Semgrep

Semgrep — Technical Use Cases

1. Shift-left SAST in CI/CD pipelines Integrate Semgrep into GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines, or Azure DevOps to enforce security gates on every pull request. Block merges on high-severity findings and post inline code comments for developer remediation.

2. Software composition analysis (SCA) Scan dependency manifests and lock files to identify vulnerable open-source packages. The Supply Chain module maps reachability to reduce noise from transitive dependencies.

3. Secrets detection Detect hardcoded API keys, tokens, and credentials in source code and git history before they reach production. Available as a standalone module at $15/month/contributor.

4. Custom rule authoring Write organization-specific detection rules using Semgrep's pattern syntax to enforce internal coding standards, flag deprecated APIs, or detect business-logic vulnerabilities unique to your codebase.

5. AI agent security workflows Semgrep's API and CLI enable integration into agentic coding pipelines (e.g., Cursor, Replit), allowing AI-generated code to be scanned automatically before commit or deployment.

6. Open-source malware protection The Malware Firewall capability protects against malicious packages entering the software supply chain.

7. Centralized AppSec program management AppSec teams can aggregate findings across repos, route issues to Jira, alert via Slack, and integrate with Palo Alto Networks, Sysdig, and StackHawk for broader security ecosystem coverage.