Code scanning AI Scan no longer requires CodeQL default setup

PreviewSep 16, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

You can now use AI Scan for pull requests to find security vulnerabilities, even when CodeQL default setup isn’t enabled on a repository. Previously, AI Scan for pull requests only ran on repositories where CodeQL default setup was configured.

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https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-16-code-scanning-ai-scan-no-longer-requires-codeql-default-setup

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