Renovate Integration

Renovate Panel

Needlecast includes a dockable Renovate panel for managing dependency updates across your projects.

Features

Local-Only Mode

Renovate runs in platform=local mode, which means:

• No GitHub token required
• No GitHub API access needed
• Updates applied directly to files

Dependency Scanning

Scans your project for outdated dependencies:

• Maven (pom.xml)
• npm (package.json)
• Gradle (build.gradle)
• Docker (Dockerfile)
• And more…

Sortable Results Table

Color-Coded Updates

• Red — Major updates (potentially breaking)
• Orange — Minor updates (new features, backwards compatible)
• Green — Patch updates (bug fixes)

Apply Updates

Select one or more updates and click Apply. Needlecast modifies the relevant files:

• pom.xml — Maven properties
• package.json — npm dependencies
• Dockerfile — Base image tags

Installation

If Renovate isn’t installed, Needlecast prompts you to install it:

1. Click Install Renovate in the panel
2. Choose your package manager:
   • npm: npm install -g renovate
   • Homebrew: brew install renovate
   • Scoop: scoop install renovate
   • Chocolatey: choco install renovate

Next Steps

• Commands
• Settings
• Troubleshooting