updating-npm-package

Safely update an npm package by checking npmjs.com for the latest version.

What this skill does for you

Safely update an npm package by checking npmjs.com for the latest version, reading release notes, and handling minor vs major upgrades differently. For minor updates, just do it. For major updates, find the upgrade guide, validate breaking changes, and produce a detailed migration report.

Quoted from the skill description in the pinned source

Who made it

Publisherspencerpauly

Repositoryawesome-cursor-skills

Installs349as of Sep 27, 2026

Use it with Edge

Set up Edge for me: read getedge.cc/SKILL.md and follow it. Then use Edge to load the updating-npm-package skill from spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills.

Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Codex or Cursor.

Or read the skill source first.

Security evidence

Security state at 2026-09-30: reviewed. State definitions. This records static evidence for this revision; live load eligibility is checked again.

3 static scans, 0 counted findings. The listed scanners recorded the results shown for this package revision.

Scanner	Date	Result
Edge static checks	2026-09-27	Pass
Cisco skill-scanner	2026-09-27	Pass
Semgrep Edge rules	2026-09-27	Pass

Static scans check the code, not how well the skill works.

Scanner scope, raw findings and mirrored provider records

Edge static checks (Edge-run): edge-static/1.0.1. Scope: Static patterns for remote execution, credentials with network sends, obfuscation, prompt overrides, hidden Unicode, binaries and persistence. Revision: 99cd2655788456cc1c685944dcf8c2de82c1ded4. Raw findings: . Counted findings: .

Cisco skill-scanner (Edge-run): cisco-skill-scanner/2.1.0. Scope: Local static, YARA, pipeline and behavioral analyzers; no LLM or AI Defense analysis. Revision: 99cd2655788456cc1c685944dcf8c2de82c1ded4. Raw findings: 1. Counted findings: .

Semgrep Edge rules (Edge-run): semgrep/1.178.0+edge-rules.c15016a36fd3+offline-v1. Scope: Six Edge-authored static rules with Semgrep CE; offline execution and metrics disabled. Semgrep-maintained rules excluded. Revision: 99cd2655788456cc1c685944dcf8c2de82c1ded4. Raw findings: . Counted findings: .

Source and licence

Repository: https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills
Pinned skill file: View source at revision
Revision: 99cd2655788456cc1c685944dcf8c2de82c1ded4
Package hash: sha256:ad5316c4d3f55727773031c162784cc08f93bfc137243f9b458337823d76a2b0
Licence: CC0-1.0