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Open-Source Dependency Scanning (SCA) in IDE

Aikido’s IDE extension helps you find and fix vulnerabilities in your open-source dependencies without leaving your editor. It scans your project’s manifests and lockfiles to detect outdated or insecure packages, highlight affected versions, and suggest safe upgrades.

How it works

  • Aikido reads your dependency manifests and lockfiles to build an accurate list of packages and versions.
  • Results include known CVEs, severity, affected versions, and safe upgrade ranges.
  • After you run a manual SCA scan once, the extension watches your workspace for lockfile changes and refreshes results automatically.

Run a manual SCA scan

VSCode

  1. Open the Aikido sidebar in VS Code.
  2. Go to Open-source dependencies.
  3. Click Start scanning.
  4. When results appear, select a package to view details, advisories, and fix guidance.
  5. Each finding shows the minimum safe version or version ranges that resolve the issue.
  6. For supported ecosystems, AI AutoFix can update the manifest or suggest a safe version bump that you can apply from the IDE.

Eclipse

  1. Open "Aikido Workspace Scan"
  2. Press "Scan All Code"
  3. When results appear, select a package lockfile to view details, advisories, and fix guidance.
  4. Each finding shows the minimum safe version or version ranges that resolve the issue.