# snyk/cli

Snyk CLI scans and monitors your projects for security vulnerabilities.

Repository: https://github.com/snyk/cli
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/snyk-cli
Homepage: https://snyk.io
Language: TypeScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: security, monitor, snyk, vulnerabilities
Last push: 2026-08-26T15:53:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3960, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 14.5, "n_releases_24m": 47}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5649, forks 699 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:26.991215+00:00)

## What it is
The Snyk CLI is a command-line tool that scans projects for security vulnerabilities across open-source dependencies, application code, container images, and IaC configurations. It integrates into local development workflows, IDEs, and CI/CD pipelines, with monitoring via the Snyk platform.

## Use cases
- scan npm dependencies for known vulnerabilities
- find security issues in my source code from the terminal
- scan docker images for vulnerabilities in CI
- check terraform and kubernetes configs for insecure settings
- add vulnerability scanning to my CI/CD pipeline
- monitor my projects for newly disclosed CVEs

## When to choose
- you want developer-first security scanning across dependencies, code, containers, and IaC from one tool
- you need CLI-based scanning that fits into local dev, IDEs, and CI/CD pipelines
- you want continuous monitoring and auto-fix suggestions for open-source vulnerabilities

## When to avoid
- you need a fully self-hosted scanner with no cloud service dependency
- you require an OSI-approved open-source license for commercial use
- you only need dynamic (DAST) or runtime security testing

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, vulnerability-scanning, cli, ci-cd, monitoring
- domain: security, developer-tools, infrastructure-as-code
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: sast, sca, dependency-scanning, container-scanning, iac-scanning, static-analysis, appsec, devops, containers, macos, linux, docker, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- snyk/cli (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:26.991215+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:55:16.994442+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/snyk/cli (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:26.991215+00:00, sha dfbb86a175d6)
  - homepage: https://snyk.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:05.144890+00:00, sha 7bc352b71480)
  - site_page: https://docs.snyk.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:05.153123+00:00, sha 6e54bf85d166)
  - site_page: https://snyk.io/about/leadership (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:05.155189+00:00, sha d1f0f65e20e7)
  - site_page: https://snyk.io/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:05.157475+00:00, sha 1a1f4aed042b)
  - site_page: https://snyk.io/plans (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:05.148100+00:00, sha 1d3054a4fa9e)
  - site_page: https://snyk.io/integrations (fetched 2026-08-29T08:50:05.150792+00:00, sha ecdc364cd61c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.