# @cognium/dependency-audit

> Use this tool when you need to identify potential security vulnerabilities, license compliance issues, and outdated dependencies in a repository. It audits declared dependencies for OSV.dev vulnerabilities, performs SPDX license checks, and checks for dependency freshness. Ideal for ensuring the security and integrity of a project's dependencies, this tool provides valuable insights to inform dependency management decisions.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/cognium-dependency-audit  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cognium-dependency-audit

## Description

Audit a repo's declared dependencies: OSV.dev vulnerabilities, SPDX license check, freshness check.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** security
- **Tags:** security, dependency, osv, license, freshness, cognium, first-party
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** Cognium (first-party)

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "cognium-dependency-audit"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cognium-dependency-audit` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/cognium-dependency-audit/pull`

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