greenflag-dependabot

name	greenflag-dependabot
description	Manage Dependabot PRs efficiently during Greenflag KTLO weeks. Covers squad-level grouping, catalog search for library ownership, and routine dependency updates. Use for non-security dependency updates; for CVE fixes, use fix-vulnerabilities skill.
compatibility	Java/Gradle projects with Dependabot enabled
metadata	{"version":"1.0.0","category":"workflow","tags":["dependabot","greenflag","ktlo","dependencies","gradle"]}

Greenflag Dependabot

Efficient dependency update management during Greenflag KTLO weeks.

When to use this skill

• You're on Greenflag duty and need to process Dependabot PRs
• Triaging dependency updates by squad ownership
• Understanding which team owns a Bitso library
• Processing routine (non-security) version updates
• Reviewing squad-grouped Dependabot PRs

For security vulnerabilities: Use the fix-vulnerabilities skill instead (available in both Java and Node.js).

Skill Contents

Sections

• When to use this skill
• Quick Start
• Greenflag Context
• Recent Improvements
• References
• Related Skills

Available Resources

📚 references/ - Detailed documentation

• catalog search
• greenflag workflow
• squad groups

🔧 scripts/ - Automation scripts

• detect context
• generate changelog
• lib
• list dependabot prs

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Quick Start

1. List Open Dependabot PRs (Context-Aware)

The skill automatically detects your context and filters PRs accordingly:

# Auto-detect context and list relevant PRs
mise run greenflag-dependabot:list-dependabot-prs

# Show all PRs (ignore context)
mise run greenflag-dependabot:list-dependabot-prs -- --all

# Filter to specific repo
mise run greenflag-dependabot:list-dependabot-prs -- --repo payments-api

# Output as JSON
mise run greenflag-dependabot:list-dependabot-prs -- --json

Context detection priority:

1. Workspace repo - If you're in a Bitso repo, shows only that repo's PRs
2. User's squad - Uses git config user.email to find your squad in estate-catalog, then shows PRs for your squad's repos
3. All PRs - Fallback if no context detected

Manual filtering (alternative)

# List all open Dependabot PRs
gh pr list --author app/dependabot --state open

# Filter by squad group in PR title
gh pr list --author app/dependabot --state open | grep "squad-name"

2. Identify Library Ownership

Search the bitso-gradle-catalogs/repos/ folder to find which repo publishes a library:

# Find where a Bitso library is published from
grep -r "com.bitso.library-name" bitso-gradle-catalogs/repos/

3. Review and Merge

For routine updates (minor/patch versions):

1. Check the PR diff for breaking changes
2. Verify CI passes
3. Merge if safe

For major versions or complex updates:

1. Check release notes
2. Consider creating a dedicated ticket
3. Coordinate with owning squad if needed

4. Generate Changelog for PR

When reviewing a Dependabot PR, generate a changelog showing what changed between versions:

# From PR number (auto-extracts library and versions)
mise run greenflag-dependabot:generate-changelog -- --pr 12345

# From library and version range
mise run greenflag-dependabot:generate-changelog -- \
  --lib business-account-models-api --from 2.3.0 --to 2.4.0

# Post as PR comment
mise run greenflag-dependabot:generate-changelog -- --pr 12345 --post-comment

The script:

1. Uses version history from bitso-gradle-catalogs to get commit hashes
2. Fetches commits between versions from the source repo
3. Filters to relevant changes (lib folder, gradle folder)
4. Generates formatted Markdown with commit links

5. Batch Similar Updates

Group related PRs for efficient review:

# List PRs by a specific group
gh pr list --author app/dependabot --state open --json number,title | \
  jq '.[] | select(.title | contains("jvm-generic-libraries"))'

Greenflag Context

The Greenflag process assigns an engineer to handle unplanned work during on-call weeks.

KTLO tasks include:

• Upgrading dependencies
• Addressing security vulnerabilities
• Fixing simple incident remediation tasks
• Improving documentation

Dependency updates fall under KTLO - routine version bumps should be processed during Greenflag weeks to keep the codebase healthy.

Priority Order

1. Security alerts - Use fix-vulnerabilities skill (highest priority)
2. Breaking/Major updates - May need coordination with product team
3. Minor/Patch updates - Safe to batch and merge during KTLO

Recent Improvements

Spring Major Version Blocking (PR #8691)

Spring major version updates (Spring Boot 4, Spring Framework 7) are now blocked. This prevents Dependabot from opening PRs for major upgrades that require coordinated migration efforts.

Blocked patterns: org.springframework* major versions

Squad-Level Grouping (PR #8703)

Dependabot PRs are now grouped by squad ownership:

• jvm-generic-libraries - Shared platform libraries
• 22 squad-specific groups (e.g., asset-management-squad, blackbird-squad)
• External dependency groups (spring, grpc, aws, testing, logging)

This makes it easier to understand which team should review each PR.

References

Reference	Description
references/greenflag-workflow.md	Weekly workflow for Greenflag engineers
references/squad-groups.md	Using squad-level Dependabot groups
references/catalog-search.md	Searching bitso-gradle-catalogs

Related Skills

Skill	Purpose
fix-vulnerabilities	Security vulnerability fixes (CVEs) - available in Java and Node.js
dependency-management	Version catalogs and BOMs (Java)
jira-integration	Creating tickets for complex updates