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When you need to upgrade major dependency versions, update security-vulnerable libraries, resolve dependency conflicts, or plan incremental upgrade paths.
npm outdated/npm auditA safe, tested major dependency upgrade with minimal breakage, automated update configs, and a clear rollback path.
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A team needs to upgrade React from v16 to v18 across a large codebase. Using this skill, they audit current dependencies, build a compatibility matrix, and apply a staged upgrade one major version at a time with jscodeshift codemods for lifecycle renames. Tests run at each phase and Renovate handles future minor updates. The result is a smooth upgrade without prolonged downtime or undetected breaks.
A security alert flags a vulnerable npm package. The developer uses the skill to run `npm audit`, isolate the affected dependency, and perform an incremental update with peer-dependency resolution and lock-file management. Integration and E2E tests validate the fix, and a rollback script guards against failure. Value: fast, low-risk remediation of security issues.
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