- Anthropic has launched Claude Code Security, a new AI feature for scanning codebases and suggesting vulnerability patches.
- The capability is currently available in a limited preview to Enterprise and Team customers.
- Anthropic says the tool is designed to counter AI-enabled cyber attacks by giving defenders an advantage.
- Findings are verified through a multi-stage process, assigned a severity rating, and require human analyst approval.
On February 21, 2026, Anthropic announced it is rolling out a new security feature for its Claude Code product. This AI capability, called Claude Code Security, is specifically designed to scan software codebases for vulnerabilities and suggest targeted patches. The feature is currently available in a limited research preview to Enterprise and Team customers, according to the company.
Consequently, the company aims to help security teams find and resolve issues that traditional methods often miss. Anthropic elaborated on this goal in a Friday announcement posted on its website.
Meanwhile, the tech upstart acknowledged that AI agents are increasingly capable of detecting security vulnerabilities that escape human notice. The company, however, warned that adversaries could use the same capabilities to uncover exploitable weaknesses more quickly.
Anthropic claimed the new system goes beyond static analysis by reasoning through code like a human researcher. Consequently, it traces application data flows and flags nuanced vulnerabilities potentially missed by rule-based tools.
Each identified vulnerability then undergoes a “multi-stage verification process” to filter out false positives. Furthermore, the vulnerabilities are assigned a severity rating to help teams prioritize their efforts.
The final results are displayed in a dashboard for human analysts to review the suggested patches. “Nothing is applied without human approval: Claude Code Security identifies problems and suggests solutions, but developers always make the call,” Anthropic said.
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