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type: Glossary Term
title: Claude Code Security
description: "Claude Code Security is a vulnerability scanning capability built into Claude Code on the web. Launched by Anthropic on February 21, 2026, it uses AI reasoning "
resource: "https://www.contextstudios.ai/glossary/claude-code-security"
category: tech
language: en
timestamp: "2026-07-01T15:02:50.455Z"
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# Claude Code Security

Claude Code Security is a vulnerability scanning capability built into Claude Code on the web. Launched by Anthropic on February 21, 2026, it uses AI reasoning to read and understand code contextually, identifying complex security vulnerabilities that traditional static analysis tools miss. It suggests targeted patches for human review.