Dependency Upgrade One-by-One

Name: Dependency Upgrade One-by-One
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Author: elorm

Upgrade a single outdated package per iteration, fix breakages, and commit — safer than bulk npm update.

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Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Goal: critical outdated deps are upgraded with green tests
Max iterations: 15
Between iterations run: npm outdated && npm test && npm run build
Exit when: npm outdated shows no critical packages left or user stops

Step 1: Pick one outdated package, upgrade it, fix breakages, commit, and stop. One package per iteration.

Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.

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Start the "Dependency Upgrade One-by-One" loop.

Goal: critical outdated deps are upgraded with green tests
Max iterations: 15
Between iterations run: npm outdated && npm test && npm run build
Exit when: npm outdated shows no critical packages left or user stops

Step 1: Pick one outdated package, upgrade it, fix breakages, commit, and stop. One package per iteration.

Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.

Steps

Pick one package — Run npm outdated. Pick the highest-impact outdated package (one only). Note its current and target version. (
```
npm outdated
```
)
Upgrade and fix — Upgrade that single package. Fix type errors, API changes, and test failures caused by the bump. (
```
npm test && npm run build
```
)
Commit bump — Commit with message like chore(deps): bump to .

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