sq-gomod-dependabot

DevOps & Security

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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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.