ENGINEERING

Weekly Dependency License Drift Audit

On a weekly schedule, scans every tracked repo's current dependency tree, flags packages whose license changed or fell out of policy since the last run.

CategoryEngineering
Enginesim
Difficultyintermediate
Triggerschedule
Steps6
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerWeekly schedule
  • ActionPull dependency manifests from each repoGitHubGitHub
  • LogicResolve licenses and diff against baselinePostgreSQLPostgres
  • LogicIsolate license drift since last run
  • ActionWrite dated drift report to NotionNotionNotion
  • OutputPersist new inventory as baselinePostgreSQLPostgres

What it does

Catches license problems that slip in between PRs: a transitive dependency that re-licensed in a patch release, or a package added through a path the merge gate did not cover. It compares this week's full license inventory against the stored baseline and surfaces only what changed.

When to use it

Run it for ongoing compliance assurance across a portfolio of repos, especially before audits or releases, when you need a dated record of exactly which licenses are in production.

How it works

  1. 1A weekly schedule trigger kicks off the audit.
  2. 2An action pulls the dependency manifests for each repo from GitHub.
  3. 3A logic step resolves every package license and diffs it against the prior baseline stored in Postgres.
  4. 4A logic step isolates drift: new out-of-policy licenses, removed packages, and changed terms.
  5. 5An action writes the dated drift report to the compliance page in Notion.
  6. 6The output step persists the new inventory as the next baseline in Postgres.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect GitHubRepos, issues, pull requests, actions.
  2. 2
    Connect PostgresAny Postgres URL — query, write, migrate.
  3. 3
    Connect NotionPages, databases, comments.
  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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