Question 1

What is Implera?

Accepted Answer

Implera is a codebase quality intelligence platform. Connect a GitHub repository and get a clear, explainable score across seven quality domains: security, testing, architecture, performance, dependencies, accessibility and documentation.

Question 2

Does Implera modify my code?

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No. Implera is read-only. It connects via a GitHub App with read access, analyses your repository and reports back. It never opens pull requests, pushes commits or modifies anything in your repo.

Question 3

How long does an analysis take?

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Most analyses complete in under a minute. Large monorepos may take a few minutes. Results stay on your dashboard and can be re-run after each batch of merges.

Question 4

Do I need to install anything?

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No. Sign in with GitHub, authorise the Implera GitHub App, select a repository and click analyse. No configuration files, no CI setup and no infrastructure are required to get your first score.

Question 5

How is AI-assisted analysis different from static analysis?

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Scores are always deterministic. They come from structural signals and static analysis of your codebase. AI specialist reviews examine real file contents to produce findings, summaries and explanations that add context around the score. AI never sets or overrides the numeric score.

Question 6

Is there a free plan?

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Yes. The free plan includes 2 projects and 10 analyses per month, with the full score breakdown and all seven specialist domain reviews included.

Question 7

What counts as an analysis?

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Each time you click 'Run Analysis' on a project, that counts as one analysis. Re-running on the same commit (no code changes) does not count against your limit.

Question 8

Do AI reviews cost extra?

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No. Reviews across all 7 domains (security, architecture, testing, performance, dependencies, documentation and accessibility) run automatically with every analysis and are included in all plans at no extra cost.

Question 9

What does vulnerability scanning cover?

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Every analysis scans your declared and transitive dependencies against the OSV vulnerability database using Google's OSV-Scanner. Coverage includes npm, yarn, pnpm, Go modules, Cargo, Maven, Gradle, Gemfile, pip, Pipfile, poetry, composer, NuGet, pubspec and mix lockfiles — roughly 15 ecosystems in a single pass. Known vulnerabilities are flagged with severity, affected package and fix version where available. Included at no extra cost.

Question 10

What happens when I hit the free tier limit?

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Your existing results and scores remain fully accessible. You simply cannot run new analyses until the next calendar month or until you upgrade to Pro.

Question 11

Is there an annual discount?

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Yes. Pay annually and save 17% compared to monthly billing. You can switch between monthly and annual billing at any time from your account settings.

Question 12

Can I cancel any time?

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Yes. You can downgrade from Pro to Free at any time. Your analysis history is preserved and you keep read access to all past results.

Question 13

Is my code stored?

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No. Implera reads your repository via the GitHub API during analysis but does not store your source code. Only scores, insights and metadata are saved.

Question 14

Can I use Implera alongside SonarQube, Snyk or other tools?

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Yes. Implera is read-only and complements existing tools. Many teams use a dedicated security scanner like Snyk for vulnerability management and Implera for broader quality visibility across architecture, testing, documentation and other domains.

Question 15

Does Implera replace static analysis tools?

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Not necessarily. Tools like SonarQube and Codacy provide deep, rule-based static analysis across many languages. Implera adds a different layer: AI-assisted specialist reviews and multi-domain scoring that gives you a broader view of codebase health.

Question 16

How does AI-assisted review differ from rule-based analysis?

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Rule-based tools match code against predefined patterns. Implera's AI reviews examine actual file contents and context to assess quality across domains like architecture, testing and documentation, surfacing findings that pattern matching alone would miss.

Question 17

Does Implera support GitLab or Bitbucket?

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Not yet. Implera currently works with GitHub repositories via a native GitHub App. If you use GitLab or Bitbucket, tools like CodeClimate, Codacy or Snyk offer broader VCS support today.

Question 18

Is Implera free?

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Implera has a free tier with 2 projects and 10 analyses per month. The Pro plan removes those limits with monthly or annual billing.

Question 19

How do I connect my first repository?

Accepted Answer

Sign in with GitHub at app.implera.ai, click 'New Project', authorise the Implera GitHub App for the repository you want and pick a branch. You can run your first analysis immediately.

Question 20

What permissions does the GitHub App request?

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Read access to repository metadata, contents, pull requests and checks. Implera never asks for write permissions and cannot modify your code.

Question 21

Can I connect a private repository?

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Yes. As long as your GitHub user or organisation has access, the Implera GitHub App can be installed on private repositories on all plans.

Question 22

Does my whole team see the analysis?

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On the Pro plan you can share a project with up to 5 teammates via GitHub organisation membership. On the free plan projects are private to the user who connected them.

Question 23

What are the seven scoring domains?

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Security, testing, architecture, performance, dependencies, accessibility and documentation. Each domain is scored 0 to 100 and combined into an overall score.

Question 24

How are domains weighted?

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Security, testing and architecture are core domains weighted at 20% each. Performance, dependencies, accessibility and documentation are each weighted at 10%. The weighting reflects the impact of each domain on real codebase risk.

Question 25

What role does AI play in the score?

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The numeric score is always deterministic. It comes from structural signals and static analysis. AI specialist reviews examine real code context to produce findings, summaries and explanations. High or medium severity findings feed into fixed deterministic penalty rules, but the AI never sets the score directly and never overrides the deterministic rules.

Question 26

Can I see why I scored the way I did?

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Yes. Every score has an explanation listing the signals that contributed. You can drill into each domain to see specific findings, what the AI review detected and which deterministic rules fired.

Question 27

How do I enable PR quality gates?

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Open your project settings, enable 'PR quality gates' and set per-domain thresholds. Implera will then create a GitHub check run on every pull request opened, synchronised or reopened.

Question 28

What happens when a quality gate fails?

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The GitHub check run is marked as failing and a comment is posted on the PR with the score breakdown and top findings. If required in branch protection, the PR cannot be merged until the gate passes.

Question 29

Can I set per-domain thresholds?

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Yes. Each domain has an independent threshold from 0 to 100. Set 0 to disable that domain. The check fails if any enabled domain scores below its threshold.

Question 30

Do I get inline annotations on the diff?

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Yes. Security and accessibility findings are posted as inline annotations on the PR diff so reviewers see them in context.

Question 31

How do I add Implera to GitHub Actions?

Accepted Answer

Add the `implera/quality-check@v1` action to your workflow and pass an API key via the `api-key` input. The action triggers an analysis and fails the workflow if your configured quality gates are not met.

Question 32

Do I need an API key to use the action?

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Yes. Generate a key in Settings then API Keys and add it as a GitHub Actions secret called IMPLERA_API_KEY. The action reads the secret at runtime.

Question 33

Does it run on forks and external PRs?

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The action runs wherever your workflow runs. On external PRs from forks, secrets are not available by default, so configure your workflow to run the Implera step only for internal PRs or use workflow_run.

Question 34

How do I get an API key?

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Open Settings then API Keys in app.implera.ai and click 'Generate new key'. Keys are shown once at creation. The prefix is `implera_` followed by 64 hex characters.

Question 35

How many API keys can I have?

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Up to 10 API keys per user. Revoke keys you no longer need from the same settings page.

Question 36

Is there a rate limit?

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Analyses are subject to your plan limits (10 per month on the free plan, unlimited on Pro). There is no separate API rate limit beyond that.

Question 37

Can I use the API from CI/CD pipelines?

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Yes. The public POST /api/v1/analyze endpoint is designed for CI/CD use. Authenticate with a bearer token and send the owner and repo. The response includes the score, quality gate results and top findings.

Question 38

Which languages does Implera support?

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Implera analyses JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Rust, Java, Kotlin, Swift, C, C++, C#, PHP and more. Language-agnostic signals (structure, dependencies, security patterns, documentation) are always evaluated.

Question 39

Do I need a specific framework?

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No. Implera works across frameworks. Framework-specific patterns (React, Svelte, Vue, Rails, Django, Laravel and others) are detected automatically where they influence a given domain.

Question 40

Does Implera work with monorepos?

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Yes. You can set a root path in project settings to scope analysis to a single workspace within a monorepo. Each workspace can be its own Implera project with its own score.

Frequently asked questions

About Implera

Pricing and billing

Implera vs other tools

Getting started

How scoring works

PR quality gates

GitHub Action

API reference

Language support