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claude-code-security-review: Auto‑detect vulnerabilities in PRs

Leverage Claude’s AI to scan every code change for security flaws, saving founders time and risk. Ideal for Python teams, backed by 6.3k+ GitHub stars.

From the repo · “An AI-powered security review GitHub Action using Claude to analyze code changes for security vulnerabilities.”

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free
6,479 stars+91★ this week729 forksPythonGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Oct 7Updated 2/11/2026100% free · open source
What it is

Analyzes code changes for security vulnerabilities using AI.

Real use case example

"A founder builds a new e-commerce project on GitHub. They set up this security review automation, and every time they push code changes, it automatically scans for vulnerabilities, ensuring their project stays secure. This frees up time to focus on building and launching their project."

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When to use it
  • •When merging new code into the main branch to ensure no security vulnerabilities are introduced
  • •During regular code audits to identify and remediate existing security issues
  • •When onboarding new developers to ensure they understand the security requirements and best practices for the project
Ready-to-paste prompt
To trigger a security review for a specific pull request, add the following step to your workflow file: `uses: Anthropics/claude-code-security-review@v1` and configure the `claude_api_key` and `paths` inputs accordingly
Heads up: Before using claude-code-security-review, you need to obtain a Claude API key and ensure you have the necessary permissions and credentials to access the Claude API, as well as a GitHub Actions workflow configured to trigger the analysis on your repository
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🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

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How claude-code-security-review: Auto‑detect vulnerabilities in PRs works
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Claude-code-security-review: Auto‑detect vulnerabilities in PRs is a medium Python project (~7.5k lines across 27 code files). Expect some technical setup — comfortable with a terminal, or ask a developer. Last commit 7 months ago, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size
Medium codebase
~7.5k lines · 27 code files · ~1 h to skim
Setup
Some technical setup
Comfortable with a terminal? 20–40 min. Otherwise ask a dev.
Runs on
Python
No API keys detected
Python 90%TypeScript 7%JavaScript 3%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    action.yml
    Where the program starts running
  3. 3
    examples/custom-false-positive-filtering.txt
    A worked example — copy this to get going
What's in each folder
docs/Documentation2 files
examples/Examples you can copy2 files
claudecode/Folder26 files
scripts/Helper scripts3 files
.github/CI / automation (GitHub Actions)2 files
.claude/Editor / agent settings1 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksExamples includedMIT licenseLast update 7 mo ago
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Details
Creator
anthropics
Language
Python
Category
ai-agent
Published
8/4/2025

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