Automated dependency management with security-first batch processing

Dependabot Secure Flow is a GitHub Action that automatically manages dependency updates through a secure, batched workflow. Instead of merging Dependabot PRs directly to main, this action:

1. ✅ Auto-merges Dependabot PRs into a securite branch
2. 🧪 Validates builds and tests
3. 📦 Batches multiple updates together
4. 📝 Auto-generates changelog entries
5. 🚀 Creates a single PR to main for review

• Security-First: All updates are validated before reaching main
• Batch Processing: Multiple dependency updates are grouped together
• Auto-Correction: Failed builds automatically close problematic PRs
• Changelog Automation: Automatic timestamp and changelog updates
• Zero Configuration: Works out of the box with sensible defaults

Create .github/workflows/dependabot-secure-flow.yml:

name: Dependabot Secure Flow

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened, synchronize]
    paths:
      - 'package.json'
      - 'package-lock.json'
  workflow_dispatch:

permissions:
  contents: write
  pull-requests: write
  issues: write

jobs:
  auto-merge-to-securite:
    uses: EthanThePhoenix38/dependabot-secure-flow/.github/workflows/dependabot-secure-flow.yml@main
    secrets: inherit

Create .github/dependabot.yml:

version: 2
updates:
  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "daily"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10

{
  "scripts": {
    "build": "echo 'Build step' && exit 0",
    "test": "echo 'Test step' && exit 0"
  }
}

graph LR
    A[Dependabot PR] --> B{Build Valid?}
    B -->|Yes| C[Merge to securite]
    B -->|No| D[Close PR]
    C --> E[Batch with others]
    E --> F[Create PR to main]
    F --> G[Manual Review]
    G --> H[Merge to main]

1. Dependabot creates a PR with dependency updates
2. Workflow validates the build (npm install && npm run build)
3. Auto-merge to securite if validation passes
4. Close PR if validation fails (with label skipped-vulnerability)
5. Batch updates accumulate in the securite branch
6. Create PR to main for final review
7. Update documentation (README timestamp, CHANGELOG)

• Node.js project with package.json
• npm run build script (can be a no-op: echo 'No build')
• GitHub repository with Dependabot enabled

You can override default behavior by modifying the workflow file:

jobs:
  check-interdependencies:
    steps:
      - name: Auto-Correction & Validation
        run: |
          npm install --prefer-offline --no-audit
          npm run build
          npm test  # Add your test command

• main: Production-ready code
• securite: Staging area for dependency updates
• dependabot/*: Temporary branches (auto-deleted after merge)

This action follows security best practices:

• ✅ No external dependencies (uses only GitHub Actions)
• ✅ Validates all updates before merging
• ✅ Auto-closes PRs that fail validation
• ✅ Requires manual review before reaching main

When the workflow runs successfully:

✅ Merged into securite branch for batch processing.
📝 Updated CHANGELOG.md with timestamp
🎉 Created PR #42: chore: dependency updates batch

Contributions are welcome! This action is maintained in the AI-Pulse repository and automatically synced here.

MIT License - see LICENSE for details

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