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.

You can output results from the CodeQL CLI in CSV format to share with other systems.

You can use the CodeQL CLI to run CodeQL processes locally on software projects.

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