How do you limit the number of open pull requests Dependabot can create?

The open-pull-requests-limit option caps how many open Dependabot PRs can exist simultaneously for a given updates entry, preventing a large batch of newly available updates from flooding a repository with dozens of pull requests all at once.

updates:
  - package-ecosystem: "npm"
    directory: "/"
    schedule:
      interval: "daily"
    open-pull-requests-limit: 10

Once the limit is reached, Dependabot pauses opening new PRs for that ecosystem until existing ones are merged or closed, freeing up room under the cap. This is particularly useful right after first enabling Dependabot on a repository with many outdated dependencies, where without a limit, the very first scheduled check could otherwise generate an overwhelming number of PRs simultaneously.

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