ENGINEERING

Draft a remediation plan when a dependency bump is blocked

When a bump PR is blocked for a transitive CVE, an agent investigates the advisory and dependency tree, drafts a concrete remediation plan (safe version, override, or pin).

CategoryEngineering
Enginepaperclip
Difficultyadvanced
Triggerevent
Steps5
Setup~25 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerBump PR blocked for transitive CVEGitHubGitHub
  • ActionGather advisory, dep path, and fixed versionsGitHubGitHub
  • LogicReason over upgrade/override/pin and draft planOpenAI
  • ActionFile Linear issue with remediation planLinearLinear
  • OutputComment plan and issue link on the PRGitHubGitHub

What it does

Turns a block into a next step. When the gate blocks a bump for a transitive CVE, an agent reads the advisory, inspects which dependent pulls in the vulnerable version, and writes a specific remediation: the minimum safe version, a resolution override, or a pin with rationale. It then files tracked work and explains itself on the PR.

When to use it

Use it when blocked PRs stall because no one knows how to fix the transitive chain. The agent does the dependency-tree detective work and hands the engineer a plan instead of just a red X.

How it works

  1. 1A GitHub event fires when a bump PR receives a blocking CVE label or failed gate check.
  2. 2The agent fetches the advisory, the transitive path to the vulnerable package, and available fixed versions.
  3. 3It reasons over upgrade, override, and pin options and drafts the lowest-risk remediation.
  4. 4It creates a Linear issue with the plan and links the PR.
  5. 5It comments the remediation summary and the Linear link on the PR.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect GitHubRepos, issues, pull requests, actions.
  2. 2
    Connect LinearIssues, projects, cycles, triage.
  3. 3
    Connect OpenAIModels, embeddings, files.
  4. 4
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  5. 5
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  6. 6
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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