GitHub CodeQL

Spec sheet

Purpose

CodeQL is a language and toolchain for code analysis that treats code as data.Read 28 Sep 2026 · codeql.github.com

Free plan

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · github.com

Paid from

30Read 21 Sep 2026 · github.com

CI integration

The CodeQL bundle can be downloaded for an external CI system to generate code-scanning results and upload them to GitHub.Read 28 Sep 2026 · codeql.github.com

CodeQL tools

GitHub provides the CodeQL CLI and a CodeQL extension for Visual Studio Code.Read 28 Sep 2026 · codeql.github.com

Core workflow

CodeQL analysis creates a database, runs queries against it, and interprets the results for review and triage.Read 28 Sep 2026 · codeql.github.com

Custom queries

Users can write custom queries and package them in CodeQL packs for code scanning or CLI analysis.Read 28 Sep 2026 · codeql.github.com

GitHub Actions

The standard way to run CodeQL queries on a GitHub-hosted repository is to enable code scanning with GitHub Actions.Read 28 Sep 2026 · codeql.github.com

Language limitation

CodeQL does not support languages outside its listed supported languages, including PHP and Scala.Read 28 Sep 2026 · docs.github.com

Platform requirements

The latest CodeQL release supports Linux Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, Windows 10 or Windows Server 2019 and Windows 11 or Windows Server 2022/2025, and macOS 14/15/26.Read 28 Sep 2026 · codeql.github.com

Query types

CodeQL queries analyze code for security, correctness, maintainability, and readability issues.Read 28 Sep 2026 · codeql.github.com

Repository eligibility

Code scanning is available for public repositories and for organization-owned repositories on GitHub Team, GitHub Enterprise Cloud, or GitHub Enterprise Server with GitHub Code Security enabled.Read 28 Sep 2026 · docs.github.com

Security analysis

CodeQL is designed to automate security checks and help security researchers perform variant analysis.Read 28 Sep 2026 · codeql.github.com

Security coverage

CodeQL 2.26.2's Default suite contains 497 security queries covering 170 CWEs, while Extended adds 131 queries covering 32 more CWEs.Read 28 Sep 2026 · codeql.github.com

Supported languages

CodeQL supports C/C++, C#, Go, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Rust, Swift, and GitHub Actions workflows.Read 28 Sep 2026 · codeql.github.com

Plans and prices

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