Code scanning AI Scan no longer requires CodeQL default setup
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Published by GitHub Changelog (T1 source). The original is at https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-16-code-scanning-ai-scan-no-longer-requires-codeql-default-setup.
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SummaryGitHub announced that its code scanning AI Scan feature for pull requests can now detect security vulnerabilities even when CodeQL default setup is not enabled on a repository.
Why it mattersRemoves a setup prerequisite, lowering the barrier to using AI-powered code scanning on any repository that has not enabled CodeQL default setup.
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