Autodetect AI Code

SonarQube can autodetect the likelihood of AI-generated code in your projects on GitHub using GitHub Copilot.

Deprecated: Autodetect AI code has been deprecated in SonarQube Cloud and SonarQube Server 2026.1 and will be dropped in a subsequent release.

Knowing if your project contains AI-generated code helps raise awareness of code ownership and code security. To help build this awareness, SonarQube Cloud can autodetect AI-generated code in projects using GitHub Copilot.

• If turned on, the feature alerts Project Admins when project contributors recently used GitHub Copilot.

• If Copilot usage is detected, Project Admins can apply the tags and quality gates associated with your team’s AI Code Assurance profile to flag projects that contain AI-generated code.

Autodetect AI-Generated Code is on by default in SonarQube Cloud, but your GitHub App must have the appropriate permissions to allow communication with SonarQube Cloud.

For full details about the feature, including instructions and requirements, see Autodetect AI code for SonarQube Cloud and Autodetect AI code for SonarQube Server.