AI code detection and AI Code Assurance

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Automatic detection of AI code in your project

Responsible use of AI can increase development velocity. However, when AI-generated code is used, it is important to apply a high code quality and security standard to such projects to reduce risk and upkeep long term maintainability of the code base. SonarQube can automatically detect presence of AI-generated code in your project when GitHub and GitHub Copilot are used.

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Please note that, for this feature to work, SonarQube needs additional permissions through the GitHub app.

If you are using SonarQube Server (available from SonarQube Server 2025.1 LTA, Developer Edition+), follow these steps to complete setting up Autodetecting AI code.

If you are using SonarQube Cloud (available in Team plan+), follow these steps to complete setting up Autodetecting AI code.

AI Code Assurance

When AI-generated code is detected (or if you are aware of presence of AI-generated code) in your project, we recommend protecting such projects with Sonar’s AI Code Assurance workflow. This will allow your team to confidently embrace AI-coding assistants to boost development productivity. Read more here.

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Hello,
I’d appreciate some clarification on a few points regarding SonarQube’s AI-related features:

  1. AI Code Detection
  • How does GitHub + Copilot determine which parts of the code are AI-generated and which are not?
  • What methodology or criteria are used to achieve this differentiation?
  1. “Sonar Way for AI Code” Quality Gate
  • What are the key improvements in this new gate?
  • Does it introduce new rules or extend existing conditions for AI-generated code?
  1. “AI Code Fix” Suggestions
  • Are these fixes exclusively for AI-generated code, or do they apply to all code?
  • Are they additional to the regular suggestions (i.e., do we now receive both “standard” and “AI-specific” recommendations)?

Thanks in advance for your insights!

Our Sonar version: Enterprise Edition v2025.1.1 (104738)