Zero-Downtime Go Module Updates Using AI and CLI Automation

This is a submission for the Amazon Q Developer “Quack The Code” Challenge: Crushing the Command Line

What I Built

I built a CLI tool in Go that automates safe dependency upgrades in Go projects using Amazon Q Developer. The tool addresses …


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Jesee Jackson Kuya

This is a submission for the Amazon Q Developer "Quack The Code" Challenge: Crushing the Command Line

What I Built

I built a CLI tool in Go that automates safe dependency upgrades in Go projects using Amazon Q Developer. The tool addresses the common pain point of manually updating dependencies, which is often error-prone and time-consuming due to compatibility issues. Here's what it does:

Auto-scans Go projects for outdated dependencies

Uses Amazon Q to generate AI-powered compatibility reports

Predicts potential code conflicts before upgrading

Automatically applies safe upgrades, runs tests, and opens a GitHub PR

The tool streamlines the entire upgrade pipeline while integrating AI-powered risk analysis before making any changes — something that's often missing in conventional dependency managers

Demo

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Demo Flow:

    Run the CLI: ./q-dep-updater -path=~/dev/myproject -repo=me/myproject

    See predicted conflicts before upgrades

    PR automatically created once tests pass

Code Repository

🔗 GitHub Repository – cli-rules

How I Used Amazon Q Developer

Amazon Q Developer was the intelligence behind this tool. I used the q chat CLI interface to:

Scan the project and extract outdated dependencies in structured JSON

Predict compatibility conflicts based on code patterns and version diffs

Generate a compatibility report with AI-based suggestions for refactoring

By integrating Amazon Q directly into the upgrade workflow, I was able to:

Detect breaking changes before installation

Avoid unnecessary manual debugging

Ensure only conflict-free upgrades move forward

Tip:

I found Amazon Q Developer's ability to contextualize Go code very effective when fed with detailed prompts about version differences. Using structured output like JSON made it easy to integrate with the CLI logic.


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Jesee Jackson Kuya


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