codeql
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Description:
Semantic code analysis engine
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 2.25.1@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @github  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Security
Tags: security static-analysis code-scanning developer-tools vulnerability-detection
Install: brew install --cask codeql
About:
CodeQL is a powerful semantic code analysis engine that treats code as data, enabling developers to query and find vulnerabilities across codebases. It powers GitHub Advanced Security's code scanning and allows for custom queries to identify complex security flaws and bugs. This tool is essential for automating deep code inspection to proactively improve software security.
Key Features:
  • Semantic code analysis engine that treats code as data
  • Powers GitHub Advanced Security code scanning
  • Supports custom query writing in QL language
  • Identifies vulnerabilities, bugs, and logic errors
  • Integrates with CI/CD pipelines for automated scanning
Use Cases:
  • Automated security vulnerability detection in CI/CD pipelines
  • Deep codebase auditing for compliance and security standards
  • Developing custom static analysis rules for specific code patterns
Alternatives:
  • SonarQube – SonarQube provides broader code quality metrics and rules, while CodeQL focuses specifically on semantic analysis and security vulnerabilities through data flow analysis.
Version History
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Mar 27, 2026 9:53am 2.25.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 8c060edc
Mar 19, 2026 12:52pm 2.25.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 0fd68018
Mar 5, 2026 7:09pm 2.24.3 0 VERSION_BUMP aea029de
Feb 20, 2026 12:51pm 2.24.2 0 VERSION_BUMP a0280e03
Feb 5, 2026 6:49pm 2.24.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 11b4ffa4
Jan 26, 2026 12:57pm 2.24.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 632ecf8c
Jan 9, 2026 6:52pm 2.23.9 0 VERSION_BUMP 035cf34f
Aug 23, 2025 12:08pm 2.22.4 0 VERSION_BUMP c8832069
Aug 6, 2025 9:51pm 2.22.3 0 VERSION_BUMP 37e5cbf1
Jul 29, 2025 6:47pm 2.22.2 0 VERSION_BUMP ee3f93e6
Aug 13, 2024 3:36pm 2.18.2 0 VERSION_BUMP 34993cc4
Jul 25, 2024 6:36pm 2.18.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 9492e751
Jul 11, 2024 9:38am 2.18.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 64d3774d
Jun 30, 2024 11:17am 2.17.6 0 VERSION_BUMP fa5cb04d
Jun 28, 2024 9:41am 2.17.6 0 VERSION_BUMP 027460b4
Mar 21, 2024 12:44pm 2.16.5 0 VERSION_BUMP c21c50a6
Feb 12, 2024 6:32pm 2.16.2 0 VERSION_BUMP 901a899c
Jan 16, 2024 3:31pm 2.16.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 6545cf30
Dec 20, 2023 6:33pm 2.15.5 0 VERSION_BUMP b923c2ad
Dec 11, 2023 6:34pm 2.15.4 0 VERSION_BUMP 9a945e43
Nov 13, 2023 12:40pm 2.15.2 0 VERSION_BUMP b51d0b4c
Oct 19, 2023 11:50am 2.15.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 7b8e8623