ln-823-pip-upgrader Skill

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ln-823-pip-upgrader

Type: L3 Worker Category: 8XX Optimization

Upgrades Python dependencies with automatic breaking change detection.

Overview

| Aspect | Details | |--------|---------| | Input | Project path plus package manager type | | Output | Updated dependency manifests and a machine-readable dependency upgrade summary | | Supports | pip, poetry, pipenv |

Workflow

Phases: Pre-flight -> Detect Manager -> Security Audit -> Check Outdated -> Apply Upgrades -> Verify Installation -> Report

Phase 0: Pre-flight Checks

| Check | Required | Action if Missing | |-------|----------|-------------------| | requirements.txt, pyproject.toml, or Pipfile | Yes | Block upgrade | | Python package manager available | Yes | Block upgrade | | Virtual environment active | No | Warn user if managed environment is unclear | | Workspace baseline safe | Yes | In managed runs coordinator already prepared it; in standalone runs protect rollback locally |

Runtime Coordination

Managed runs receive deterministic runId and exact summaryArtifactPath from ln-820. Standalone runs remain supported; if runtime arguments are omitted, generate a standalone run-scoped artifact before returning.

Phase 1: Detect Manager

| Manager | Indicator Files | |---------|-----------------| | pip | requirements.txt | | poetry | pyproject.toml + poetry.lock | | pipenv | Pipfile + Pipfile.lock |

Phase 2: Security Audit

| Manager | Command | |---------|---------| | pip | pip-audit --json | | poetry | poetry audit | | pipenv | pipenv check |

Actions:

| Severity | Action | |----------|--------| | Critical | Block and report | | High | Warn and continue | | Moderate/Low | Log only |

Phase 3: Check Outdated

| Manager | Command | |---------|---------| | pip | pip list --outdated --format=json | | poetry | poetry show --outdated | | pipenv | pipenv update --outdated |

Phase 4: Apply Upgrades

| Manager | Command | |---------|---------| | pip | pip install --upgrade <package> | | pip (freeze) | pip freeze > requirements.txt | | poetry | poetry update | | pipenv | pipenv update |

MCP Tools for Migration Search

| Priority | Tool | When to Use | |----------|------|-------------| | 1 | mcp__context7__query-docs | First choice for library docs | | 2 | mcp__Ref__ref_search_documentation | Official docs and PyPI | | 3 | WebSearch | Latest info and community fixes |

Use MCP tools whenever a package upgrade crosses a major version or introduces import errors.

Phase 5: Verify Installation

| Check | Command | |-------|---------| | Import smoke test | python -c "import <package>" | | Tests | pytest or python -m pytest |

Common breaking examples:

MANDATORY READ: Load breaking_changes_patterns.md for shared patterns.

| Package | Breaking Version | Key Changes | |---------|------------------|-------------| | pydantic | 1 -> 2 | Compatibility layer required | | sqlalchemy | 1 -> 2 | Query API changes | | fastapi | 0.99 -> 0.100+ | Pydantic v2 alignment |

Phase 6: Report Results

| Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | project | Project path | | packageManager | pip, poetry, or pipenv | | duration | Total time | | upgrades[] | Applied upgrades | | verification | Import/test verdict | | warnings[] | Non-blocking issues | | artifact_path | Durable worker report path, if written |

Configuration

Options:
  upgradeType: major          # major | minor | patch
  auditLevel: high
  minimumReleaseAge: 14
  pythonVersion: "3.12"
  useVirtualenv: true
  runTests: true

Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution | |-------|-------|----------| | ImportError | Breaking API change | Search current migration docs | | Dependency conflict | Version mismatch | Regenerate lock file or rollback offending package |

References

Runtime Summary Artifact

MANDATORY READ: Load references/coordinator_summary_contract.md

Emit a dependency-worker summary envelope.

Managed mode:

ln-820 passes deterministic runId and exact summaryArtifactPath
write the summary to the provided summaryArtifactPath

Standalone mode:

omit runId and summaryArtifactPath
write .hex-skills/runtime-artifacts/runs/{run_id}/dependency-worker/ln-823--{identifier}.json

Monitor (2.1.98+): For install/audit/test commands expected >30s, use Monitor. Fallback: Bash(run_in_background=true).

Definition of Done

[ ] Package manager detected from project indicators
[ ] Security audit completed for the selected Python manager
[ ] Outdated packages identified
[ ] Breaking changes checked via patterns plus current docs
[ ] Upgrades applied with manifest and lock updates persisted
[ ] Import smoke test and required tests succeed
[ ] dependency-worker summary artifact written to the managed or standalone path

Version: 1.1.0 Last Updated: 2026-01-10

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