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🧩 AquilaX AppSec VS Code Extension
🚀 Overview
The AquilaX AppSec VS Code Extension empowers developers to build secure software effortlessly by integrating AI-powered vulnerability scanning directly into Visual Studio Code.
It connects seamlessly to AquilaX’s advanced detection engine to analyze your repositories, highlight vulnerabilities in real time, and provide actionable security insights - ensuring security is embedded from the first line of code.
✨ Features
🔍 Code-Level Findings – Instantly highlights vulnerabilities inline, with detailed hover information.
⚡ On-Demand Scanning – Trigger full repo scans with real-time progress tracking and result polling.
📊 Scan Management – Start, cancel, and monitor scans effortlessly with sidebar status updates.
📋 Comprehensive Reports – Generate ASCII-style summaries by scanner, including TP/FP/UV counts.
🏢 Multi-Org & Group Support – Easily switch between organizations and teams using dashboard dropdowns.
📁 File & Directory Decorations – See badges directly on files/folders indicating detected findings.
🖥️ Modern Dashboard UI – Clean, responsive webview interface with spinners, loaders, and authentication.
🔄 Automatic State Reset – Cancels pending scans when switching workspaces for clean transitions.
⏱️ Periodic Auto-Refresh – Background refresh every 15 minutes keeps findings up-to-date.
🔗 Deep Dashboard Links – Jump directly to the AquilaX dashboard for full remediation details.
🧠 AI-Enhanced Insights – Detects advanced vulnerabilities (e.g., SQLi) using Securitron-001 AI analysis.
🧩 Native Integration – Built for VS Code with seamless UX and real-time status bar indicators.
🧭 Installation
Open Visual Studio Code .
Navigate to the Extensions Marketplace (Ctrl + Shift + X).
Search for AquilaX AppSec .
Click Install .
Reload VS Code if prompted.
🧑💻 Usage
🔐 1. Sign In
Click Sign In when prompted to authenticate through the secure AquilaX portal.
Your Personal Access Token (PAT) will be securely stored for API communication.
🏢 2. Select Organization & Group
Choose your organization from the sidebar dropdown.
Select a group (project/team) to scope scans and results.
🧾 3. Scan Your Repository
Ensure your workspace is a Git repository with a valid origin remote.
Click Scan Now to start an on-demand scan.
View real-time progress and cancel scans anytime.
🧩 4. View & Manage Findings
✅ True Positives (TP): Red highlights
⚠️ Unverified Findings (UV): Orange highlights
Hover to view severity, descriptions, and recommended fixes.
Access aggregated reports in the AquilaX Scan Summary output channel.
AI-powered “About this Codebase” view appears if Securitron-001 findings exist.
🔄 5. Switch Contexts
Use Change Organization from the command palette to switch orgs/groups.
Workspace changes automatically cancel active scans and clear findings.
🔓 6. Logout & Reset
Click Logout to clear credentials and findings.
Use Reset Credentials for a full session wipe.
⚙️ Requirements
🧱 VS Code version 1.70.0 or higher
🔑 Active AquilaX account
🧾 Git-initialized workspace (for repo recognition)
🆘 Support
Need help or found a bug? We’ve got you covered 👇
🐞 Report issues: GitHub Issues
📧 Email us: support@aquilax.ai
💬 Join our community: AquilaX Developer Network for updates and discussions
📜 License
Licensed under the MIT License
💡 Acknowledgments
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