STRATEGIC CONTEXT FOR C LEVEL AND APPSEC LEADERS
The January 2026 Semgrep AppSec Platform update focuses on governance, identity control, reachability analysis, and scan performance.
These changes directly impact enterprise software supply chain security, CI/CD enforcement, audit reporting, and risk based decision making across large portfolios. For organizations running Semgrep at scale, this release strengthens control and improves signal quality across code and dependency analysis.
OAUTH AUTHENTICATION FOR MCP SERVER
Semgrep now requires OAuth authentication for MCP server connections using Streamable HTTP.
ENTERPRISE RISK AND GOVERNANCE VALUE
- Centralized identity and access control aligned with enterprise OAuth providers
- Reduced exposure from long lived tokens and embedded service credentials
- Clear audit trails for who or what accessed the Semgrep platform
For CISOs and compliance leaders, this supports strong access control policies around security tooling and aligns with zero trust architecture and regulatory expectations.
OPERATIONAL BENEFITS
- Standardized CI/CD integrations using OAuth service identities
- Simplified offboarding and credential revocation
- Reduced secret sprawl in repositories and pipeline configurations
FASTER CLI SCAN PLANNING FOR LARGE REPOSITORIES
Scan planning performance improves by lowering the cost of re hashing targets. This has measurable impact on monorepos and large polyrepos.
BUSINESS IMPACT
- Shorter pipeline durations for security gates
- Lower CI infrastructure costs across high volume scan environments
- Greater likelihood that security checks remain enforced in the critical path
When security scans complete within expected CI budgets, platform teams maintain governance without schedule driven bypasses.