Maven Dependency Audit

by decebals

Maven Dependency Audit is a Quality skill for Claude Code, published by decebals in claude-code-java.

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Install Maven Dependency Audit

Copy Maven Dependency Audit into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/decebals/claude-code-java/tree/main/.claude/skills/maven-dependency-audit ~/.claude/skills/maven-dependency-audit

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/decebals/claude-code-java.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: .claude/skills/maven-dependency-audit/SKILL.md in decebals/claude-code-java
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/maven-dependency-audit
Collection: One of 18 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: Quality — 1354 skills

What Maven Dependency Audit does

Maven Dependency Audit checks Maven projects for outdated dependencies, version conflicts, and security vulnerabilities. Use it before releases or during routine maintenance to prioritize updates and removals.

Maven Dependency Audit is cataloged under Quality on DirSkills. Maven Dependency Audit comes from a repository tagged ai-assisted-development, claude-code, claude-code-skills, developer-tools and java.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Maven Dependency Audit Skill

Audit Maven dependencies for updates, vulnerabilities, and conflicts.

When to Use

User says "check dependencies" / "audit dependencies" / "outdated dependencies"
Before a release
Regular maintenance (monthly recommended)
After security advisory

Audit Workflow

Check for updates - Find outdated dependencies
Analyze tree - Find conflicts and duplicates
Security scan - Check for vulnerabilities
Report - Summary with prioritized actions

1. Check for Outdated Dependencies

Command

mvn versions:display-dependency-updates

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Maven Dependency Audit

What else does decebals publish alongside Maven Dependency Audit?
Maven Dependency Audit is one of 18 skills that DirSkills catalogs from decebals/claude-code-java, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include API Contract Review, Architecture Review and Changelog Generator. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Maven Dependency Audit does, and is maintained by decebals in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the decebals/claude-code-java page.
How does Maven Dependency Audit compare to other Quality skills?
Maven Dependency Audit ranks #1037 by stars among the 1354 Quality skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Benchmark, Benchmark Optimization Loop and API Design Patterns. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Maven Dependency Audit against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.