---
title: Using the CodeQL CLI
intro: 'You can use the {% data variables.product.prodname_codeql_cli %} to locally develop, test and run CodeQL queries on software projects.'
product: '{% data reusables.gated-features.codeql %}'
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghae: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - Advanced Security
  - Code scanning
children:
  - /about-the-codeql-cli
  - /getting-started-with-the-codeql-cli
  - /creating-codeql-databases
  - /extractor-options
  - /analyzing-databases-with-the-codeql-cli
  - /using-custom-queries-with-the-codeql-cli
  - /creating-codeql-query-suites
  - /testing-custom-queries
  - /testing-query-help-files
  - /creating-and-working-with-codeql-packs
  - /publishing-and-using-codeql-packs
  - /specifying-command-options-in-a-codeql-configuration-file
---