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 create query suites for queries you frequently use in your CodeQL analyses.

You can set up tests for your CodeQL queries to ensure that they continue to return the expected results with new releases of the CodeQL CLI.

You can use CodeQL packs to create, share, depend on, and run CodeQL queries and libraries.

You can publish your own CodeQL packs and use packs published by other people.

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.