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Summary

  • Bump actions/checkout from v4 to v6
  • Bump extractions/setup-just from v2 to v3

Changes

actions/checkout v4 → v6

  • Node.js 24 support
  • Credentials now persisted under $RUNNER_TEMP instead of local git config
  • Full changelog

extractions/setup-just v2 → v3

Test plan

  • CI workflow passes with updated actions

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vnz and others added 4 commits January 24, 2026 10:15
Add a skill-based plugin that uses the official Dependabot CLI to check
for dependency updates across 16 supported ecosystems with automatic
detection.

Features:
- Auto-detects package managers (npm, terraform, github-actions, etc.)
- Supports targeted scans via "use dependabot for <ecosystem>"
- Interactive PR creation with flexible strategy (per-ecosystem or combined)
- Uses gh CLI for secure authentication

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Use dynamic repo detection via gh CLI instead of hardcoded '/'
- Fix example commands in README to use <owner/repo> placeholder
- Add missing detection files: setup.py (Python), *.dockerfile (Docker), *.fsproj (NuGet)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The Dependabot CLI documentation specifies LOCAL_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN,
not GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- actions/checkout: v4 → v6
- extractions/setup-just: v2 → v3

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Hello @vnz, I'm Gemini Code Assist1! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

This pull request introduces a new 'dependabot' plugin, enabling users to check for and manage dependency updates across various ecosystems using the Dependabot CLI. It provides a structured workflow for identifying outdated dependencies and offers automated options for creating pull requests to apply these updates, thereby enhancing project maintainability and security.

Highlights

  • New Dependabot Plugin Introduced: A new plugin named 'dependabot' has been added, designed to check for dependency updates using the Dependabot CLI.
  • Broad Ecosystem Support: The plugin supports a wide array of ecosystems, including GitHub Actions, Terraform, npm, Go, Python, Ruby, Rust, Docker, Maven, Gradle, Composer, NuGet, Helm, Pub (Dart), Swift, and Hex (Elixir).
  • Automated Dependency Workflow: It provides a comprehensive workflow covering prerequisite checks, automatic ecosystem detection, running update scans, presenting results, and optionally creating pull requests for identified updates.
  • Flexible PR Creation: Users can choose to generate separate pull requests for each ecosystem or a single combined pull request for all detected updates.
  • Secure Authentication: The plugin integrates with GitHub CLI for authentication, utilizing 'gh auth token' to securely obtain access tokens.
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    • .github/workflows/ci.yml
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Code Review

This pull request introduces a new 'dependabot' plugin, including its marketplace entry, configuration, documentation, and a skill definition. The plugin is well-documented and provides a useful capability for checking dependency updates.

My main feedback is regarding a significant discrepancy between the pull request's title/description and its actual content. The title and description refer to bumping GitHub Actions dependencies, while the changes are about adding the new dependabot plugin. This should be corrected to accurately reflect the work done and maintain a clean git history.

Additionally, I've found some correctness issues in the documentation and skill definition regarding the usage of the dependabot-cli command for applying updates, which would lead to incorrect behavior. Please see the detailed comments.

Comment on lines +156 to +161
2. **Run dependabot update without --local** to apply changes:
```bash
REPO=$(gh repo view --json owner,name --jq '.owner.login + "/" + .name')
LOCAL_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=$(gh auth token) dependabot update <ecosystem> "$REPO"
```
Note: The non-local mode modifies files in place.

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high

The instructions for applying updates are incorrect and will cause the skill to fail. The current command will not modify local files, so the subsequent git commands will have nothing to commit.

  1. The description on line 156 ("Run dependabot update without --local") is misleading. The key difference between dry-run and apply mode for local files is omitting the trailing . from the command, not the --local flag itself.
  2. The command on line 159 is missing the --local flag. It will operate on a fresh clone from GitHub, not the local working directory.
  3. The note on line 161 is incorrect; non-local mode does not modify local files in place.

To fix this, the command must use the --local flag, and the surrounding text should be updated for clarity and correctness.

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2. **Run dependabot update without --local** to apply changes:
```bash
REPO=$(gh repo view --json owner,name --jq '.owner.login + "/" + .name')
LOCAL_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=$(gh auth token) dependabot update <ecosystem> "$REPO"
```
Note: The non-local mode modifies files in place.
2. **Run dependabot update in apply mode** to apply changes:
```bash
REPO=$(gh repo view --json owner,name --jq '.owner.login + "/" + .name')
LOCAL_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=$(gh auth token) dependabot update <ecosystem> "$REPO" --local

Note: The --local flag without a trailing directory path modifies files in place.

LOCAL_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=$(gh auth token) dependabot update <ecosystem> <owner/repo> --local .

# Apply mode (modify files)
LOCAL_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=$(gh auth token) dependabot update <ecosystem> <owner/repo>

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medium

The command for applying updates to a local checkout is incorrect. The dependabot update command is missing the --local flag. Without it, dependabot-cli will clone the repository from GitHub instead of using the local files, which contradicts the section's goal of running locally. The command should include --local to modify the files in the current directory.

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LOCAL_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=$(gh auth token) dependabot update <ecosystem> <owner/repo>
LOCAL_GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=$(gh auth token) dependabot update <ecosystem> <owner/repo> --local

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