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Try itExperimental

See what an agent can do with Semgrep before you ever sign up. Pick a story: recorded sessions replay real probe-harness transcripts; sandboxed self-drive sessions are designed and gated (docs/TRY-IT.md).

$semgrep --versionrecorded session — replayed, not live
recorded 2026-09-04 · exit 0 · captured verbatim by our probe harness, secrets redacted

Verified integrations

No integration evidence found in our corpus for this product yet — that means none was found, never that it doesn’t integrate.

By theme — the product's score on each story themeBy theme

Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticnessevidence →

How well agents can access and operate the product

29.1/100

Automation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depthevidence →

How much of the product can run unattended

43.5/100

Ci precommit — stories about ci precommit in this arenaCi precommitevidence →

Stories about ci precommit in this arena

72.8/100

Container scanning — stories about container scanning in this arenaContainer scanningevidence →

Stories about container scanning in this arena

7.2/100

Coverage accuracy — stories about coverage accuracy in this arenaCoverage accuracyevidence →

Stories about coverage accuracy in this arena

63.0/100

Dependency sca — stories about dependency sca in this arenaDependency scaevidence →

Stories about dependency sca in this arena

40.3/100

Openness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpennessevidence →

Open source, data portability, and self-hosting stories

40.8/100

Privacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy postureevidence →

Data-handling and privacy stories

20.0/100

Sast rules — stories about sast rules in this arenaSast rulesevidence →

Stories about sast rules in this arena

61.8/100

Secret detection — stories about secret detection in this arenaSecret detectionevidence →

Stories about secret detection in this arena

33.8/100

Supply chain sbom — stories about supply chain sbom in this arenaSupply chain sbomevidence →

Stories about supply chain sbom in this arena

20.0/100

Triage noise — stories about triage noise in this arenaTriage noiseevidence →

Stories about triage noise in this arena

22.5/100

Story verdicts — every judged story with its evidenceStory verdicts

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Sorted by importance (agentic first) (high → low) · 55/55 stories · click a row’s chevron for the rationale and evidence

Connect an agent via an official MCP server G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3full6/10T

Drive the product through a documented public API G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3partial6/10T

Delegate tasks to a built-in AI assistant inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3partial5/10C

Plug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness3none0/10

Run the product headlessly / in CI for automation G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full9/10X

Point an agent at llms.txt or agent-oriented docs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Use an official CLI G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2full8/10T

Get AI-generated insights and suggestions from my data inside the product G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial6/10X

Set up automations that run autonomously in the background G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial5/10C

Operate the product with natural-language commands G

Agentic features

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2partial3/10T

Build against official SDKs G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Download a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent) G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Explore an interactive API reference with runnable examples G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Issue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Rely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policy G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Subscribe to events via webhooks G

Agent access

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness2none0/10

Test against a sandbox environment without touching production data G

Api quality

ai-native userAgenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productAgenticness1n/auntestednone yet

Run scans in CI on every pull request and fail the build on new findings via exit codes C

Ci gates

devops-leadCi precommit — stories about ci precommit in this arenaCi precommit3full9/10X

Run the scanner as a pre-commit hook so secrets and issues never enter my git history C

Pre commit

developerCi precommit — stories about ci precommit in this arenaCi precommit3full9/10C

Define rules that trigger actions automatically on events G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth3full8/10C

Run static analysis that finds vulnerability classes like injection and XSS in my source code C

Code analysis

developerSast rules — stories about sast rules in this arenaSast rules3full8/10X

Have an agent run a scan headlessly via the CLI, parse machine-readable results, and file issues for real findings G

Agent scanning

ai-native userCi precommit — stories about ci precommit in this arenaCi precommit3partial7/10X

Scan my dependency manifests and lockfiles for packages with known vulnerabilities C

Sca scanning

developerDependency sca — stories about dependency sca in this arenaDependency sca3full7/10X

Self-host the core product G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3full7/10C

Use AI to triage findings — explaining them, deduplicating, and flagging likely false positives C

Ai triage

ai-native userTriage noise — stories about triage noise in this arenaTriage noise3partial6/10X

Export all of my data in open formats and leave G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness3partial5/10C

Baseline or ignore existing and false-positive findings so only new issues alert C

Fp management

security-engineerTriage noise — stories about triage noise in this arenaTriage noise3partial4/10C

Prevent my data from being used to train AI models G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture3partial4/10C

Scan a repository and its full git history for hardcoded secrets and credentials C

Secret scanning

developerSecret detection — stories about secret detection in this arenaSecret detection3partial4/10C

Scan container images for OS-package and application-layer vulnerabilities before deploying them C

Containers

devops-leadContainer scanning — stories about container scanning in this arenaContainer scanning3none0/10

Emit scan results in machine-readable formats like JSON or SARIF for downstream tooling C

Output formats

developerCoverage accuracy — stories about coverage accuracy in this arenaCoverage accuracy2full9/10X

Detect taint-style vulnerabilities that flow across files and function boundaries C

Code analysis

security-engineerSast rules — stories about sast rules in this arenaSast rules2full8/10C

Have detected secrets verified against the issuing service so I know which ones are live C

Secret scanning

security-engineerSecret detection — stories about secret detection in this arenaSecret detection2full8/10C

Write custom static-analysis rules in a simple syntax and share them across repositories C

Custom rules

security-engineerSast rules — stories about sast rules in this arenaSast rules2full8/10X

See scan findings surfaced as pull-request comments or checks in GitHub or GitLab C

Ci gates

developerCi precommit — stories about ci precommit in this arenaCi precommit2full7/10C

Wire the scanner into my coding agent so AI-generated code is scanned for issues before it lands C

Agent scanning

ai-native userCi precommit — stories about ci precommit in this arenaCi precommit2full7/10T

Apply suggested or automatic code fixes for findings instead of only reading reports C

Fix suggestions

developerSast rules — stories about sast rules in this arenaSast rules2partial6/10C

Define custom detection rules for my organization's internal token and secret formats C

Custom detection

security-engineerSecret detection — stories about secret detection in this arenaSecret detection2partial6/10X

Perform bulk operations across many items at once G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2partial6/10C

Prioritize dependency alerts by whether the vulnerable code is actually reachable from my code C

Sca scanning

security-engineerDependency sca — stories about dependency sca in this arenaDependency sca2partial6/10C

Scan projects across all the major languages and package ecosystems my organization uses C

Coverage

developerCoverage accuracy — stories about coverage accuracy in this arenaCoverage accuracy2partial6/10X

Generate a software bill of materials (SPDX or CycloneDX) for my project or image C

Sbom

security-engineerSupply chain sbom — stories about supply chain sbom in this arenaSupply chain sbom2partial5/10C

Opt out of telemetry and usage tracking G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2partial5/10C

Read the product's source under an open license G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2partial5/10X

Control data retention and deletion G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2partial4/10C

Do everything through the API that I can do in the UI G

ai-native userOpenness — open source, data portability, and self-hosting storiesOpenness2partial4/10T

Have AI draft remediation pull requests for security findings that I review and merge C

Ai remediation

ai-native userSast rules — stories about sast rules in this arenaSast rules2partial4/10C

Scan Terraform, Kubernetes, and other IaC files for security misconfigurations C

Iac misconfig

devops-leadContainer scanning — stories about container scanning in this arenaContainer scanning2partial3/10C

Schedule recurring jobs or workflows G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth2partial3/10C

Choose where my data is stored (region/residency) G

ai-native userPrivacy posture — data-handling and privacy storiesPrivacy posture2none0/10

Get concrete upgrade paths or automated fix pull requests that remediate vulnerable dependencies C

Dependency fixes

developerDependency sca — stories about dependency sca in this arenaDependency sca2none0/10

Scan non-git sources like S3 buckets, Docker images, and CI logs for leaked secrets C

Secret scanning

security-engineerSecret detection — stories about secret detection in this arenaSecret detection2none0/10

Filter and gate on findings by severity or confidence so low-value noise does not block builds C

Fp management

developerTriage noise — stories about triage noise in this arenaTriage noise2noneuntestednone yet

Detect the licenses of my dependencies and enforce a license policy in scans C

Licenses

devops-leadSupply chain sbom — stories about supply chain sbom in this arenaSupply chain sbom1none0/10

Version, review, and roll back my automations G

ai-native userAutomation depth — how much of the product can run unattendedAutomation depth1none0/10

Opportunities — the stories that would move this product's scores, from its own judged verdictsOpportunitiestop 8 of 38 stories with headroom

What would move Semgrep’s scores — derived from its own judged verdicts, biggest headroom first. Each line quotes what the judge found missing; shipping it (or evidencing it publicly) is the fix.

  1. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productPlug MCP servers into this product so it can use their tools

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 45

    Evidence shows Semgrep exposes itself as an MCP server (semgrep-probe-3) so other agents can call its scanning tools, but there is no evidence that Semgrep itself can consume/plug in external MCP servers to use their tools — no client-side MCP integration is documented anywhere in the docs, CLI reference, or platform API pages.

  2. Container scanning — stories about container scanning in this arenaScan container images for OS-package and application-layer vulnerabilities before deploying them

    nonemoves PA Scoreimpact 30

    The evidence pack covers Semgrep Code (SAST), Secrets, and Supply Chain (dependency/OSS SCA) scanning of source repositories, CI pipelines, and manifests, but contains no mention of scanning container images or detecting OS-package vulnerabilities inside image layers — a capability offered by dedicated container scanners.

  3. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productIssue scoped/least-privilege API credentials for an agent

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Evidence shows Semgrep AppSec Platform has an API for listing deployments/findings/projects, but there is no mention of scoped or least-privilege API tokens/credentials designed for agent use, nor any granular permission/role system for API keys.

  4. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productBuild against official SDKs

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    The evidence shows Semgrep offers a CLI, a REST API for the AppSec Platform, and an MCP server, but nowhere is an official client SDK (e.g., Python/JS/Go library for programmatic integration) documented or referenced.

  5. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productSubscribe to events via webhooks

    nonemoves agent-readyimpact 30

    Evidence shows Semgrep provides a REST API for querying findings/deployments and CI-integration on push/PR events, but nothing describes a webhook subscription mechanism for events; no docs mention webhook endpoints or event-driven notifications to external systems.

  6. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productExplore an interactive API reference with runnable examples

    nonemoves API qualityimpact 30

    Semgrep documents an AppSec Platform API (list deployments, findings, projects) but there is no evidence of an interactive API reference with runnable/try-it examples; the openapi.json/swagger probes returned 404 on all candidate paths, indicating no interactive spec-based docs.

  7. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productDownload a machine-readable API spec (OpenAPI or equivalent)

    nonemoves API qualityimpact 30

    Semgrep documents a REST API for the AppSec Platform (semgrep-docs-17/59) but a direct probe for machine-readable OpenAPI/Swagger specs at standard paths returned 404 everywhere (semgrep-probe-2), and no evidence of a published API spec exists elsewhere in the pack.

  8. Agenticness — how well agents can access and operate the productRely on versioned APIs with a documented deprecation policy

    nonemoves API qualityimpact 30

    Missing: versioning scheme documentation, deprecation policy/notice process, changelog or migration guides for API changes.

Showing the top 8 of 38 — every none/partial verdict in the story verdicts table is headroom.

Think a verdict is wrong? Every verdicts-table row has a Flag link — see the methodology.

Coverage map — which docs area, API section, or community source covers which judged storiesCoverage map16 surfaces · 40 covered stories

Where the cited evidence behind each covered verdict came from — the same citations the verdicts table shows, no extra judging.

Probe proofs — replayable recordings from the probe harnessProbe proofs

Replayable recordings from our probe harness — see the Prove-It protocol to submit one.

$semgrep --versionreproduced
$ semgrep --version
1.176.0
proves: Use an official CLIrecorded 2026-09-04

Claims vs evidence — vendor claims reconciled against independent verdictsClaims vs evidence

10 of 21 testable claims verified · 1 contradictedintegrity 38/100

30 distinct capability claims found in Semgrep’s own claimed-docs/GitHub materials, reconciled against our judge’s independent verdicts.

10

Verified

10

Unverified

1

Contradicted

20

Undersold

Verified (18)
Unverified (10)
Contradicted (1)
Undersold (20)
Claims outside our story set (2)

Real capability claims found in Semgrep’s own materials, but no story in this arena’s taxonomy covers them yet — that’s feedback on the taxonomy, not a mark against the product.

  • Findings are transparent - rules and matching syntax can be inspected to understand detection

    source ↗
  • New Shift Program helps users migrate off legacy AppSec tools like Checkmarx or Snyk

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Business model

open-sourcefree-tiersubscription-per-seatenterprise-custom

Semgrep CE engine is LGPL-2.1 open source; the AppSec Platform is free for small teams and priced per contributor on paid plans, with custom enterprise agreements.

pricing ↗

Score trend

How this product’s scores have moved as evidence and verdicts are re-derived — a point per change, not per day.

PA Score27 (Sep 4 '26)30 (Sep 16 '26)
Agent-ready34 (Sep 4 '26)38 (Sep 16 '26)

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Data

Agent surface uptime llms.txt 100% (30d, checked every 6h since Sep 8 '26)