Code Sight Documentation

Version: 2026.4.0

Welcome to Code Sight
Code Sight interactive tours
Code Sight Support Matrix
Supported Languages, Frameworks, and Package Managers for Black Duck Products
Supported IDEs
Supported Platforms
Supported Products and Servers
Installing Code Sight
Installing Code Sight in Eclipse
Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in Eclipse
To install the Code Sight plug-in in Eclipse
To install the Code Sight plug-in on an Eclipse system not connected to the Internet
Code Sight within Eclipse
To uninstall the Code Sight plug-in from Eclipse
To clean up the Code Sight configuration files (Eclipse)
Installing Code Sight in IntelliJ
Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in IntelliJ
To install the Code Sight plug-in in IntelliJ
To install the Code Sight plug-in on an IntelliJ system not connected to the Internet
Code Sight within IntelliJ
To uninstall the Code Sight plug-in from IntelliJ
To clean up the Code Sight configuration files (IntelliJ)
Installing Code Sight in Visual Studio
Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in Visual Studio
To install the Code Sight extension in Visual Studio
To install the Code Sight extension on a Visual Studio system not connected to the Internet
Code Sight within Visual Studio
To uninstall the Code Sight extension from Visual Studio
To clean up the Code Sight configuration files (Visual Studio)
Installing Code Sight in Visual Studio Code
Prerequisites for installing Code Sight in Visual Studio Code
How do I enable Coverity (SAST) scans within Visual Studio Code?
To install the Code Sight extension in Visual Studio Code
To install the Code Sight extension on a Visual Studio Code system not connected to the Internet
Code Sight within Visual Studio Code
To uninstall the Code Sight extension from Visual Studio Code
To clean up the Code Sight configuration files (Visual Studio Code)
Authenticating to Servers in Code Sight
Authenticating and installing: Products and Licenses panel
To authenticate Black Duck SCA within Code Sight
To authenticate Coverity within Code Sight
To authenticate Polaris within Code Sight
Adding or removing a scanning tool from your Code Sight configuration
To add a scanning tool that has not yet been authenticated
To remove an engine so that Code Sight stops running it
Viewing Issues in Code Sight
Local View
Scan mode
Automatic / Incremental scanning
Snippet Analysis (VS Code only)
Analyze while you type
Incremental Scan Configuration tab for VS Code
Manual / Project Scanning
Creating a scan configuration
Manual scanning workflow
Coverity scan configurations and custom scan settings
Exporting Scan Results
Team View
Triaging issues in Team View
Signal with Code Sight VS Code Extension
Coverity with Code Sight
Code Sight QuickStart for Coverity (SAST) customers
Setting up Coverity for Code Sight
Configuring a local scan engine
Configure Coverity Analysis to use Coverity on Polaris
Configure Coverity Analysis to use Coverity Connect
Preliminaries: Server-side configuration for Coverity Connect
‘coverity.conf’ configuration files
The user-specific ‘coverity.conf’ file
Project-specific ‘coverity.conf’ files
Special-purpose compiler configurations
Specifying custom build tools
Building with Bazel
Exclude files or directories from Coverity Analysis
Set up Kotlin analysis for Android Studio
Set up Kotlin analysis for Eclipse, IntelliJ, or Visual Studio Code
Enabling MISRA compliance testing
Custom analysis settings
Coverity on Polaris and ‘coverity.conf’
Coverity setup for Code Sight: Frequently asked questions
Configuring Code Sight to view remote Coverity issues
Viewing Code Analysis Issues
Filtering Coverity Connect issues
Triage panel (MS Visual Studio)
Static Application Security Testing (SAST) overview
Rapid Scan Static
Issue details: Rapid Scan Static
Coverity Analysis
How does Coverity manage static analysis?
Issue details: Coverity (SAST)
Enhancing Single-File Scans with Central Scan Results
Contributing Details: Coverity (SAST)
Synchronizing Coverity Analysis with a server
Multiple occurrences of an issue
Black Duck SCA with Code Sight
Code Sight QuickStart for Black Duck SCA customers
Setting Up Black Duck SCA for Code Sight
Black Duck SCA setup considerations
Specify a custom download location for Black Duck Detect
Build tools and package managers
Viewing Open Source Analysis issues
Software Composition Analysis (SCA) overview
Rapid Scan SCA
Black Duck SCA
How does Black Duck SCA manage composition analysis?
Issue details: Black Duck SCA
View dependencies: Black Duck SCA
To view duplicate dependencies
Polaris with Code Sight
Code Sight QuickStart for Polaris issues
Black Duck Assist in Code Sight (VS Code)
Viewing local Polaris issues
Comparing Polaris scans
Viewing Polaris issues on the server
Filtering Polaris Issues
Software Risk Manager with Code Sight
Code Sight QuickStart for Software Risk Manager issues
Viewing Software Risk Manager issues on the server
Filtering Software Risk Manager issues
Code Sight Standard Edition
QuickStart for the Code Sight Standard Edition
Connectivity and the Standard Edition
Setting up the Rapid Scan engines
Code Sight Standard Edition and the Coverity Cloud Deployment
Viewing Rapid Scan issues
Code Sight: Preferences and Troubleshooting
Preference options by IDE
Eclipse preferences
IntelliJ preferences
Visual Studio preferences
VS Code preferences
Preference panels
Server settings
Authentication preferences
Polaris tab
Software Risk Manager tab
Coverity on Polaris / Coverity Connect tab
Black Duck SCA tab
Authenticating a server that uses a self-signed certificate
Sources configuration
General settings panel / Telemetry panel
IDE preferences and customizing colors or keyboard shortcuts
Proxy settings
System proxy management
Analysis (scan engine) settings
Analysis settings for Eclipse, IntelliJ, and Visual Studio
Rapid Scan Static settings (Eclipse, IntelliJ, and Visual Studio)
Rapid Scan SCA settings (Eclipse, IntelliJ, and Visual Studio)
Analysis settings for VS Code
Rapid Scan Static installation location (VS Code)
Rapid Scan SCA: Configure paths (VS Code)
Troubleshooting / Export Logs
Code Sight Release Notes and Known Issues
Code Sight version 2026.5.0
Code Sight Known Issues
Release Notes Archive for Code Sight
Code Sight version 2026.4.0
Code Sight version 2026.2.1
Code Sight version 2026.2.0
Code Sight version 2026.1.0
Code Sight version 2025.11.0
Code Sight version 2025.10.0
Code Sight version 2025.9.0
Code Sight version 2025.8.0
Code Sight version 2025.7.0
Code Sight version 2025.6.0
Code Sight version 2025.5.0
Code Sight version 2025.4.0
Code Sight version 2025.3.0
Code Sight version 2025.2.0
Code Sight version 2025.1.0
Code Sight version 2024.11.0
Code Sight version 2024.10.0
Code Sight version 2024.9.0
Code Sight version 2024.8.0
Code Sight version 2024.7.0
Code Sight version 2024.6.0
Code Sight version 2024.5.0
Code Sight version 2024.4.0
Code Sight version 2024.3.1
Code Sight version 2024.3.0
Code Sight version 2024.2.0
Code Sight version 2024.1.0
Code Sight version 2023.11.1
Code Sight version 2023.11.0
Code Sight version 2023.10.0
Code Sight version 2023.9.0 (all IDEs)
Code Sight version 2023.7.1 (JetBrains and VS Code)
Code Sight version 2023.7.0 (Eclipse, JetBrains, and VS Code)
Code Sight version 2023.6.0 (Eclipse, JetBrains, and VS Code)
Code Sight version 2022.8.3 (Visual Studio)
Code Sight version 2023.4.0 (Eclipse, JetBrains, and VS Code)
Code Sight version 2023.3.1 (IntelliJ)
Code Sight version 2023.3.0
Code Sight version 2023.1.0 (JetBrains and VS Code)
Code Sight version 2022.8.2 (Eclipse and Visual Studio)
Code Sight version 2022.9.0 (JetBrains and VS Code)
Code Sight version 2022.8.1 (Eclipse and Visual Studio)
Code Sight version 2022.8.0
Code Sight version 2022.6.1
Code Sight version 2022.6.0
Proxy settings when upgrading to Code Sight 2022.6.0 or later
Code Sight version 2022.4.0
Code Sight version 2022.1.1
Code Sight version 2022.1.0
Remove old Sigma (SAST) processes
Code Sight version 2021.8.1
Code Sight version 2021.8.0
Code Sight version 2021.5
Code Sight version 2021.3
Code Sight version 2021.1
Code Sight version 2020.11
Code Sight version 2020.8.1
Code Sight version 2020.8
Code Sight version 2020.6
Code Sight version 2020.4
Code Sight version 2020.2
Code Sight version 2020.1
Code Sight version 2019.11
Code Sight version 2019.9
Code Sight version 2019.7
Code Sight version 2019.6
Code Sight version 2019.4
Code Sight version 2019.3: Features of the plug-in
General Information
Black Duck Statement on Inclusivity and Diversity
Telemetry in Code Sight
Code Sight Proprietary Statement

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