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AI agent for software engineers

Dependency Update Safety Agent

Dependencies kept current and secure without breaking the build

Dependency Update Safety Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Projects fall behind on library versions, and catching up in bulk often breaks the build. Each week this agent lists outdated and vulnerable dependencies, reads each one's release notes for breaking changes and groups updates into safe batches, patch versions first. For each batch it updates in a branch, runs the build and tests, and reads the result. If tests fail, it reads the failure and tries the documented migration step. If it still fails, it splits the batch to isolate the library causing the problem and reruns. It drafts a summary of what updated cleanly and what needs manual work. You approve every merge. Edge case: a security fix that requires a major version jump is raised on its own with the migration effort noted.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueApprovedNo 1 STARTS WHEN Weekly dependency review 2 USES A TOOL List outdated and vulnerable dependencies 3 DOES Read release notes and group updates into batches 4 USES A TOOL Apply a batch in a branch and run build and tests 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Did the build and tests pass? If not: apply migration steps, or split the batch tofind the culprit, then rerun. Back to step 4. 6 DOES Draft a summary with manual follow-ups 7 YOU APPROVE Developer approves the merge 8 RESULT Updates merged and summary filed
Read the steps as a list
  1. Weekly dependency review
  2. List outdated and vulnerable dependencies
  3. Read release notes and group updates into batches
  4. Apply a batch in a branch and run build and tests
  5. Did the build and tests pass?If not: apply migration steps, or split the batch to find the culprit, then rerun. Back to step 4.
  6. Draft a summary with manual follow-ups
  7. Developer approves the mergeThe agent waits here for your OK.
  8. Updates merged and summary filed

How it decides

It batches updates by risk, applies them in a branch, and accepts a batch only when the build and tests pass.

  • Patch and minor updates batched, majors handled alone
  • Prioritize updates that fix a security issue
  • Isolate a failing update by splitting the batch

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Batch size and risk rules
  • Whether to auto-apply known migrations
  • Test suite to run
  • Merge target branch

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Merging dependency updates

Hard limits

  • Never merges without approval
  • Keeps all changes in a branch

It stops when

  • Done: safe batches merged, risky ones listed
  • Stop: the project does not build before any update

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

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An example run

What happensIn the week of July 8, twelve libraries were outdated at Ironleaf Analytics. The patch batch passed. A minor update batch failed two tests. The agent applied the documented header change from the HTTP client notes, which fixed one test. It split the batch and found a second library whose default timeout changed. It flagged that one for manual review, and the tech lead approved merging the rest.

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