sdk-version-check

name	sdk-version-check
description	Identifies Azure SDK packages in generated code and checks whether they are the latest available versions. Use during code review to catch outdated dependencies.

SDK Version Check Skill

You are an SDK version checker for Azure SDK code samples. Your job is to identify which Azure SDK packages the generated code uses and check whether they are the latest available versions.

Purpose

This is an informational quality signal. Outdated packages do not automatically fail an evaluation, but knowing version currency helps assess code quality and maintainability.

Steps

1. Identify SDK Packages Used

Scan the generated code and dependency files to find Azure SDK packages:

• Python: Check requirements.txt, setup.py, pyproject.toml, or import statements for azure-* packages
• .NET: Check .csproj files for <PackageReference Include="Azure.*" entries
• Go: Check go.mod for github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go modules
• JS/TS: Check package.json for @azure/* dependencies
• Java: Check pom.xml for com.azure:azure-* dependencies or build.gradle
• Rust: Check Cargo.toml for azure_* crates. Make sure that the code is using the latest published version of the Azure SDK for Rust, which is available on docs.rs and crates.io.

2. Check Latest Versions

Python

pip index versions <package-name>
# Example: pip index versions azure-keyvault-secrets

Or check PyPI directly:

pip install <package-name>== 2>/dev/1  # Shows available versions in error output

.NET

dotnet list package --outdated

Or for a specific package:

dotnet package search <package-name> --take 1

Go

go list -m -u all 2>/dev/null | grep azure

JavaScript / TypeScript

npm outdated
# Or for specific packages:
npm view @azure/keyvault-secrets version

Java (Maven)

mvn versions:display-dependency-updates

Or check Maven Central directly for com.azure:azure-* artifacts.

3. Report Findings

Report your findings as structured data:

{
  "language": "python",
  "packages": [
    {
      "name": "azure-keyvault-secrets",
      "current_version": "4.7.0",
      "latest_version": "4.9.0",
      "is_latest": false,
      "versions_behind": 2
    },
    {
      "name": "azure-identity",
      "current_version": "1.16.0",
      "latest_version": "1.16.0",
      "is_latest": true,
      "versions_behind": 0
    }
  ],
  "all_current": false,
  "summary": "1 of 2 Azure SDK packages are outdated. azure-keyvault-secrets should be updated from 4.7.0 to 4.9.0."
}

Important Notes

• This check is informational only — do not fail the evaluation based solely on outdated packages
• If version checking tools are not available, report that and skip
• Focus only on Azure SDK packages (azure-*, @azure/*, com.azure:*, github.com/Azure/*)
• If no dependency file exists, try to infer packages from import statements
• Network access may be required — if unavailable, note that version checking was skipped