Scan repository dependencies for known vulnerabilities using the GitHub MCP Server's Dependabot toolset and the GitHub Advisory Database. Use when asked to check dependency security, audit lockfiles, or verify packages before merging.
How to install dependency-scanning?
github/copilot-advanced-security-plugin/dependency-scanning
$npx -y skills add github/copilot-advanced-security-plugin --skill dependency-scanningInstalls into the current project.
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Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/github/copilot-advanced-security-plugin" --skill "github/copilot-advanced-security-plugin/dependency-scanning"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.
Use the skills in "https://github.com/github/copilot-advanced-security-plugin" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/github/copilot-advanced-security-plugin"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.
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