How do I install the Semgrep Code Scanner Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/semgrep-code-scanner/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at https://claudskills.com/install/.

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

ClaudSkills / Dev Tools / tools-misc

Semgrep Code Scanner

Category: Dev Tools · Sub-category: tools-misc

type:scanner

Semgrep Code Scanner is built around Semgrep static analysis engine. The underlying ecosystem is represented by semgrep/semgrep (14,543+ GitHub stars). It gives an agent a more technical and reliable way to work with the tool than a thin one-line wrapper, using stable interfaces like YAML rules, semgrep –config, taint mode, SARIF, metavariables, autofix and preserving […]

What this skill does

Semgrep Code Scanner is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the tools-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/semgrep-code-scanner/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Semgrep Code Scanner skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 56,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/semgrep-code-scanner
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/semgrep-code-scanner/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/semgrep-code-scanner/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/semgrep-code-scanner/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/semgrep-code-scanner/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\semgrep-code-scanner\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

Pro

For the full experience including quality scoring and one-click install features for each skill — upgrade to Pro.

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