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Maven Dependency Audit Skill · decebals | DecimalAI

securityby decebals

Maven Dependency Audit Skill

decebals/maven-dependency-audit

Source decebals/claude-code-java ↗License MIT

Audit Maven dependencies for outdated versions, security vulnerabilities, and conflicts.

SkillScore100Maintained

Automatic

Coding pack

Last verified 8/16/2026

What it changes

Passed 23 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 19 of 23 without it.

Without skill83%

With skill100%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

The pipeline includes mvn dependency:analyze.
The response sets the action timeframe to within weeks.
The response specifies mvn versions:use-latest-versions.

and 2 more in the full report

4 fixed19 passed either way0 still failing0 broke

Pass-rate lift: +17 pp
Tokens: +102%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -30%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/16/2026v123 of 23 cases passed with skill

Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.

Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/decebals-maven-dependency-audit/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/decebals-maven-dependency-audit/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add decebals-maven-dependency-audit, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/decebals-maven-dependency-audit/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add decebals-maven-dependency-audit

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/decebals-maven-dependency-audit/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/decebals-maven-dependency-audit/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/decebals-maven-dependency-audit/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/decebals-maven-dependency-audit.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

See it in action

One of 4 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.

1 of 4

Prompt

We want to update only the JUnit Jupiter testing dependencies in our Maven POM to their latest available versions, leaving all other dependencies unchanged. Which Maven command targets only this specific group/artifact?

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
The response specifies mvn versions:use-latest-versions.	Missed	Passed
The command includes the flag -Dincludes=org.junit.jupiter.	Missed	Passed

case-16 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/16/2026 · answers are capped and redacted

What's inside

The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.

SKILL.md261 linessingle file

Maven Dependency Audit Skill

Audit Maven dependencies for updates, vulnerabilities, and conflicts.

When to Use

User says "check dependencies" / "audit dependencies" / "outdated dependencies"
Before a release
Regular maintenance (monthly recommended)
After security advisory

Audit Workflow

Check for updates - Find outdated dependencies
Analyze tree - Find conflicts and duplicates
Security scan - Check for vulnerabilities
Report - Summary with prioritized actions

1. Check for Outdated Dependencies

Command

mvn versions:display-dependency-updates

Output Analysis

[INFO] The following dependencies in Dependencies have newer versions:
[INFO]   org.slf4j:slf4j-api ......................... 1.7.36 -> 2.0.9
[INFO]   com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind . 2.14.0 -> 2.16.1
[INFO]   org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter ............. 5.9.0 -> 5.10.1

Categorize Updates

Category	Criteria	Action
Security	CVE fix in newer version	Update ASAP
Major	x.0.0 change	Review changelog, test thoroughly

Track record

Benchmark

23 / 23

test cases passed, vs 19 / 23 without

Adoption

Users: 0
Times used: 0

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v4 — 8/3/2026

View 15 scanner checks

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IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

decebals / claude-code-java

.claude/skills/maven-dependency-audit/SKILL.md

View on GitHub ↗

License MITImported 9/2/2026Version v1

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What's inside

Maven Dependency Audit Skill

When to Use

Audit Workflow

1. Check for Outdated Dependencies

Command

Output Analysis

Categorize Updates

Track record

Benchmark

Adoption

SkillSafety

Source

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