ivuorinen/actions/codeql-analysis

June 16, 2026 · View on GitHub

Description

Run CodeQL security analysis for a single language with configurable query suites

Inputs

name	description	required	default
`language`	Language to analyze (javascript, python, actions, java, csharp, cpp, ruby, go, etc.)	`true`	`""`
`queries`	Comma-separated list of additional queries to run	`false`	`""`
`packs`	Comma-separated list of CodeQL query packs to run	`false`	`""`
`config-file`	Path to CodeQL configuration file	`false`	`""`
`config`	Configuration passed as a YAML string	`false`	`""`
`build-mode`	The build mode for compiled languages (none, manual, autobuild)	`false`	`""`
`source-root`	Path of the root source code directory	`false`	`""`
`category`	Analysis category (default: /language:)	`false`	`""`
`checkout-ref`	Git reference to checkout (default: current ref)	`false`	`""`
`token`	GitHub token for API access	`false`	`${{ github.token }}`
`working-directory`	Working directory for the analysis	`false`	`.`
`upload-results`	Upload results to GitHub Security tab	`false`	`true`
`ram`	Amount of memory in MB that can be used by CodeQL	`false`	`""`
`threads`	Number of threads that can be used by CodeQL	`false`	`""`
`output`	Path to save SARIF results	`false`	`../results`
`skip-queries`	Build database but skip running queries	`false`	`false`

Outputs

name	description
`language-analyzed`	Language that was analyzed
`analysis-category`	Category used for the analysis
`sarif-file`	Path to generated SARIF file

Runs

This action is a composite action.

Usage

- uses: ivuorinen/actions/codeql-analysis@vYYYY.MM.DD
  with:
    language:
    # Language to analyze (javascript, python, actions, java, csharp, cpp, ruby, go, etc.)
    #
    # Required: true
    # Default: ""

    queries:
    # Comma-separated list of additional queries to run
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: ""

    packs:
    # Comma-separated list of CodeQL query packs to run
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: ""

    config-file:
    # Path to CodeQL configuration file
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: ""

    config:
    # Configuration passed as a YAML string
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: ""

    build-mode:
    # The build mode for compiled languages (none, manual, autobuild)
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: ""

    source-root:
    # Path of the root source code directory
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: ""

    category:
    # Analysis category (default: /language:<language>)
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: ""

    checkout-ref:
    # Git reference to checkout (default: current ref)
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: ""

    token:
    # GitHub token for API access
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: ${{ github.token }}

    working-directory:
    # Working directory for the analysis
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: .

    upload-results:
    # Upload results to GitHub Security tab
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: true

    ram:
    # Amount of memory in MB that can be used by CodeQL
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: ""

    threads:
    # Number of threads that can be used by CodeQL
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: ""

    output:
    # Path to save SARIF results
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: ../results

    skip-queries:
    # Build database but skip running queries
    #
    # Required: false
    # Default: false