Drive dependency and config bumps through declarative Updatecli pipelines
Use Updatecli when an agent needs to detect upstream releases, validate conditions, patch versioned files, and open reviewable update actions from one policy run instead of hand-editing manifests or relying on a single ecosystem bot.
npx skills add agentskillexchange/skills --skill drive-dependency-and-config-bumps-through-declarative-updatecli-pipelines
Best for: teams that want an agent to watch upstream versions, patch config files or manifests, and produce reviewable update changes across repositories without hard-coding one package manager workflow.
What this skill actually does
Updatecli is a declarative update policy engine. A policy file defines sources to discover a value, conditions to validate it, and targets to write the change. That makes it a strong fit for agent-driven maintenance runs where the goal is not just “check for updates” but “detect, validate, patch, and hand off a reviewable change set.”
When to invoke it
Invoke this skill when you want an agent to keep Docker tags, Helm values, GitOps manifests, CI images, or version pins current through one reproducible policy run. It is especially useful when the update spans multiple files or requires gating logic before a change should be written.
Scope boundary
This is not a general product listing for the Updatecli platform. The skill boundary is a single operator workflow: run a declarative policy that discovers an upstream value, checks conditions, updates target files, and prepares the resulting change for review.
Install notes
- Install Updatecli from the project release page or one of the documented package methods.
- Create an
updatecli.yamlpolicy describing sources, conditions, and targets. - Run
updatecli apply --config updatecli.yamlto execute the workflow.