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Argus
CLI tool to audit and monitor dependencies across multiple projects. Detects outdated packages, security advisories and license conflicts.
Released January 2025Updated Jan 2026Node.js · TypeScript · CLI
argus
$argus --help
argus v1.0.0
Usage: argus <command> [options]
$argus scan ./projects
✓ Scanning 12 repos...
⚠ 3 outdated · 1 advisory · 0 conflicts
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# why i built this
Managing dependencies across a large number of projects manually is error-prone. Argus automates the audit and surfaces what needs attention.
# key features
🔍Multi-repo Scanning
Point Argus at a root folder and it scans all nested projects with a package.json.
🛡️Advisory Detection
Cross-references npm audit and OSV databases to surface CVEs with severity scores.
# highlights
- Scans multiple repos in one command
- Detects outdated, vulnerable and license-restricted packages
- Configurable severity thresholds
- JSON, Markdown and terminal output formats
# built with
Node.jsTypeScriptCLI
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