In an effort to help developers gain a better perspective into the packages their open-source projects rely on, Google has introduced Open Source Insights, an exploratory visualization site that offers a view of dependencies, in an organized and accessible way.

One of the main issues that Open Source Insights aims to address is related to staying up to date with the latest changes in the dependencies of employed third-party packages, their latest updates and new features, or the security holes they might bring along.