docs/content/code-security/code-quality/concepts/about-code-quality.md

title, shortTitle, intro, product, versions, topics, contentType

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About GitHub Code Quality	About Code Quality	Learn how {% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality %} helps you catch and fix code health risks, maintain high standards, and track code quality within your {% data variables.product.github %} workflow.	{% data reusables.gated-features.code-quality-availability %}	feature code-quality	Code Quality	concepts

{% data reusables.code-quality.code-quality-preview-note %}

Overview

{% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality %} helps you ensure your codebase is reliable, maintainable, and efficient. Whether you're building a new feature, reducing technical debt, or reporting on repository health, {% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality_short %} provides actionable insights and automated fixes so you can improve and maintain the code health of your repository efficiently.

Key features and benefits

With {% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality_short %}, you can:

• Identify code quality risks and opportunities in pull requests and through repository scans.
• Review clear explanations for findings and apply one-click {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}-powered autofixes.
• Use repository dashboards to track reliability and maintainability scores, identify areas needing attention, and prioritize remediation.
• Set up rulesets for pull requests to enforce code quality standards and block changes that do not meet your criteria.
• Easily assign remediation work to {% data variables.copilot.copilot_coding_agent %}, if you have a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} license.

Availability and usage costs

{% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality %} is available for organization-owned repositories on {% data variables.product.prodname_team %} and {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} plans, as well as public repositories on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}.

{% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality %} won't be billed during public preview. However, {% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality_short %} scans will consume {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} minutes. See AUTOTITLE.

Note

• You don't need a {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} or a {% data variables.product.prodname_code_security %} license to use {% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality_short %} or apply {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}-powered autofixes.
• During the {% data variables.release-phases.public_preview %}, an enterprise policy that blocks the use of {% data variables.product.prodname_code_security %} by repository owners will also block use of {% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality_short %}. See AUTOTITLE.

Supported languages

{% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality_short %} performs rule-based analysis of the following languages using {% data variables.product.prodname_codeql %}:

{% data reusables.code-quality.codeql-supported-languages %}

Code quality problems in other languages are detected by AI analysis alone. For more information on analysis, see AUTOTITLE.

Understanding where {% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality_short %} findings appear after enablement

Once you enable {% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality_short %} for a repository, you'll see {% data variables.product.prodname_codeql %} scans for:

• Every new pull request opened against the default branch
• All existing pull requests to the default branch when they are updated, triggering a new run of CI tests
• The whole codebase on the default branch at the time and date shown on the "{% data variables.code-quality.code_quality_ui %}" settings page

In addition, you'll see an AI-powered analysis of all recent pushes to the default branch.

Pull request results

When {% data variables.product.prodname_codeql %} finds rule-based problems on pull requests, you'll see comments from the {% data variables.code-quality.pr_commenter %}. Where possible, each comment will include a {% data variables.copilot.copilot_autofix_short %} suggestion on how to fix the problem. See AUTOTITLE.

Default branch results

{% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality_short %} findings on the default branch are reported on "{% data variables.code-quality.code_quality_ui %}" pages on the Security tab for the repository:

• {% data variables.code-quality.all_findings %} shows the results of {% data variables.product.prodname_codeql %} quality analysis. See AUTOTITLE.
• {% data variables.code-quality.recent_suggestions %} shows the results of AI-powered analysis of the files most recently pushed to the default branch. See AUTOTITLE.

Scan information

Each {% data variables.product.prodname_codeql %} analysis will use {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} minutes and can be seen on the Actions tab of the repository as a run of the dynamic "{% data variables.code-quality.workflow_name_actions %}" workflow.

Next steps

• Enable {% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality_short %} for your repository, see AUTOTITLE. Enterprise owners may need to first update their Advanced Security policies, see AUTOTITLE
• See how {% data variables.product.prodname_code_quality %} works on your default branch to surface code quality issues and help you understand your repository's code health at a glance. See AUTOTITLE.