absolute-upgrade
Streamline your dependency management with intelligent batching that groups upgrades by severity level and semantic versioning type. This skill automates the decision-making around which packages to update together, reducing risk and testing overhead in your development workflow.
absolute-upgrade streamlines dependency management by intelligently batching upgrades according to severity level and semantic versioning type. Rather than updating packages randomly, the skill groups related updates together—organizing patches, minors, and majors separately—so you can apply changes in controlled waves that minimize risk and reduce testing overhead in your development workflow.
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How does absolute-upgrade help me upgrade all my dependencies safely?
absolute-upgrade streamlines dependency management by intelligently batching upgrades according to severity level and semantic versioning type. Rather than updating packages randomly, the skill groups related updates together—organizing patches, minors, and majors separately—so you can apply changes in controlled waves that minimize risk and reduce testing overhead in your development workflow.
Can absolute-upgrade batch dependency updates by risk?
Yes. absolute-upgrade's core strength is organizing upgrades into batched waves by both risk severity and semver type. This means patch updates (lowest risk) can be grouped and tested together, minor updates in another batch, and major version changes handled separately with their own review process. This batching approach lets you prioritize which waves to tackle first based on your team's capacity.
How do I upgrade npm packages without breaking things using absolute-upgrade?
absolute-upgrade automates routine dependency updates while actively preventing breaking changes through semver-aware logic. By grouping updates by semantic versioning type and severity, the skill helps you apply non-breaking patches and minors safely before tackling major versions. You can verify upgrades with your full test suite before committing, ensuring stability throughout the process.
Does absolute-upgrade help clear a dependabot backlog?
Absolutely. absolute-upgrade is designed to systematically clear dependency backlogs and deprecation warnings by automating the decision-making around which packages to update together. Instead of facing an overwhelming list of outdated packages, the skill organizes them into manageable, prioritized waves based on risk and semver type, making it easier to work through backlog items methodically.
Can absolute-upgrade handle major version upgrades with changelog review?
Yes. absolute-upgrade manages major version upgrades as a distinct phase in your dependency upgrade workflow, separate from patches and minors. The skill supports changelog review and code migration guidance for major changes, allowing you to handle breaking changes deliberately and with full visibility into what's changed before you commit upgrades to your codebase.
What license does absolute-upgrade use?
absolute-upgrade is released under the MIT license, making it free to use, modify, and distribute in both open-source and commercial projects with minimal restrictions.
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Absolute Upgrade
Bring dependencies current — safely, in risk-ranked waves, with tests green after each.
Not a blind npm update: outdated and vulnerable deps are grouped by blast radius
(patch/minor → safe wave; major/breaking → gated, one at a time, changelog-read), applied
incrementally, and verified against the project's own test suite.
Runs the shared engine in references/health-engine.md — read it for the
DETECT → SCAN → TRIAGE
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