Dependency Auditor Investigation

Investigate dependency and version issues that cause build failures or runtime errors.

Investigation Checklist

Version Compatibility

• Check declared version constraints against installed versions
• Identify version range specifications that resolve to incompatible releases
• Verify peer dependency requirements are satisfied
• Look for version pinning that prevents necessary updates
• Check for diamond dependency conflicts with incompatible versions

Breaking Changes

• Review changelogs for breaking changes between current and expected versions
• Identify removed or renamed APIs causing compile or runtime errors
• Check for behavior changes in existing APIs that alter semantics
• Verify default value changes that affect implicit configurations
• Look for deprecation warnings that preceded the breaking change

Transitive Dependencies

• Map the full dependency tree to find conflict sources
• Identify duplicate packages at different versions in the tree
• Check for transitive dependencies that override direct declarations
• Verify resolution strategies do not silently pick wrong versions
• Look for phantom dependencies used but not declared explicitly

Runtime vs Build Dependencies

• Verify build-time dependencies are not leaking into runtime
• Check for missing runtime dependencies excluded during packaging
• Identify development dependencies incorrectly marked as production
• Verify native binary dependencies match the target platform
• Look for optional dependencies that fail silently at runtime

Output Format

Report findings with confidence ratings: