audit data

Run the extracted audit script — it detects the package ecosystem, dispatches the matching audit tool, and parses severity / outdated / license-denylist counts into a structured rollup:

bash "${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/code-dep-audit.sh" --home-dir "$HOME" --project-dir "$(pwd)"

Parse STATUS= and ISSUES: from the output. The script emits ECOSYSTEM=, AUDIT_TOOL=, VULN_CRITICAL/HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW, OUTDATED_COUNT=, LICENSE_ISSUES=, and an ISSUES: block flagging GPL/AGPL licenses (problematic in proprietary projects). When AUDIT_TOOL_AVAILABLE=false, the ecosystem's audit tool is missing — run it via the command in AUDIT_TOOL= if installed, otherwise suggest /configure:security.

Step 2: Apply fixes (if --fix)

For security vulnerabilities:

Run npm audit fix / cargo update / pip install --upgrade for safe updates
Report which vulnerabilities were fixed and which require manual intervention
Run project tests to verify nothing broke

Step 3: Report results

Print summary:

Dependency Audit Report
=======================
Ecosystem: [JS/TS | Python | Rust | Go]

Security:
  Critical: N
  High: N
  Medium: N
  Low: N

Outdated: N packages behind latest
License issues: N flagged

Top actions:
1. [package@version] - critical CVE-XXXX-XXXX
2. [package] - N major versions behind

Post-Actions

If many vulnerabilities found → suggest npm audit fix or equivalent
If audit tools not configured → suggest /configure:security
If outdated packages found → suggest updating in a separate branch

Agentic Optimizations

Context	Command
Quick JS audit	`npm audit --json`
Python audit	`pip-audit --format json`
Rust audit	`cargo audit --json`
Outdated check	`npm outdated --json`
License check	`npx license-checker --json --summary`
CI mode	`npm audit --audit-level=critical --json`