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audit-better-result-dependents

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Audit better-result changes or PRs against known Prisma and Better T Stack downstream dependents. Use when working on better-result API/type/runtime changes and the user asks whether a change breaks Prisma dependents, Better T Stack dependents, npm dependents, or PR compatibility.

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Audit better-result dependents

Quick start

From the better-result repo, run the audit script with identifiers touched by the change:

node .agents/skills/audit-better-result-dependents/scripts/audit-dependents.mjs isTaggedError 'TaggedError\.is' 'toJSON'

If no patterns are provided, the script searches common better-result usage patterns.

Scope

Always check these npm dependents:

  • @prisma/compute-sdk
  • @prisma/streams-server
  • @prisma/streams-local
  • create-better-t-stack
  • @better-t-stack/template-generator

The script uses npm registry metadata to resolve latest versions and commits. For public GitHub repos it checks out the published gitHead; if a repo is private/unavailable, it falls back to npm pack and audits the published source/package.

Workflow

  1. Identify risk surface

    • List changed public exports, guards, types, class methods, overloads, and runtime semantics.
    • Convert them into grep patterns, escaping regex metacharacters when needed.

  2. Run local validation first

    • bun run fmt
    • bun run check
    • bun run test
    • bun run lint

  3. Audit dependents

    • Run the script with risk patterns.
    • Inspect actual matching files with read; do not rely only on counts.
    • Distinguish generic guards (e.g. isTaggedError) from class-specific guards (e.g. FooError.is).

  4. Assess breakage

    • Runtime breaking: dependent passes values that no longer satisfy a changed guard/shape.
    • Type breaking: dependent references narrowed types, overloads, exported names, or structural constraints that changed.
    • Safe: dependent only creates TaggedError(...) instances or uses class-specific .is() unaffected by the change.

  5. Report clearly

    • Include package name, version, source audited (GitHub commit or npm package), relevant matches, and risk conclusion.
    • If opening a PR, include the dependent audit summary in the PR body.

Notes

  • @prisma/compute-sdk may point at a private/404 GitHub repo; audit the npm package source when cloning fails.
  • @prisma/streams-server and @prisma/streams-local share the prisma/streams repo and usually the same gitHead.
  • create-better-t-stack and @better-t-stack/template-generator share the AmanVarshney01/create-better-t-stack repo and usually the same gitHead.
  • Never modify cloned dependent repositories during audit; use temp directories only.