About Codacy (Codacy Guardrails)
Codacy is a code quality and security platform; Codacy Guardrails is an IDE-integrated solution that scans AI-generated and human-written code in real time to enforce security and quality rules.
Key Features
- IDE Guardrails that scan AI-generated code in VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf (and JetBrains via plugins) before code is printed
- SAST, secret detection, dependency (SCA) & license scanning and infrastructure-as-code checks
- Centralized platform with project dashboards, queries, auto-fix workflows and PR gates
- Local scanning options (CLI/MCP) and integrations with CI and issue trackers
Use Cases & Best For
Teams adopting AI coding assistants who need to enforce org-wide security and quality rules
Security and engineering teams that want shift-left scanning and centralized reporting for PRs and repos
About Code Review & Quality
AI-powered code review and analysis