Code review and static analysis (SAST)

3 tools. Compare how each tool runs, what it needs, where it sends data, what it can change and what its code can touch. Feed: /tasks/code-review-sast/feed.xml

Tools for the task: Code review and static analysis (SAST)
ToolRuns and needsWhere the tool runs and what must be in place before it works.Sends data toOutside parties the tool contacts, read from the code and the documentation. Other connections are not ruled out.Can change thingsWhether the tool's functions only read, or also create, change or delete things, run commands, or send data out.How to run itThe run advice where we have read the tool under the verdict rule, else what the code shows; below it, whether it has run in our lab.
Cloudflare Security Audit SkillDraft · awaiting review

Agent skill that runs a multi-phase, source-first security audit of a codebase and verifies each candidate finding.

Skill · cloudflare, pushed 2026-09-14

Inside your AI client

Works with: Claude Code

Needs: A coding agent whose model supports tool use and parallel sub-agents; Node.js to run the findings and coverage-ledger validators; +2 more

none found in the files readchanges, runs commands

Code shows: writes outside the project · runs shell commands or eval · reads broad tokens or the environment

Not run yet

Trail of Bits Agentic Actions AuditorDraft · awaiting review

Claude Code plugin that statically audits GitHub Actions workflows which invoke AI coding agents for injection and permission flaws.

Plugin · trailofbits, pushed 2026-10-15

Inside your AI client

Works with: Claude Code, Codex

Needs: Claude Code with the trailofbits/skills plugin marketplace added; the root README also documents Codex; The GitHub CLI (gh) for remote analysis mode and remote cross-file fetches; +2 more

GitHub API (named repository), GitHub API (referenced repositories)runs commands

Code shows: runs shell commands or eval · has broad pre-approvals

Not run yet

Trail of Bits Static AnalysisDraft · awaiting review

Claude Code plugin that drives CodeQL, Semgrep and SARIF parsing to find security vulnerabilities in a codebase.

Plugin · trailofbits, pushed 2026-10-15

Inside your AI client

Works with: Claude Code, Codex

Needs: Ships as a Claude Code plugin marketplace; Codex can load the same marketplace through its Claude marketplace compatibility; The CodeQL skill stops unless the codeql CLI is on PATH (gh-codeql extension, Homebrew cask or codeql-bundle); +6 more

Semgrep registry, Third-party Semgrep rule repositories, CodeQL pack registry, Target project's package registries, Homebrewchanges, deletes, runs commands

Code shows: writes outside the project · talks to any host · runs shell commands or eval · +3 more

Not run yet