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AI agent for software architects

End-of-Life Dependency Radar Agent

Know what reaches end of support soon and have a tested upgrade path for each

Risk managementIT and development
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End-of-Life Dependency Radar Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

A runtime version loses security support on a date nobody tracked, and a library with a known vulnerability sits in 14 services. This agent reads dependency manifests across repositories and looks up support end dates and security advisories for each. It builds a list of risks by system, ranked by how soon support ends and how severe the open advisories are. For each one it proposes upgrade steps, such as the next supported version and known breaking changes. It then tests the upgrade by building the project and running its tests in a branch. The architect approves the plan and the dates. Edge case: the upgrade builds but a test fails because of a changed default, so the agent notes the change and proposes a fix.

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 Monthly scan 2 USES A TOOL Read manifests and lock files in all repositories 3 USES A TOOL Look up support end dates and security advisories 4 DOES Rank risks by system, date and severity 5 DOES Draft upgrade steps with known breaking changes 6 USES A TOOL Try the upgrade in a branch: build and run the tests 7 CHECKS THE RESULT Do the build and tests pass after the upgrade? If not: identify the failing change, adjust the steps,and retry. Back to step 4. 8 DOES Estimate effort and propose a schedule before eachend date 9 YOU APPROVE Architect approves the plan and dates 10 RESULT Radar report with plan
Read the steps as a list
  1. Monthly scan
  2. Read manifests and lock files in all repositories
  3. Look up support end dates and security advisories
  4. Rank risks by system, date and severity
  5. Draft upgrade steps with known breaking changes
  6. Try the upgrade in a branch: build and run the tests
  7. Do the build and tests pass after the upgrade?If not: identify the failing change, adjust the steps, and retry. Back to step 4.
  8. Estimate effort and propose a schedule before each end date
  9. Architect approves the plan and datesThe agent waits here for your OK.
  10. Radar report with plan

How it decides

It ranks risk by days to end of support and advisory severity, and treats an upgrade as viable when the project builds and its tests pass.

  • Flag anything reaching end of support within 12 months
  • Treat advisories of high or critical severity as urgent
  • Prefer the lowest supported upgrade without major jumps
  • Test every upgrade before proposing a date

Make it yours

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

  • Warning window (default 12 months)
  • Repositories in scope
  • Advisory severity threshold
  • Scan schedule
  • Where plans are posted

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Architect approves the upgrade plan
  • Service owner approves each upgrade date

Hard limits

  • Never merge or deploy upgrades
  • Work only in branches

It stops when

  • Done: every flagged item has a tested path and a date
  • Stop: no supported upgrade exists and a replacement is needed

Set it up

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

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An example run

What happensThe scan found a runtime ending support in 5 months across 14 services and a library with a critical advisory in 3. The agent tried the runtime upgrade on one service. The tests failed on a changed date format default, so the check failed. It added an explicit setting and retried successfully. It estimated 3 days per service and proposed a schedule starting with the 3 vulnerable ones. The architect approved.

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