Isolate specialized Dependabot updates - #612
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🟡 Changes recommended
Misplaced and incomplete exclusions leave protected dependencies exposed to fallback groups.
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Review tier: Balanced
Findings: 2
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.github/dependabot.yml — This exclusion block is nested in the Parts 5/6 update unit, which has no matching specialized… |
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.github/dependabot.yml — These exclusions are attached to the Part 9 fallback, but they match Part 11's specialized sets.… |
What changed in this PR
Updates Dependabot grouping and review guidance to isolate specialized dependencies and reconcile repaired PR metadata.
Changes:
- Adds fallback-group exclusions.
- Requires metadata and review-thread reconciliation.
- Adds AI framework validation guidance.
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docs/instructor/DEPENDENCY_POLICY.md |
Adds repaired-PR reconciliation requirements. |
.github/skills/dependency-update-review/SKILL.md |
Expands repair and validation guidance. |
.github/dependabot.yml |
Requires changes: exclusions are assigned to incorrect update units, leaving Part 9 major/routine and Part 11 routine fallbacks insufficiently isolated. Two moderate findings (2 votes and 1 vote). |
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Summary
exclude-patternsso wildcard routine and major groups cannot absorb protected, template-bound, Aspire, or ingestion dependenciesWhy
Dependabot opened protected-only PRs #605, #607, and #608, then superseded them with routine PRs #609, #610, and #611 because the wildcard fallback groups still matched the protected packages. Repairing those routine PRs also left their generated descriptions inconsistent with the final diffs until review caught the mismatch.
This change makes specialized groups mutually exclusive with their fallback groups and records metadata reconciliation as part of the repair workflow.
Validation
npx --yes markdownlint-cli '.github/skills/dependency-update-review/SKILL.md' 'docs/instructor/DEPENDENCY_POLICY.md'npx --yes markdown-link-check@3 --config .markdown-link-check.json --quiet --retry '.github/skills/dependency-update-review/SKILL.md' 'docs/instructor/DEPENDENCY_POLICY.md'git diff --check