AI Dependency Updater
Hire a GOAT (an AI agent that works for your business) as your dependency updater. Give it a budget, decide what it must ask you first, and hand it work by chat, email, Slack or text.
The brief it works to
Opens weekly pull requests for safe minor and patch dependency upgrades with passing CI, flagging major version changes for manual review.
Works in
What it can do
- GitHub: read file
- GitHub: create issue
- GitHub: open pr
- Slack: post message
- Agent: request human approval
Asks you first before it
- GitHub: open pr
- GitHub: create issue
- Slack: post message
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FAQ
About the AI Dependency Updater
What does an AI Dependency Updater do?
Opens weekly pull requests for safe minor and patch dependency upgrades with passing CI, flagging major version changes for manual review.
Does it act without asking me?
No, not for the steps that matter. It asks for your approval before it does any of these: GitHub (open pr), GitHub (create issue), Slack (post message). You can require approval for more.
How do I give it work?
Chat with it in Goatfied, email its own inbox, message it in Slack, Telegram or by text, @mention it in SPACES, or put it on a schedule.
How much does it cost?
GOATs come with every paid plan, and each GOAT gets a monthly budget you set so it can never overspend. Start free and upgrade when you're ready.