Using the advanced functionality of the CodeQL CLI

You can use the CodeQL CLI to locally develop, test and run CodeQL queries on software projects.

Who can use this feature?

CodeQL is available for the following repository types:

Public repositories on GitHub.com, see GitHub CodeQL Terms and Conditions
Organization-owned repositories on GitHub Team with GitHub Code Security enabled

You can output SARIF from the CodeQL CLI and share static analysis results with other systems.

Understand CSV results from the CodeQL CLI.

Understand the compatibility, contents, and structure of CodeQL packs.

Control how the CodeQL CLI builds databases for analysis with extractor options.

Exit codes signify the status of a command after the CodeQL CLI runs it.