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GitHub Code Quality

GitHub Code Quality

GitHub Code Quality surfaces findings in pull requests with reviewable fixes before merge, then helps you enforce consistent standards with Rulesets.

GitHub Code Quality dashboard showing CodeQL findings, maintainability and reliability scores, AI suggestions, and a list of code quality issues with severity and finding counts.

67% of findings come with an AI-generated fix suggestion

70% of findings on complex pull requests fixed the same day

50% smaller repository backlogs within six months of enabling Code Quality

Ship more code, not more backlog

Stay in the workflow

GitHub Code Quality surfaces findings directly in pull requests, so developers don’t have to switch to a separate dashboard.

Fix issues as you review

Each finding includes a reviewable fix developers can apply before merging.

Reduce backlog and ship faster

Spend less time triaging quality issues and more time reviewing and shipping fixes.

Workflow

Everything you need to enforce quality

Detection built for AI-era code

Deterministic CodeQL analysis catches what rules handle. AI-assisted detection catches what they miss. Together they keep pace with code your developers generate faster than any rule library grows.

GitHub repository security page showing AI findings for code quality issues across recently changed files.

Fix at the source

Your developers do not open a dashboard. They open a pull request. Copilot Autofix suggests the fix right there. They review, edit, or dismiss it. Nothing merges on its own.

GitHub code quality bot suggesting a fix for an invalid NaN comparison in a pull request.

One standard, no matter who or what writes the code 

The same Rulesets govern the code your developers write, the findings Copilot code review returns, and the pull requests your coding agents open. Quality and security, one workflow. 

GitHub pull request checks blocking a merge after a code quality check fails.

Coverage where quality lives 

Code Quality renders your existing coverage reports in Cobertura XML format and gates merges on your thresholds through Rulesets. One policy surface, one less vendor to manage.

GitHub code quality bot showing improved Java code coverage and a blocked merge.
Add-on

Bring Code Quality to your organization

Code Quality

Quality in the pull request, governance across your organization.

$10USDper committer / month + usage

What's included

  • Hybrid detection (deterministic CodeQL plus AI-assisted)
  • Autofix in the pull request
  • Rulesets quality gates, coverage thresholds, and merge protection
  • Maintainability and reliability scoring
  • Coverage ingestion (Cobertura XML)
  • Organization-wide deployment, dashboards, and APIs

$10 USD per committer / month plus usage-based billing for AI features and Actions minutes. Public repositories: $0 per committer + usage-based billing for AI-powered work. Available on GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Team. 

Frequently asked questions

How much does Code Quality cost?

$10 per committer per month, plus usage-based billing for AI-powered work. Deterministic CodeQL scans use GitHub Actions minutes. Public repositories carry no per-committer charge, with usage-based billing for AI-powered capabilities.

Which languages does Code Quality support?

Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, C#, and Go.

Do I need another tool for test coverage?

No. Code Quality renders coverage reports from your existing test tooling in Cobertura XML format, then gates merges on your thresholds through Rulesets. It reads your coverage; it does not instrument your tests.

How is this different from GitHub Advanced Security?

GitHub Advanced Security covers security: Code Security finds vulnerabilities, and Secret Protection finds exposed credentials. Code Quality covers maintainability, reliability, and coverage, and the two disciplines work together. Quality issues are where vulnerabilities can hide, so cleaner code gives your security team less to reason about. Code Quality and Code Security run on the same CodeQL engine, and both report through one Security and quality overview.

Does Code Quality work with Copilot code review?

Yes, as integrated-but-separate experiences. Copilot code review gives your developers in-context feedback while they author, and its comments are ephemeral. Code Quality gives your leaders persistent findings, enforceable gates, and reporting across repositories and time. Both appear in the pull request.

Is Code Quality a compliance product?

No. Code Quality supports internal governance and developer workflow. It is not attestation against a regulatory standard or audit framework. 

Can I govern quality across my whole organization?

Yes. Deploy Code Quality organization-wide with dashboards, bulk actions, APIs, and repository- and org-level scoring.

Where can my team learn to set it up?

The GitHub Code Quality learning pathway walks through enabling checks, setting rulesets, fixing findings with Autofix, and reading the dashboards. Start the pathway.