# 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.

- Skill name: `sq-gomod-dependabot`
- Category: [DevOps & Security](https://www.openparable.com/skill/devops-security/1)
- Source: https://github.com/neilotoole/sq/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/sq-gomod-dependabot/SKILL.md
- Repository: neilotoole/sq (2,537 GitHub stars when collected)

## SKILL.md

# sq-gomod-dependabot

Maintainer workflow for Dependabot PRs updating [`go.mod`](../../../go.mod) /
[`go.sum`](../../../go.sum) at the repository root. For [`site/`](../../../site/)
Bun/Hugo PRs, use [`sq-site-dependabot`](../sq-site-dependabot/SKILL.md).

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

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

## Phase 1 — Discovery

From repository root:

```bash
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:

```bash
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:

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

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

## Verdict template

```markdown
## Dependabot gomod PR #NNN — <module>

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

See [AGENTS.md](../../../AGENTS.md#agent-skills-contributors).

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