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Code security triage

Catch foot-guns before you publish firmware or a small web app.

Static analysis finds candidates; LLM explains; you still patch and retest. Not a penetration test.

Preferred / primary

Hybrid Coding

Semgrep

Static analysis for code; pairs well with LLM explanations of findings.

In this stack: Static findings you can re-run in CI.

Supporting tools

Web LLM / chat

Claude

Anthropic models strong at long-context writing, code review, and careful analysis.

In this stack: Explain a finding and propose a minimal patch.

Web LLM / chat

ChatGPT

OpenAI’s mainstream chat + tools product for writing, code, and analysis.

In this stack: Quick pattern explanations.

Hybrid Coding

Aider

CLI pair-programmer that commits git diffs with LLMs.

In this stack: Apply patches with git commits after review.

Hybrid Coding

Sourcegraph Cody

Code intelligence + AI chat that understands large repos (self-host Sourcegraph optional).

In this stack: When the repo is large and search matters.

Hybrid Coding

PlatformIO + LLM workflow

Not a chat product — the PlatformIO toolchain paired with an LLM for ESP32/Arduino triage.

In this stack: Firmware projects still build in PlatformIO.

Stacks are editorial starting points — swap tools when policy, budget, or hardware demands it.