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This PR adds workflow npm command scanning to the dependency pinning security scanner. The new workflow-npm-commands pattern type detects npm install, npm update, npm i, and npm install-test commands inside GitHub Actions workflow run: blocks, reporting each as a Medium-severity dependency pinning violation. These commands are security-relevant because they resolve unpinned versions at install time, unlike npm ci which reads from a lockfile.

Description

Three new functions were added to Test-DependencyPinning.ps1 to implement the scanning capability:

  • Get-WorkflowNpmCommandViolations parses workflow YAML files using an indentation-aware state machine that tracks run: block boundaries, distinguishes inline versus multi-line (pipe/folded) blocks, and correctly skips comment lines.
  • Test-NpmCommandLine applies two regex patterns to each line: '\bnpm\s+(install-test|install|update)\b' for full command names and '\bnpm\s+i\b(?!nstall|nit)' for the short alias with a defensive negative lookahead.
  • New-NpmCommandViolation constructs DependencyViolation objects with all required fields, using Medium severity and actionable remediation messages matching existing conventions.

The workflow-npm-commands entry was added to the $DependencyPatterns hashtable, and $IncludeTypes defaults were updated in both the script-level parameter block and the Invoke-DependencyPinningAnalysis function parameter block.

Seven Pester test cases were added to Test-DependencyPinning.Tests.ps1 covering violation detection (4 expected hits), safe command exclusion, commented code handling, mixed blocks, and nonexistent file error paths. Two fixture files provide realistic GitHub Actions workflow structures for testing.

Related Issue(s)

Related to #525

Type of Change

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Code & Documentation:

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change fixing an issue)
  • New feature (non-breaking change adding functionality)
  • Breaking change (fix or feature causing existing functionality to change)
  • Documentation update

Infrastructure & Configuration:

  • GitHub Actions workflow
  • Linting configuration (markdown, PowerShell, etc.)
  • Security configuration
  • DevContainer configuration
  • Dependency update

AI Artifacts:

  • Reviewed contribution with prompt-builder agent and addressed all feedback
  • Copilot instructions (.github/instructions/*.instructions.md)
  • Copilot prompt (.github/prompts/*.prompt.md)
  • Copilot agent (.github/agents/*.agent.md)
  • Copilot skill (.github/skills/*/SKILL.md)

Other:

  • Script/automation (.ps1, .sh, .py)
  • Other (please describe):

Testing

  • 81/81 Pester tests pass, including 7 new test cases in the Get-WorkflowNpmCommandViolations Describe block.
  • 0 PSScriptAnalyzer issues across 69 files.
  • Test cases cover nominal detection (4 violations from workflow-npm-install.yml), negative testing (0 violations from workflow-npm-ci-only.yml), commented npm install lines, mixed safe/unsafe blocks, and nonexistent file handling.

Checklist

Required Checks

  • Documentation is updated (if applicable)
  • Files follow existing naming conventions
  • Changes are backwards compatible (if applicable)
  • Tests added for new functionality (if applicable)

Required Automated Checks

The following validation commands must pass before merging:

  • Markdown linting: npm run lint:md
  • Spell checking: npm run spell-check
  • Frontmatter validation: npm run lint:frontmatter
  • Skill structure validation: npm run validate:skills
  • Link validation: npm run lint:md-links
  • PowerShell analysis: npm run lint:ps

- add Get-WorkflowNpmCommandViolations with indentation-aware run-block parsing
- add Test-NpmCommandLine and New-NpmCommandViolation helpers
- add workflow-npm-commands to DependencyPatterns and default IncludeTypes
- add Pester tests with fixture workflows for install and ci-only scenarios

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Codecov Report

❌ Patch coverage is 97.77778% with 1 line in your changes missing coverage. Please review.
✅ Project coverage is 85.45%. Comparing base (ca1e65b) to head (aabf1e5).
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🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop*
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##
[3.2.0](hve-core-v3.1.46...hve-core-v3.2.0)
(2026-03-20)


### ✨ Features

* add -OutputPath parameter to Validate-MarkdownFrontmatter.ps1
([#1134](#1134))
([fdf1bcf](fdf1bcf)),
closes [#1006](#1006)
* add action version consistency scan workflow
([#1127](#1127))
([4229df1](4229df1))
* **agent:** MVE Experiment Designer
([#976](#976))
([70f86ca](70f86ca))
* **agents:** add ADO Backlog Manager orchestrator agent
([#800](#800))
([fae3987](fae3987))
* **agents:** add meeting analyst agent for transcript analysis using
work-iq ([#502](#502))
([5345b5b](5345b5b))
* **agents:** add quick-reference line to RPI Phase 5 suggestions
([#897](#897))
([9a90f39](9a90f39))
* **agents:** add RAI Planner, enhance SSSC Planner, and redesign
Security Planner
([#979](#979))
([06f826c](06f826c))
* **agents:** add symmetric cross-system handoff to GitHub Backlog
Manager ([#952](#952))
([ba34a35](ba34a35))
* **agents:** Functional Code Review Agent — pre-PR functional
correctness reviewer
([#733](#733))
([9cf63b7](9cf63b7))
* **build:** add Python extensions and uv 0.10.8 to devcontainer
([#920](#920))
([9ca0579](9ca0579))
* **build:** add uv ecosystem to Dependabot configuration
([#913](#913))
([2a4bd39](2a4bd39))
* **build:** enable npm pinning enforcement in dependency scan
([#838](#838))
([4e9e31f](4e9e31f))
* **build:** migrate attestation actions to v4.1.0 and add SBOM
verification docs
([#841](#841))
([ca1e65b](ca1e65b))
* **collections:** add four new validator checks (orphan, duplicate,
companion, coverage)
([#869](#869))
([1a96b73](1a96b73))
* **devcontainer,security:** add enterprise artifact hub configuration
([#1032](#1032))
([1d56d25](1d56d25))
* **docs:** add Rust coding standards and guidelines
([#809](#809))
([d4c4899](d4c4899))
* **extension:** add Microsoft logo icon to VS Code Marketplace listings
([#906](#906))
([82aca41](82aca41))
* **github:** add declarative label management
([#953](#953))
([a1a6845](a1a6845))
* **instructions:** add ADO backlog shared infrastructure
([#786](#786))
([1914078](1914078))
* **instructions:** add ADO backlog sprint planning and capacity
tracking ([#788](#788))
([d6fb77d](d6fb77d))
* **instructions:** add ADO triage workflow and prompt
([#787](#787))
([cde0190](cde0190))
* **instructions:** add shared story quality conventions and sprint
planning ([#803](#803))
([a2f18e3](a2f18e3))
* **prompts:** add ADO discovery and work item prompts with agent
routing ([#790](#790))
([7e74523](7e74523))
* **prompts:** add security review prompts
([#1118](#1118))
([ad30967](ad30967))
* **scripts:** add dynamic Python skill discovery for lint/test
([#957](#957))
([0a90f57](0a90f57))
* **scripts:** add Get-StandardTimestamp utility to CIHelpers module
([#1126](#1126))
([b273a4b](b273a4b))
* **scripts:** add Python copyright header validation
([#905](#905))
([67df902](67df902))
* **scripts:** add Python skill support to Validate-SkillStructure
([#903](#903))
([68479d9](68479d9))
* **scripts:** add workflow npm command scanning to dependency pinning
([#837](#837))
([6b5ae06](6b5ae06))
* **security:** add basic security reviewer agent with owasp skills
([#1008](#1008))
([cb1fd05](cb1fd05))
* **security:** add sigstore attestation bundles and fix
component-detection action
([#1148](#1148))
([f79c272](f79c272))
* **skills:** add Atheris fuzz harness with CI workflow integration
([#1102](#1102))
([d337e1d](d337e1d))
* **skills:** add PowerPoint automation skill with YAML-driven deck
generation ([#868](#868))
([00465cd](00465cd))
* **skills:** convert hve-core-installer agent to self-contained skill
([#846](#846))
([1d821fb](1d821fb))
* **skills:** enhance pr-reference skill with flexible filtering and
base branch detection
([#1095](#1095))
([26a32ea](26a32ea))
* **workflows:** add devcontainer infrastructure change log workflow
([#899](#899))
([8aca446](8aca446))
* **workflows:** add milestone auto-close on stable and pre-release
publishes ([#834](#834))
([79362b1](79362b1))
* **workflows:** add ms.date documentation freshness checking
([#969](#969))
([3ed441c](3ed441c))
* **workflows:** add Python linting CI workflow with Ruff
([#951](#951))
([f89f0eb](f89f0eb))
* **workflows:** add Python testing CI workflow with pytest and Codecov
([#934](#934))
([5e8306f](5e8306f))
* **workflows:** add uv and Python package sync to copilot-setup-steps
([#921](#921))
([45d517d](45d517d))


### 🐛 Bug Fixes

* **build:** override Linguist vendored flag for Python skill files
([#1155](#1155))
([0eee5b6](0eee5b6))
* **build:** override serialize-javascript to &gt;=7.0.3 for RCE fix
([#876](#876))
([e49039a](e49039a))
* **build:** resolve Pinned-Dependencies alerts for vsce npm commands in
extension workflows
([#782](#782))
([89dad9d](89dad9d))
* **build:** update undici and yauzl overrides for security audit
([#1030](#1030))
([2c2f92f](2c2f92f))
* **docs:** add CLI Plugins to install.md navigation surfaces
([#902](#902))
([79d6595](79d6595))
* **docs:** add sidebar ordering for Design Thinking documentation
([#832](#832))
([551fddc](551fddc)),
closes [#830](#830)
* **docs:** graduate design-thinking to preview and correct stale
collection references
([#831](#831))
([5110e35](5110e35))
* **docs:** include project-planning in UX Designer install guidance
([#908](#908))
([e7aa9bc](e7aa9bc))
* **docs:** remediate writing-style convention violations
([#865](#865))
([68b04bc](68b04bc))
* **docs:** remove draft content announcement banner
([#825](#825))
([b45de80](b45de80))
* **docs:** remove unbounded path-to-regexp override breaking SSG
([#1153](#1153))
([d810018](d810018))
* **docs:** use actual clone paths instead of folder display names in
multi-root workspace settings
([#984](#984))
([5dbab82](5dbab82))
* **instructions:** replace black with ruff in uv-projects
([#898](#898))
([b0c06d9](b0c06d9))
* **scripts:** cover .github/ skill files in copyright header validation
([#1055](#1055))
([#1098](#1098))
([27fbd33](27fbd33))
* **scripts:** eliminate phantom git changes from plugin generation
([#1035](#1035))
([e49a1b5](e49a1b5))
* **scripts:** enable JSON log output for lint:version-consistency
([#1033](#1033))
([52b0885](52b0885))
* **security:** calculate compliance score from total scanned
dependencies ([#930](#930))
([c112c3d](c112c3d))
* **skills:** add AST validation and namespace restriction for
content-extra.py
([#1027](#1027))
([c50c7a3](c50c7a3))
* **skills:** add depth limits to recursive PowerPoint processing
functions ([#1028](#1028))
([bf08994](bf08994))
* **skills:** harden XML parsing and blob writes in powerpoint extract
([#1053](#1053))
([89d24b1](89d24b1))
* **skills:** resolve ruff lint and format violations in powerpoint
skill ([#1048](#1048))
([17bbe7a](17bbe7a))
* **workflows:** add uv.lock dependencies submission have fork-skip
condition ([#1109](#1109))
([dec56ac](dec56ac))
* **workflows:** automate weekly SHA staleness check with issue creation
([#975](#975))
([1ea4caa](1ea4caa))
* **workflows:** close Codecov integration gaps for Pester and pytest
flags ([#1106](#1106))
([cca29b7](cca29b7))
* **workflows:** propagate uv sync errors in copilot-setup-steps
([#961](#961))
([df88d7c](df88d7c))
* **workflows:** resolve release-please skip cascade and Python project
discovery ([#1043](#1043))
([79993e2](79993e2))
* **workflows:** scan only commit subjects for breaking change detection
([#1157](#1157))
([a38a657](a38a657))


### 📚 Documentation

* clarify HVE Core Extension vs Installer messaging across documentation
([#965](#965))
([0fceb8f](0fceb8f))
* **docs:** add ADO integration user documentation
([#935](#935))
([ec89302](ec89302))
* **docs:** add Project Planning agent documentation
([#936](#936))
([3a3a0fd](3a3a0fd))
* **onboarding:** overhaul marketplace onboarding and documentation site
([#982](#982))
([4309e10](4309e10))


### ♻️ Refactoring

* **build:** merge code-review collection into coding-standards
([#863](#863))
([8027e7b](8027e7b))
* **workflows:** rename release pipeline workflows and add marketplace
automation triggers
([#829](#829))
([b6397f4](b6397f4))


### 🔧 Maintenance

* **build:** add clean:logs npm script
([#1122](#1122))
([f85fe02](f85fe02)),
closes [#988](#988)
* **build:** add JSON reporter for cspell
([#1123](#1123))
([6d59f67](6d59f67))
* **ci:** add multi-arch support to copilot-setup-steps binary downloads
([#955](#955))
([8d0c706](8d0c706))
* **deps-dev:** bump cspell from 9.6.4 to 9.7.0 in the npm-dependencies
group ([#839](#839))
([3fa16ff](3fa16ff))
* **deps:** bump actions/dependency-review-action from 4.8.3 to 4.9.0 in
the github-actions group across 1 directory
([#942](#942))
([1a9b858](1a9b858))
* **deps:** bump cairosvg from 2.8.2 to 2.9.0 in
/.github/skills/experimental/powerpoint
([#1025](#1025))
([f4deda7](f4deda7))
* **deps:** bump dompurify from 3.3.1 to 3.3.2 in /docs/docusaurus
([#924](#924))
([d2060d6](d2060d6))
* **deps:** bump svgo from 3.3.2 to 3.3.3 in /docs/docusaurus
([#880](#880))
([6dc2406](6dc2406))
* **deps:** bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 4
updates ([#1100](#1100))
([2290dc0](2290dc0))
* **deps:** bump the github-actions group with 6 updates
([#840](#840))
([f57bc01](f57bc01))
* **docs:** correct New-MsDateReport table rendering and refresh stale
docs ([#1114](#1114))
([c2b806f](c2b806f))
* **settings:** remove orphaned Checkov config and stale gitignore
entries ([#870](#870))
([98fcd74](98fcd74))

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