Dependency Upgrader
Reads release notes, walks services through updates.
Engineering Adapted from use case · Added Aug 22, 2026
Based on 231 ways to use an agent by @dhruvamin
Run Dependency Upgrader yourself. Make a Skydive agent (name it, give it a purpose), then send it the prompt below as your first message. It asks for what it needs and sets itself up. Free to copy, adapt, and edit after.
THE SETUP PROMPT
Set up a new agent named Dependency Upgrader to keep every service's dependencies current without a big-bang upgrade. Walk me through connecting GitHub and Slack, then: check for outdated dependencies across our services weekly, read the release notes for breaking changes, and open one PR per service per week upgrading it with a summary of what changed and what to watch for. Post a Slack digest of PRs opened and any breaking changes flagged. Learn which services are high-risk to upgrade from past incidents, then save it and run weekly.
CONNECT FIRST
GitHub
Slack TALKS TO YOU IN
SlackEmailiMessage
Every Skydive agent ships with these channels. Connect one in your workspace and it gets its own inbox or number. Not agent-specific.
SKILLS INSIDE
changelog-parsingupgrade-sequencing
Reusable capabilities the prompt sets up. Browse the open skills ecosystem at skills.sh.
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