Snyk Open Source Integration Guide

Integrate Snyk Open Source with Vulnetix. Use the Snyk CLI to scan dependencies, produce SARIF or CycloneDX SBOMs, and upload findings for centralised tracking.

Run Snyk Open Source in CI

Scan on every push and upload the report as a workflow artifact:

- name: Install Snyk CLI
  run: npm install -g snyk

- name: Run Snyk Open Source scan
  run: snyk test --sarif-file-output=snyk-oss.sarif || true
  env:
    SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}

- name: Upload report
  uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
  with:
    name: snyk-oss
    path: snyk-oss.sarif
    if-no-files-found: warn

Then one publish job hands every artifact in the run to Vulnetix, recorded under Snyk Open Source's own name and version. Written once per workflow, however many scanners you run:

publish:
  name: Publish to Vulnetix
  runs-on: ubuntu-latest
  needs: [scan]        # every scanner job, or its report is never published
  if: always()         # or one failing scanner suppresses all the others
  permissions:
    contents: read
    actions: read      # required to list the run's artifacts
  env:
    VULNETIX_ORG_ID: ${{ secrets.VULNETIX_ORG_ID }}
    VULNETIX_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.VULNETIX_API_KEY }}
  steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
    - name: Install Vulnetix CLI
      run: |
        curl -fsSL https://cli.vulnetix.com/install.sh | sh -s -- --install-dir "$HOME/.local/bin"
        echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
    - name: Publish scanner reports
      env:
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
      run: vulnetix gha upload --org-id "$VULNETIX_ORG_ID" --json

After the run, vulnetix gha status reports what was actually recorded.

How Vulnetix compares: better together

Vulnetix does not replace Snyk Open Source. Keep running it. Vulnetix sits on top of Snyk Open Source (and every other scanner you already own) turning disconnected tool outputs into one prioritised, fixable queue.

Snyk Open Source is strongest at its core category and also carries features in License Compliance, SBOM Generation, just as Vulnetix spans categories.

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What Snyk Open Source does well

• Developer-first workflow with automated fix PRs that bundle the upgrade, changelog and compatibility data, plus customizable PR templates
• Curated Snyk Vulnerability DB adds fix advice and exploit-maturity data beyond raw NVD/CVE feeds, often ahead of public disclosure
• DeepCode-engine reachability analysis traces the call graph from your app into dependency code to mark vulns Reachable/Not-reachable
• Risk Score blends multiple factors (CVSS, EPSS, exploit maturity, reachability, fix availability) into one prioritization signal

Where Vulnetix adds to it: Vulnetix ingests Snyk Open Source output and dedups it with every other scanner into one prioritised queue, then layers Coalition ESS + CWSS + Vulnetix LEV on top of Snyk's EPSS/reachability, plus immutable versioned VEX, SSVC policy and EOL. Better together: Snyk keeps doing best-in-class SCA fix PRs while Vulnetix orchestrates the org-wide picture.

No migration, no rip-and-replace. Snyk Open Source keeps doing what it does best; Vulnetix adds the orchestration, exploit-intelligence prioritisation and remediation layer built for the way AppSec works today.

Centralise Snyk Open Source results in Vulnetix

Upload Snyk Open Source SARIF, CycloneDX, SPDX output to the Vulnetix platform to deduplicate findings, prioritise them with EPSS, CISA KEV and Coalition ESS exploit intelligence, and track remediation across every scanner in a single queue.

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