What is osv-scanner built with?

osv-scanner is a Go repo. It uses AI through Model Context Protocol, is tested with Google, github.com/gkampitakis/go-snaps, and gopkg.in/dnaeon/go-vcr.v4, and uses MCP. It has 45,296 written lines, with 112 test files.

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Frontend

Backend

Support

Testing 3

  • Google15 files
  • github.com/gkampitakis/go-snaps2 files
  • gopkg.in/dnaeon/go-vcr.v42 files

Tools 2

  • github.com/urfave/cli/v310 files
  • golang.org/x/vuln2 files

Other 13

  • github.com/CycloneDX/cyclonedx-go7 files
  • github.com/tidwall/gjson3 files
  • github.com/opencontainers/go-digest2 files
  • github.com/tidwall/sjson2 files
  • google.golang.org/grpc2 files
  • github.com/go-git/go-git/v51 file
  • google.golang.org/protobuf6 files
  • golang.org/x/term3 files
  • github.com/BurntSushi/toml1 file
  • github.com/gobwas/glob1 file
  • github.com/package-url/packageurl-go1 file
  • github.com/tidwall/pretty1 file
1 more
  • go.yaml.in/yaml/v41 file

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Frequently asked questions

What language is osv-scanner written in?
osv-scanner is written in Go, with 45,296 written lines.
Does osv-scanner use AI?
Yes. osv-scanner uses AI through Model Context Protocol.
What services does osv-scanner use?
osv-scanner uses MCP.

The proof: cmd/osv-scanner/mcp/command.go, line 22

Does osv-scanner have tests?
Yes. osv-scanner has 112 test files and is tested with Google, github.com/gkampitakis/go-snaps, and gopkg.in/dnaeon/go-vcr.v4.
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