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A TOOL WE STUDIED

Semgrep

Security and bug patterns can be written as reviewable code-shaped rules.

Research reference

01 / THE WORK

What we admire

Semgrep’s rules demonstrate the power of describing a problem in a form close to the source being checked. That makes static findings easier to understand and audit.

02 / THE LESSON

The principle that stayed

Static analysis is strongest with a selected rule pack and known scope. A generic scanner cannot turn every warning into a reproduced failure, and running more rules is not automatically better.

03 / OUR BOUNDARY

Where CodeVetter stands

Our OSS decision parked Semgrep until specific rule packs justify its cost and packaging. CodeVetter’s current verification loop does not depend on Semgrep.