dobbe is moving to a new architecture. The next version runs as an MCP server inside Claude Code — faster, more reliable, and no subprocess overhead. See the Migration Guide for details. Current CLI (v0.8.x) continues to work but will not receive new features.

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dobbe

Scan. Fix. Test. Retry. Ship. — All from your terminal.

AI agents that autonomously resolve vulnerabilities, review PRs, generate tests, and track engineering metrics across your GitHub repos.

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Demo

$ dobbe vuln resolve --repo acme/web-app

  dobbe v0.6.0 - AI Engineering Platform

  ● Discovering MCP servers... GitHub ✓  Slack ✓
  ● Resolving repository... acme/web-app (main)
  ● Creating fix branch... fix/dobbe-security-2026-03-21

  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │  SCAN - Fetching Dependabot alerts                  │
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  Found 12 alerts. Triaging with AI...

  ┌──────┬──────────────────┬──────────┬────────────────┐
  │  #   │ Package          │ Severity │ AI Triage      │
  ├──────┼──────────────────┼──────────┼────────────────┤
  │  1   │ lodash 4.17.20   │ Critical │ Fix - in path  │
  │  2   │ express 4.17.1   │ High     │ Fix - in path  │
  │  3   │ semver 7.3.5     │ Medium   │ Skip - unused  │
  └──────┴──────────────────┴──────────┴────────────────┘

  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │  FIX - Upgrading 2 dependencies                     │
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  ✓ lodash 4.17.20 → 4.17.21
  ✓ express 4.17.1 → 4.21.0

  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │  VERIFY - Running tests (attempt 1/3)               │
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  ✓ 847 tests passed

  ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │  REPORT - Creating pull request                     │
  └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
  ✓ PR #142 opened: fix/dobbe-security-2026-03-21
    https://github.com/acme/web-app/pull/142

Why dobbe?

Other tools bump versions and hope for the best. dobbe works like an engineer:

• Fixes that actually work — Upgrades dependencies, runs your test suite, reads the errors, reverts, and retries with a different approach. Opens a PR only when tests pass.
• AI triage, not alert fatigue — Analyzes each CVE against your actual code paths. Tells you which alerts matter and which are noise.
• Reviews that don't bottleneck — Posts inline PR comments across security, performance, and correctness — so humans focus on architecture.
• No SaaS, no vendor lock-in — Open source, MIT licensed, runs locally. Your code never leaves your machine.

Features

AI-Powered

Command	Description
dobbe vuln scan	Scan repos for vulnerabilities, triage with AI
dobbe vuln resolve	Agentic fix loop: scan, upgrade, test, iterate
dobbe review digest	AI-powered PR review digest (supports single PR with --pr)
dobbe review post	Post AI reviews to GitHub
dobbe audit report	Security posture audit with compliance templates
dobbe deps analyze	Dependency health, licensing, and usage analysis
dobbe test gen	Generate tests for coverage gaps
dobbe changelog gen	AI-generated release notes
dobbe migration plan	Dependency migration planning and execution
dobbe incident triage	Sentry incident triage with AI

Tools

Command	Description
dobbe metrics velocity	PR velocity and cycle time metrics
dobbe metrics dora	DORA metrics
dobbe scan secrets	Secrets and credentials scanner
dobbe workflow	Multi-step workflow automation
dobbe schedule	Recurring task automation
dobbe setup	Interactive configuration wizard
dobbe doctor	Environment health diagnostics
dobbe config	View and manage configuration

Quick Start

pip install dobbe          # or: pipx install dobbe
dobbe setup                # interactive config wizard
dobbe vuln scan            # auto-detects repo from CWD
dobbe vuln resolve         # scan → fix → test → PR (fully autonomous)
dobbe review digest --pr 42  # AI review of a single PR

First time? See the Getting Started guide for prerequisites and walkthrough.

dobbe vs. the Alternatives

Dependabot opens a PR and walks away. Renovate auto-merges and hopes CI catches breakage. dobbe runs tests, reads failures, and iterates — the way you would.

	dobbe	Dependabot	Renovate	Snyk
Auto-bump versions	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AI code path analysis	Yes	-	-	-
Run tests before PR	Yes	-	-	-
Retry on test failure	Yes	-	-	-
AI PR code reviews	Yes	-	-	-
AI test generation	Yes	-	-	-
DORA/velocity metrics	Yes	-	-	-
Incident triage	Yes	-	-	-
Workflow automation	Yes	-	-	-
Dependency migration	Yes	-	-	-
Org-wide batch scanning	Yes	-	Yes	Yes
Terminal-native CLI	Yes	-	-	Yes
Open source	Yes	Yes*	Yes	-
No SaaS required	Yes	-	Self-host	-

*Dependabot is open source but tightly coupled to GitHub's hosted infrastructure.

How It Works

The dobbe vuln resolve pipeline orchestrates multiple AI agents in a feedback loop:

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│     dobbe vuln resolve --repo       │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────┘
               │
               v
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  MCP Discovery + Repo Resolution    │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────┘
               │
               v
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  Create fix branch from base        │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────┘
               │
               v
┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│  SCAN AGENT                         │
│  Fetch Dependabot alerts,           │
│  triage risk with code analysis     │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────┘
               │
         ┌─────┴─────┐
         │ Dry run?  │
         └─────┬─────┘
       yes |       | no
           v       v
     ┌────────┐  ┌─────────────────────┐
     │ Report │  │  FIX AGENT          │<───┐
     │  and   │  │  Upgrade deps,      │    │
     │  exit  │  │  update lockfiles   │    │
     └────────┘  └──────────┬──────────┘    │
                            │               │
                            v               │
                 ┌──────────────────┐       │
                 │  Git commit      │       │
                 └────────┬─────────┘       │
                          │                 │
                          v                 │
                 ┌──────────────────┐       │
                 │  VERIFY AGENT    │       │
                 │  Run tests,      │       │
                 │  check breaking  │       │
                 │  changes         │       │
                 └────────┬─────────┘       │
                          │                 │
                    ┌─────┴─────┐           │
                    │  Pass?    │           │
                    └─────┬─────┘           │
                  yes |       | no          │
                      │       v             │
                      │  ┌────────────┐     │
                      │  │ Iterations │     │
                      │  │ left?      │     │
                      │  └─────┬──────┘     │
                      │  yes |    | no      │
                      │      │    │         │
                      │      v    │         │
                      │  Revert,  │         │
                      │  feed back├─────────┘
                      │  errors   │
                      │           │
                      v           v
                 ┌──────────────────┐
                 │  REPORT AGENT    │
                 │  Executive       │
                 │  summary         │
                 └────────┬─────────┘
                          │
                          v
                 ┌──────────────────┐
                 │  Create PR       │
                 │  (if converged)  │
                 └──────────────────┘

Each agent has scoped tool access - the fix agent can edit files, the verify agent can only read and run tests, and the report agent can only read. See the resolve pipeline deep dive for full details.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• Claude Code CLI - installed and authenticated
• gh CLI - for GitHub API access
• MCP servers (optional) - GitHub, Slack, Atlassian, Sentry for enhanced capabilities

Installation

# Install from PyPI
pip install dobbe

# Or with pipx for isolated install
pipx install dobbe

# Development install
git clone https://github.com/nareshnavinash/dobbe.git
cd dobbe
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Configuration

dobbe stores configuration in ~/.dobbe/config.toml. Run dobbe setup to generate it interactively, or edit it directly:

[general]
default_org = "nareshnavinash"
default_format = "table"          # table, json, markdown
default_severity = "critical,high,medium,low"

[notifications]
slack_channel = "#security-alerts"

[tools]
gh_path = "gh"                    # path to GitHub CLI
claude_path = "claude"            # path to Claude Code CLI

[timeouts]
scan = 300                        # seconds per scan operation
resolve = 600                     # seconds per resolve cycle
review = 300                      # seconds per review operation

See the full configuration reference for all options.

Documentation

• Why dobbe? - positioning, personas, and design principles
• dobbe vs. Alternatives - detailed comparison with Dependabot, Renovate, Snyk
• Getting Started - install, setup, first scan
• Command Reference - per-command docs with flowcharts and examples
  • vuln | review | audit | deps
  • test | changelog | migration | incident
  • metrics | scan | workflow | schedule
• Architecture - system design, pipeline deep dives
• Configuration Reference - full TOML reference
• CLI Reference - every command and option
• MCP Integrations - GitHub, Slack, Jira, Sentry setup
• Contributing - dev setup and PR guidelines

Contributing

git clone https://github.com/nareshnavinash/dobbe.git
cd dobbe
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

2539 tests with 98%+ coverage. See the contributing guide for full details.

License

MIT