Generate dependency update pull requests from code with dependabot-core

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description: "Scan manifests, compute safe version bumps, and prepare dependency update PR material when you need self-hosted or custom Dependabot flows outside the default GitHub service."
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# Generate dependency update pull requests from code with dependabot-core

Scan manifests, compute safe version bumps, and prepare dependency update PR material when you need self-hosted or custom Dependabot flows outside the default GitHub service.

## Prerequisites

Ruby/Bundler and the dependabot-core runtime or supported CLI entrypoint, plus access to the target repository manifests and lockfiles

## Installation

No source-backed install or usage instructions could be extracted automatically. Review the upstream project before running this skill in a sensitive workflow.

- Source: https://github.com/dependabot/dependabot-core

## Documentation

- https://github.com/dependabot/dependabot-core

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/generate-dependency-update-pull-requests-from-code-with-dependabot-core/)