Track and update Gradle project dependencies automatically

Checks your project's libraries for updates, applies safe ones, and alerts your team in Slack.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; all paths must finish before it continues; runs once per one per dependency library.

Pattern: Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12) · Exclusive Choice (4) · Synchronisation (3)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceRuns once per itemOne path onlyWaits for allResultPayoff
Build size
Standard

A mid-size build with several tools working together.

Business functions
Messaging & Notifications
Connects
Slack

The problem it solves

Keeping your project's software libraries current is easy to put off, but outdated dependencies pile up and eventually cause security or compatibility problems. Manually checking each one for updates takes time your development team doesn't have.

Who it fits

Development teams maintaining Android or Java projects.

How it works

  1. On a set schedule, the automation checks your project's dependencies
  2. It compares current versions against the latest available
  3. Outdated libraries are updated in your build file, and major version changes are flagged
  4. Your team gets a Slack message listing what was updated and what's already current
What you get

Dependency issues you catch before they break a build

Keep your project's libraries current and get a clear Slack summary of what changed.

What you get

An updated build file plus a Slack summary of dependency changes.

What you need

SSH access to your project and a Slack workspace.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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