@CacheableTask
abstract class MyTask @Inject constructor() : DefaultTask() {
  @get:Input
  abstract val inputJars: ListProperty<Provider<MinimalExternalModuleDependency>>

  @get:OutputFile
  abstract val output: RegularFileProperty

  @TaskAction
  fun execute() {
    val configurationContainer = services.get<ConfigurationContainer>()
    val configuration = configurationContainer.detachedConfiguration()
      .apply {
        isCanBeResolved = true
        isTransitive = false
        isCanBeConsumed = false
        for (provider in inputJars.get()) {
          dependencies.addLater(provider)
        }
      }
    val files = configuration.files

    // Use files to produce output
  }
}

build.gradle.kts

val myTask by tasks.registering(MyTask::class) {
  inputJars.addAll(
    libs.myVeryLargeDependency,
    libs.myOtherVeryLargeDependency,
  )
  output.set(layout.buildDirectory.file("myTask/output.txt"))
}

ConfigurationContainer

Configuration

Provider<MinimalExternalModuleDependency>

ListProperty<Provider<MinimalExternalModuleDependency>>

Property<FileCollection>

dependencies {}

Resolution of the configuration :treehouse-build:upstream-protos:detachedConfiguration1 was attempted from a context different than the project context. Have a look at the documentation to understand why this is a problem and how it can be resolved. This behavior has been deprecated. This will fail with an error in Gradle 9.0. For more information, please refer to <https://docs.gradle.org/8.12.1/userguide/viewing_debugging_dependencies.html#sub:resolving-unsafe-configuration-resolution-errors> in the Gradle documentation.