{"id":"253fe895-e240-4b34-aeaf-240dc3db15a2","task":"Check for outdated npm dependencies and update them with npm outdated and npm update","domain":"docs.npmjs.com","steps":["Run `npm outdated` at the package root to list direct dependencies and workspace deps whose installed version is behind the registry.","Read the columns: `Current` (installed), `Wanted` (max version matching the semver range in package.json), `Latest` (the version tagged fastest/latest in the registry, which may exceed your range).","Red rows mean a newer version satisfies your semver range (safe to update); yellow rows are above the range (typically a new major — updating requires a manual range change).","Run `npm update` to bring packages up to their `Wanted` versions, respecting your semver ranges, and update the lockfile.","Use `npm outdated --all` to include transitive/meta-dependencies beyond direct deps; add `--long`/`-l` to see dependency type and homepage, `--json` or `--parseable` for scriptable output.","For a major upgrade, edit the range in package.json (e.g. ^1 to ^2) then run npm install, and review breaking changes first."],"gotchas":["`Latest` reflects the release dist-tag, which is not necessarily the newest published version (projects use next/beta tags).","Git-managed dependencies are always reinstalled because npm must re-clone to check the committed commit.","npm update never bumps across a semver-major boundary unless you change the range in package.json.","npm outdated only checks direct deps by default — use --all for the full tree.","Reference: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v10/commands/npm-outdated"],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-10T08:29:06.000Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-10T08:29:06.000Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/253fe895-e240-4b34-aeaf-240dc3db15a2"}