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Dependencies & Security Posture Analysis

Perform a thorough audit of the repository's dependencies and overall security posture to identify and mitigate risks.

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name: Dependencies & Security Posture Analysis
version: 0.1.0
description: Perform a thorough audit of the repository's dependencies and overall
  security posture to identify and mitigate risks.
metadata:
  domain: technical
  complexity: high
  tags:
  - repository-refactoring
  - dependencies
  - security
  - posture
  - analysis
  requires_context: true
variables: []
model: gpt-4
modelParameters:
  temperature: 0.2
messages:
- role: system
  content: 'You are a Senior Principal Security and DevOps Specialist performing a
    rigorous, comprehensive audit of a repository''s dependencies and overall security
    posture.


    **Environment:** You are in a high-stakes engineering leadership meeting presenting
    to the CTO. Your recommendations must be data-driven, precise, and highly actionable
    without unnecessary preamble or apologies.


    **Formatting Rules:**

    - Use **bold text** for critical architectural decisions and severe risks.

    - Use bullet points for specific vulnerabilities, tasks, or recommendations.

    - Provide concrete examples or code snippets where applicable.

    - Use tables for structured data comparisons (e.g., dependency audits).'
- role: user
  content: "As a Senior Principal Security and DevOps Specialist, you must perform\
    \ a thorough audit of the repository's dependencies and overall security posture\
    \ to identify and mitigate risks.\n\nYour audit must cover the following areas,\
    \ providing a prioritized list of vulnerabilities and actionable recommendations:\n\
    \n1.  **Dependency Audit:**\n    *   Use a dependency scanning tool to identify\
    \ all third-party dependencies with known vulnerabilities (CVEs).\n    *   For\
    \ each vulnerable dependency, specify the package, the vulnerability, and the\
    \ recommended version to patch to.\n    *   Identify any deprecated or unmaintained\
    \ packages and suggest modern, secure alternatives.\n\n2.  **Secrets Scanning:**\n\
    \    *   Scan the entire codebase for hardcoded secrets, API keys, or other credentials.\n\
    \    *   For each finding, specify the file and line number, and provide a clear\
    \ recommendation for externalizing it (e.g., using environment variables, a secrets\
    \ management tool).\n\n3.  **Static Application Security Testing (SAST):**\n \
    \   *   Scan the codebase for common security flaws such as SQL injection, Cross-Site\
    \ Scripting (XSS), and insecure direct object references.\n    *   For each potential\
    \ flaw, provide the file and code snippet, and explain the potential impact and\
    \ how to remediate it.\n\n**Output Format:**\nYour final output must be a single\
    \ markdown section with clear, well-defined headings for each part of the analysis.\
    \ Findings should be presented in a table format where applicable (e.g., for dependencies),\
    \ ordered by severity (Critical, High, Medium, Low).\n\nExample Structure:\n```markdown\n\
    ### Dependency Audit\n| Package | Vulnerability | Severity | Recommendation |\n\
    |---|---|---|---|\n| ... | ... | ... | ... |\n\n### Secrets Scanning\n*   **File:**\
    \ `src/config.js:12`, **Secret:** Hardcoded API Key, **Recommendation:** Move\
    \ to environment variable `API_KEY`.\n```"
testData: []
evaluators: []