Analyzing SonarQube

Discovery

<critical> **If no `[cached_from_skill:analyzing-sonarqube:discover]` context exists, run discovery first:** ```bash bun run ./_skills/connections/sonarqube/analyzing-sonarqube/scripts/discover.ts bun run ./_skills/connections/sonarqube/analyzing-sonarqube/scripts/discover.ts --max-projects 10 ``` Output is auto-cached. </critical>

What discovery provides:

• projects: All projects with key, name, qualifier, visibility
• qualityGates: Quality gate statuses per project (OK, ERROR, WARN)
• issueSummary: Per-project breakdown by severity (BLOCKER, HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, INFO)
• capabilities: Available toolsets (analysis, issues, projects, quality-gates, rules, duplications, measures, security-hotspots, dependency-risks, coverage, sources, system)

Tools

The SonarQube MCP server exposes tools organized by toolset. Organization and URL are handled automatically by the server — do NOT pass organization manually.

Projects: search_my_sonarqube_projects(page?), list_pull_requests(projectKey)

Issues: search_sonar_issues_in_projects(projects[]?, pullRequestId?, severities[]?, impactSoftwareQualities[]?, issueStatuses[]?, issueKey[]?, p?, ps?), change_sonar_issue_status(key, status) — severities: INFO, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, BLOCKER; issueStatuses: OPEN, CONFIRMED, FALSE_POSITIVE, ACCEPTED, FIXED

Quality Gates: get_project_quality_gate_status(projectKey?, projectId?, analysisId?, pullRequest?), list_quality_gates()

Rules: show_rule(key)

Measures: get_component_measures(projectKey, metricKeys[], pullRequest?) — valid keys: ncloc, coverage, bugs, vulnerabilities, code_smells, duplicated_lines_density, sqale_index, alert_status. Do NOT guess metric keys — invalid keys cause 404 errors.

Security Hotspots: search_security_hotspots(projectKey, hotspotKeys[]?, branch?, pullRequest?, files[]?, status?, resolution?, sinceLeakPeriod?, onlyMine?, p?, ps?), show_security_hotspot(hotspotKey), change_security_hotspot_status(hotspotKey, status, resolution?, comment?)

Duplications: search_duplicated_files(projectKey, pullRequest?, pageSize?, pageIndex?), get_duplications(key, pullRequest?)

Coverage: search_files_by_coverage(projectKey, pullRequest?, maxCoverage?, pageIndex?, pageSize?), get_file_coverage_details(key, pullRequest?, from?, to?)

Analysis: analyze_code_snippet(projectKey, fileContent, codeSnippet?, language?, scope?), analyze_file_list(file_absolute_paths), run_advanced_code_analysis(projectKey, branchName?, filePath?, fileContent?, fileScope?)

Sources: get_raw_source(key, pullRequest?), get_scm_info(key, commits_by_line?, from?, to?)

Dependency Risks: search_dependency_risks(projectKey?, branchKey?, pullRequestKey?)

System (Server only): get_system_health(), get_system_info(), get_system_status(), ping_system(), get_system_logs(name?)

<critical> **EDITION LIMITS:** `dependency-risks` requires SonarQube Cloud or Server with Advanced Security license. `system` tools are Server-only. Check `capabilities` from discovery before using. </critical>

Quick Patterns

Project overview:

const projects = await search_my_sonarqube_projects({});
const gate = await get_project_quality_gate_status({ projectKey: "my-project" });

Issue investigation:

import type { Issue, QualityGateStatus } from "./_skills/connections/sonarqube/analyzing-sonarqube/schemas";
const issues = await search_sonar_issues_in_projects({
  projects: ["my-project"], severities: ["BLOCKER", "HIGH"], ps: 50
}) as { issues: Issue[] };

Metrics analysis:

import type { Measure } from "./_skills/connections/sonarqube/analyzing-sonarqube/schemas";
const metrics = await get_component_measures({
  projectKey: "my-project",
  metricKeys: ["coverage", "bugs", "vulnerabilities", "code_smells", "duplicated_lines_density"]
}) as { component: { measures: Measure[] } };

Security review:

import type { SecurityHotspot } from "./_skills/connections/sonarqube/analyzing-sonarqube/schemas";
const hotspots = await search_security_hotspots({
  projectKey: "my-project", status: "TO_REVIEW"
}) as { hotspots: SecurityHotspot[] };

Coverage analysis:

const lowCoverage = await search_files_by_coverage({
  projectKey: "my-project", maxCoverage: 50, pageSize: 20
});
const details = await get_file_coverage_details({ key: "my-project:src/main.ts" });

<critical> **ARRAY PARAMS:** Parameters marked with `[]` (projects, severities, issueStatuses, issueKey, impactSoftwareQualities, metricKeys, hotspotKeys, files) MUST be passed as arrays, NOT comma-separated strings. Example: `severities: ["BLOCKER", "HIGH"]` not `severities: "BLOCKER,HIGH"`. Passing strings causes `java.lang.String cannot be cast to class java.util.List`.

PAGINATION: Parameters use p (page number) and ps (page size), NOT page/pageSize. Default page size is 100. Start with ps: 50 for exploration. </critical>

Workflows

Quality Assessment: search_my_sonarqube_projects() → get_project_quality_gate_status(projectKey) → get_component_measures(metricKeys) for overall health Security Audit: search_security_hotspots(status: "TO_REVIEW") → show_security_hotspot(key) for details → search_sonar_issues_in_projects(issueStatuses: ["OPEN"]) Issue Triage: search_sonar_issues_in_projects(severities: ["BLOCKER", "HIGH"]) → group by type → show_rule(key) for fix guidance Coverage Review: search_files_by_coverage(maxCoverage: 50) → get_file_coverage_details(key) → identify gaps

Common Errors

Error	Solution
"Component not found"	Verify project key via search_my_sonarqube_projects()
"Insufficient privileges"	Check token permissions (Browse, Administer)
"Parameter required"	Ensure projectKey or component is provided
"Unknown metric"	Use get_component_measures with valid metric keys
"Invalid severities: MAJOR" or "CRITICAL" or "MINOR"	Old severity names removed. Use: INFO, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, BLOCKER
"not available" on dependency-risks	Requires Cloud or Advanced Security license

Anti-Patterns

• Skip discovery: Always run discovery first for project keys and available capabilities
• Use old severity names (CRITICAL, MAJOR, MINOR): These no longer exist. Only valid values: INFO, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, BLOCKER
• Fetch all issues at once: Use severity filters and pagination, start with ps: 50
• Ignore quality gate: Always check get_project_quality_gate_status() before deep-diving into issues
• Raw metric keys: Use descriptive groupings — reliability (bugs), security (vulnerabilities), maintainability (code_smells)
• Assume all toolsets available: Check capabilities from discovery; some may be disabled by server config or edition
• Pass organization manually: The MCP server injects organization automatically from its config — never pass it as a tool parameter
• Use page/pageSize: The correct params are p and ps
• Guess metric keys: Only use documented keys (ncloc, coverage, bugs, vulnerabilities, code_smells, duplicated_lines_density, sqale_index, alert_status). Keys like complexity, security_rating, reliability_rating cause 404 errors

Output Format

Present results as a structured report:

Analyzing Sonarqube Report
══════════════════════════
Resources discovered: [count]

Resource       Status    Key Metric    Issues
──────────────────────────────────────────────
[name]         [ok/warn] [value]       [findings]

Summary: [total] resources | [ok] healthy | [warn] warnings | [crit] critical
Action Items: [list of prioritized findings]

Target ≤50 lines of output. Use tables for multi-resource comparisons.

Anti-Hallucination Rules

1. NEVER assume resource names — always discover via CLI/API in Phase 1 before referencing in Phase 2.
2. NEVER fabricate metric names or dimensions — verify against the service documentation or --help output.
3. NEVER mix CLI commands between service versions — confirm which version/API you are targeting.
4. ALWAYS use the discovery → verify → analyze chain — every resource referenced must have been discovered first.
5. ALWAYS handle empty results gracefully — an empty response is valid data, not an error to retry.

Counter-Rationalizations

Shortcut	Counter	Why
"I'll skip discovery and check known resources"	Always run Phase 1 discovery first	Resource names change, new resources appear — assumed names cause errors
"The user only asked for a quick check"	Follow the full discovery → analysis flow	Quick checks miss critical issues; structured analysis catches silent failures
"Default configuration is probably fine"	Audit configuration explicitly	Defaults often leave logging, security, and optimization features disabled
"Metrics aren't needed for this"	Always check relevant metrics when available	API/CLI responses show current state; metrics reveal trends and intermittent issues
"I don't have access to that"	Try the command and report the actual error	Assumed permission failures prevent useful investigation; actual errors are informative