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Add, remove, update, install, or vendor dependencies using the project's detected package manager. Use when the user wants to modify their dependencies.

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Manage Dependencies

Add, remove, update, install, or vendor dependencies. git-pkgs detects the package manager from lockfiles and runs the appropriate command.

Commands

Add a dependency:

bash

git-pkgs add lodash
git-pkgs add lodash --dev

Remove a dependency:

bash

git-pkgs remove lodash

Update dependencies:

bash

git-pkgs update           # update all
git-pkgs update lodash    # update one package

Install from lockfile:

bash

git-pkgs install

Vendor dependencies into the project:

bash

git-pkgs vendor

Before adding a dependency

Check in order:

Standard library - does the language already provide this?
Transitive cost - how many dependencies does it bring? Check with
```
git-pkgs tree
```
after adding.
Smaller alternative - is there a focused package that does just what's needed?
Inline it - can you write 20-50 lines instead of adding a dependency?

Always clarify if a dependency is for development only (

--dev

) to minimize the production attack surface.

After modifying dependencies

Run
```
git-pkgs reindex
```
to update the database
Run
```
git-pkgs vulns scan
```
to check for new vulnerabilities
Run tests to verify nothing broke
Commit the lockfile changes

When to use

When the user asks to add, remove, or update a package
When installing dependencies in a freshly cloned repo
When vendoring for airgapped or reproducible builds

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Manage Dependencies

Commands

Before adding a dependency

After modifying dependencies

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