--- title: Periodic code scanning of inactive repositories | daily.dev description: GitHub code scanning now supports periodic security scans for inactive repositories — those with no pushes or pull requests for six months or more. When... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/periodic-code-scanning-of-inactive-repositories-r3bkbe1ok twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Periodic code scanning of inactive repositories | daily.dev og:description: GitHub code scanning now supports periodic security scans for inactive repositories — those with no pushes or pull requests for six months or more. When... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/periodic-code-scanning-of-inactive-repositories-r3bkbe1ok og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/R3BKbe1oK.png og:image:alt: Periodic code scanning of inactive repositories og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Periodic code scanning of inactive repositories **[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitHub code scanning now supports periodic security scans for inactive repositories — those with no pushes or pull requests for six months or more. When enabled at the organization level, these repositories are automatically scanned every 30 days. The feature only applies to repositories using code scanning default setup and can be toggled from Settings > Advanced Security > Global Settings. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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