What do I need to use Dependency Check?

The thing; Why you're asking; What it does for you; How you'd feel without it.

Is Dependency Check free to use?

Yes — run it free in the browser playground (no API key needed for the sponsored trial, or bring any provider key), or install it into Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT and more via npx pm-claude-skills. MIT-licensed and open source.

Dependency Check

Q: How do I know the Dependency Check output is good?

The skill verifies itself against its own quality checks: Gives an honest read on where the reliance is and whether it's a problem; Proposes a concrete, low-stakes measurement test; Identifies the specific atrophied capability; Offers a rebuild plan that's usually balance, not abstinence.

🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-08-06 🔷 SkillSpec L3 pm-focus

Honestly measure how dependent you've become on a tool, app, substance-free habit, or even AI itself — and reclaim the capability you've outsourced. Use when asked am I too reliant on, help me check my dependence on, could I function without, or I feel like I can't do anything without X. Produces a candid read on where the reliance actually is, a low-stakes test to measure it (go without, briefly), what capability has atrophied, and a plan to rebuild the muscle — because unmeasured dependence is the dangerous kind, and the fix starts with noticing.

▶ Run it free — no key needed 📝 Grade your existing draft View SKILL.md ↗

🗣 Say this to your agent

“Am I too dependent on my phone? Help me check.”“Could I actually function without AI? Let's test it.”“I feel like I can't make a decision without asking someone. Help.”“Check how reliant I've gotten on this app.”“Help me measure — and reduce — my dependence on X.”

What to give it

▸The thing — the tool, app, habit, or AI you might be over-relying on

▸Why you're asking — a nagging feeling, a specific incident, general curiosity

▸What it does for you — the capability it provides

▸How you'd feel without it — your honest guess (which the test will check)

✅ The bar it holds itself to

Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.

✓Gives an honest read on where the reliance is and whether it's a problem

✓Proposes a concrete, low-stakes measurement test

✓Identifies the specific atrophied capability

✓Offers a rebuild plan that's usually balance, not abstinence

✓Includes a periodic monitoring habit

⚠️ What it refuses to do

**Moralizing** ("you're addicted") instead of measuring.

**Demanding total abstinence** from a genuinely useful tool.

**No actual test** — just speculation about dependence.

**Not naming the specific capability** that's weakened.

Install

npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude   # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y pm-claude-skills-mcp

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🔌 Embed this skill

Drop this on your blog, docs, or site — it renders a "Run this skill" card:

<div data-pm-skill="dependency-check"></div>
<script src="https://mohitagw15856.github.io/pm-claude-skills/embed.js" async></script>

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