Dependency Upgrade Guide Claude Skill Template

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name: dependency-upgrade-guide
description: Use Claude to plan package upgrades, breaking change reviews, lockfile updates, and verification steps.
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# Dependency Upgrade Guide

## When To Use
Use when upgrading frameworks, libraries, SDKs, or language runtimes.

## What Claude Should Optimize For
- Identifies breaking changes
- Scopes required code edits
- Builds a verification plan

## Workflow
1. Read changelogs and current usage.
2. List breaking changes that apply.
3. Patch usage incrementally.
4. Run focused checks and document risks.

## Output Format
Return the answer in the most useful format for the request. Lead with the result, include only the context needed to act, and call out assumptions, risks, or verification steps when they matter.

## Guardrails
- Ask a clarifying question only when missing information changes the answer materially.
- Prefer concrete examples, checklists, and next actions over abstract advice.
- Keep the response concise unless the user asks for depth.
- Do not invent facts, sources, metrics, or code behavior.

## Tags
- dependencies
- upgrades
- changelogs
- maintenance