Windsurf Dependency Management

Overview

This skill enables comprehensive dependency management within Windsurf projects. Cascade analyzes your dependency tree, identifies security vulnerabilities, suggests safe updates, and helps plan migration paths for major version upgrades. It integrates with npm, yarn, pnpm, pip, and other package managers to provide actionable security insights and update recommendations.

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE with Cascade enabled
Package manager installed (npm, yarn, pnpm, pip)
Project with package.json, requirements.txt, or equivalent
Understanding of semantic versioning
CI/CD pipeline for testing updates (recommended)

Instructions

Run Initial Audit
Analyze Update Paths
Plan Updates
Apply and Verify
Establish Monitoring

See {baseDir}/references/implementation.md for detailed implementation guide.

Output

Security audit report with findings
Update plan with prioritized changes
Compatibility matrix for version combinations
Migration guides for breaking changes

Error Handling

See {baseDir}/references/errors.md for comprehensive error handling.

Examples

See {baseDir}/references/examples.md for detailed examples.

name	windsurf-dependency-management
description	Analyze and update dependencies with vulnerability scanning. Activate when users mention "update dependencies", "security audit", "npm audit", "vulnerability scan", or "dependency updates". Handles dependency analysis and updates. Use when working with windsurf dependency management functionality. Trigger with phrases like "windsurf dependency management", "windsurf management", "windsurf".
allowed-tools	Read,Write,Edit,Bash(cmd:*),Grep
version	1.0.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <jeremy@intentsolutions.io>

windsurf-dependency-managementClaude Skill

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