Sq Gomod Dependabot

DevOps & Security

sq-gomod-dependabot

Sq Gomod Dependabot is an Agent Skill for devops & security published in the neilotoole/sq repository on GitHub: a SKILL.md instruction file an AI agent can load to do this task.

Reviews and merges Dependabot pull requests for Go modules (gomod) at the sq repo root. Use for dependabot gomod PRs, go.mod/go.sum updates, and Go module security bumps—not site/ Bun PRs.

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Inspect the Agent Skill at https://github.com/neilotoole/sq/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/sq-gomod-dependabot/SKILL.md and all supporting files. Report provenance, permissions, scripts, dependencies, and security risks. Propose an exact installation into .agents/skills/sq-gomod-dependabot, but wait for my approval before writing files or running scripts.

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sq-gomod-dependabot

Maintainer workflow for Dependabot PRs updating go.mod / go.sum at the repository root. For site/ Bun/Hugo PRs, use sq-site-dependabot.

No bun.lock sequencing — multiple gomod PRs are less coupled than site PRs, but still prefer merging after CI is green.

Operating modes

Mode	Actions	Merge
Audit	List/classify; direct vs indirect	No
Validate	Diff review; `make test-short`	No
Full	Validate + merge with consent	Per PR

Default to Audit unless the user asks to merge.

Phase 0 — Tool bootstrap

command -v gh >/dev/null && gh auth status
command -v go >/dev/null && go version

Phase 1 — Discovery

From repository root:

gh pr list --author 'app/dependabot' --state open \
  --json number,title,headRefName,mergeable,statusCheckRollup \
  --jq '.[] | select(.headRefName | test("^dependabot/")) | select(.title | test("go|gomod|golang"; "i"))'

Confirm the PR does not only touch site/ (gh pr diff <n> --name-only). If it touches both, split judgment: site hunks → sq-site-dependabot.

Phase 2 — Risk

Level	Examples	Action
Low	Patch indirect, test-only modules	Merge after CI
Medium	Direct minor/patch runtime dep	Notes + test-short
High	Major, `replace`, breaking sec	Hold; full review

Phase 3 — Validate

On PR branch:

make test-short
# or make test for full driver integration (Docker)

Review go mod why / diff for unexpected indirect churn.

Phase 4 — Merge (consent-gated)

After required checks pass:

gh pr merge <n> --squash --delete-branch

Use --admin only when the user explicitly requests and checks are green.

Verdict template

## Dependabot gomod PR #NNN — <module>

- **Direct/indirect:** …
- **CI:** pass / fail
- **make test-short:** pass / fail
- **Verdict:** merge | hold

See AGENTS.md.