AI-powered • CLI • npm/yarn/pnpm
Stop reading changelogs.
Let AI fix what breaks.
Scan for outdated dependencies. Get AI-powered migration guides. Upgrade with automatic rollback.
Dependabot gives you a list of chores. Upshift does your chores—and gives you the receipt.
npm install -g upshift-cli
- 🤖 AI explains breaking changes
- 📡 Radar: central view of dependency health
- 🔍 Scans npm, yarn, pnpm
- ↩️ Auto-rollback on failure
- 🆓 Free tier included
See it in action
Click any demo to see the full workflow
Not just another dependency bot
They hand you a list of chores. We did your chores for you—here's the receipt. Upshift explains breaking changes and suggests the code fix; you review and ship.
Dependabot / Renovate
- Opens PRs with version bumps
- You read changelogs and migration docs
- You find and fix breaking changes yourself
- You run tests and roll back manually if it breaks
Upshift
- AI explains breaking changes in plain English
- AI suggests code fixes — not just version numbers
- One command: upgrade → run your tests → auto-rollback if anything fails
- CLI-first: scan, explain, fix, upgrade from your terminal
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Dependency upgrades are the worst kind of work
- Breaking changes hidden in long changelogs
- Migrations scattered across docs and blog posts
- Tests fail, rollbacks are manual
- Teams delay updates and accumulate risk
Upshift turns upgrades into a repeatable workflow
Scan → AI Explain → Upgrade → Test → Rollback
- Scan for outdated or vulnerable dependencies
- AI Explain breaking changes, code patterns, and migration steps
- Upgrade the dependency
- Run tests and validate
- Rollback automatically if anything fails
What you get today
- Dependency scan (npm, yarn, pnpm)
- Risk assessment (low / medium / high)
- AI explanations of breaking changes
- AI-generated code fixes for migrations
- One-command upgrades with tests
- Automatic rollback on failure
- VS Code extension
- GitHub Action for CI scanning
Radar
Central view of dependency health across all your repos. Try Radar free (paste reports) or get Radar Pro with persisted dashboard, history, and alerts (Pro / Team).
Coming next
- Scheduled upgrades + PRs
- Python support (pip / poetry)
Pricing
Free
Unlimited scans, upgrades, and basic explanations. 10 AI credits to start. GitHub App — scan on every push and PR.
Pro — $9/mo
100 AI credits/mo, Radar Pro (persisted dashboard, history, alerts), +20% bonus on credit packs, priority support.
Team — $29/mo
500 AI credits/mo, Radar Pro org-wide, org policies, audit logs, SSO. Set UPSHIFT_AUDIT_URL to our audit endpoint for compliance-ready logs.
Credit packs: 100/$5 · 300/$15 · 1000/$40. AI analysis costs 1 credit per package.
FAQ
- How is Upshift different from Dependabot?
- Dependabot opens PRs with version bumps; you still read changelogs and fix breaking changes by hand. Upshift explains why things break in plain English, suggests code fixes (not just version bumps), and runs your tests with automatic rollback if anything fails. Think: Dependabot tells you what to upgrade; Upshift does the explaining and the fixing.
- How can I approve risky upgrades (human-in-the-loop)?
- By default, major upgrades prompt for approval in the CLI. Use
.upshiftrc.json(viaupshift init) to setapproval.mode(prompt / none) andapproval.requireFor(e.g. major). Use-yto skip approval for a run. For webhooks and full HITL, see How we do human-in-the-loop (HITL). - Do credits expire?
- No. Credits roll over forever.
- What happens if tests fail?
- Upshift restores your last working dependency state.
- Can I use my own test command?
- Yes, Upshift runs your existing
npm testscript.
Upgrade dependencies without the stress
You can try Upshift free right now — no credit card required.