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Dependabot.yml

GitHub Dependabot configuration file defining automated dependency update schedules, package ecosystems to monitor, grouping, cooldown, and review assignment rules.

Dependabot.yml publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Automation, CI/CD, Dependency Management, GitHub, and Security.

The Dependabot.yml catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

Dependabot.yml’s developer surface includes documentation and 1 more developer resources.

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24.2/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs
AutomationCI/CDDependency ManagementGitHubSecurityOpen Source

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 24.2/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 4.4 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 1.2 / 12
Discoverability 4.1 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Dependabot Configuration

The dependabot.yml schema, examples, validation rules, and capability catalog for configuring GitHub Dependabot.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Dependabot Yml Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Dependabot Yml Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Dependabot Yml Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Dependabot Yml Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Dependabot.yml API Rules

0 rules ·

SPECTRAL

Dependabot.yml API Rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Dependabot Configuration

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: dependabot-yml
name: Dependabot.yml
description: GitHub Dependabot configuration file defining automated dependency update schedules, package ecosystems to monitor,
  grouping, cooldown, and review assignment rules.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/dependabot-yml.png
tags:
- Automation
- CI/CD
- Dependency Management
- GitHub
- Security
- Open Source
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dependabot-yml/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: dependabot-yml:dependabot-config
  name: Dependabot Configuration
  description: The dependabot.yml schema, examples, validation rules, and capability catalog for configuring GitHub Dependabot.
  tags:
  - Configuration
  - YAML
  - Dependabot
  properties:
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dependabot-yml/main/json-schema/dependabot-config-schema.json
  - type: Rules
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dependabot-yml/main/rules/dependabot-config-rules.yml
  - type: Capabilities
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dependabot-yml/main/capabilities/dependabot-yml-capabilities.md
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dependabot-yml/main/examples/basic-npm.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dependabot-yml/main/examples/multi-ecosystem.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dependabot-yml/main/examples/grouped-security.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dependabot-yml/main/vocabulary/dependabot-yml-vocabulary.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dependabot-yml/main/json-ld/dependabot-yml.jsonld
common:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/api-evangelist
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com