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Overview

Connect Snyk to Continue Mission Control to enable agents to automatically detect, analyze, and resolve security vulnerabilities. When Snyk is enabled, Continue can generate PRs to fix vulnerabilities, analyze security patterns, and maintain application security posture.

What You Can Do with Snyk Integration

  • Automatically generate PRs to fix security vulnerabilities
  • Analyze dependency risks and suggest updates
  • Monitor security posture across projects
  • Create detailed vulnerability reports with remediation steps
  • Track vulnerability trends and compliance status

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Setup

1

Navigate to Integrations

Go to your Integrations Settings.
2

Connect Snyk

Click “Connect” next to Snyk integration.
3

Authorize with Snyk

Click the “Connect with Snyk” button to authorize Continue Mission Control:
  • You’ll be redirected to Snyk’s OAuth authorization page
  • Review and approve the requested permissions
  • You’ll be automatically redirected back to the Snyk inbox view
4

Verify Connection

Once redirected back, you’ll see:
  • A confirmation that Snyk is connected
  • Your Snyk projects available for monitoring
  • Any active vulnerability alerts
OAuth Authorization: No manual token configuration needed! Simply click the authorization button and Continue will securely handle the authentication flow with Snyk.

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Use Cases

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Code Vulnerability Scanning (SAST)

Scan your source code for security vulnerabilities:

Code Security Agent

Task Example: “Run a Snyk Code scan on this repo with severity threshold medium. Summarize issues with file:line locations and propose minimal fixes for the top 3 critical issues.”What the Agent Does:
  • Performs static application security testing on your code
  • Identifies security vulnerabilities with exact file and line numbers
  • Prioritizes issues by severity and exploitability
  • Generates minimal, targeted fixes for critical issues
  • Re-runs scans to verify fixes resolve the vulnerabilities
Run in Mission Control: Set up as pre-commit hook or PR check

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Dependency Scanning (SCA)

Check open source dependencies for known vulnerabilities:

Dependency Security Agent

Task Example: “Run Snyk Open Source scan including dev dependencies. Summarize vulnerable dependency paths and propose a minimal-risk upgrade plan.”What the Agent Does:
  • Performs software composition analysis on all dependencies
  • Maps vulnerability paths through dependency tree
  • Identifies minimal-risk upgrade strategies
  • Creates dependency update plans with compatibility checks
  • Re-tests after proposed changes to confirm resolution
Run in Mission Control: Schedule weekly or trigger on package updates

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Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Security

Scan Terraform, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes configs:

IaC Security Agent

Task Example: “Scan ./infra directory with Snyk IaC. Report high/critical misconfigurations with exact files and lines. Provide corrected configurations.”What the Agent Does:
  • Scans infrastructure code for security misconfigurations
  • Identifies exposed secrets and overly permissive policies
  • Reports exact file locations and line numbers
  • Provides secure configuration alternatives
  • Re-scans to confirm misconfigurations are resolved
Run in Mission Control: Run before infrastructure deployments

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Container Security Scanning

Analyze Docker images for vulnerabilities:

Container Security Agent

Task Example: “Scan Docker image my-api:latest excluding base image vulnerabilities. Show dependency tree and recommend safer base images.”What the Agent Does:
  • Scans container images for OS and application vulnerabilities
  • Analyzes complete dependency tree in containers
  • Recommends security-hardened base images
  • Creates optimized Dockerfiles with security improvements
  • Re-tests after changes to verify vulnerability reduction
Run in Mission Control: Trigger on container builds or before deployments

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Pull Request Security Scanning

Focus scanning on modified files:

PR Security Agent

Task Example: “Scan only files changed since origin/main with Snyk Code. Block if new high severity issues would be introduced.”What the Agent Does:
  • Targets security scanning to changed files only
  • Compares security posture before and after changes
  • Identifies newly introduced vulnerabilities
  • Shows security impact delta for the PR
  • Blocks merge if critical issues are detected
Run in Mission Control: Set up as PR check automation

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Security Learning Integration

Access contextual security education:

Security Education Agent

Task Example: “Open Snyk Learn lessons related to the top CWE vulnerabilities from this scan.”What the Agent Does:
  • Maps vulnerabilities to Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) categories
  • Retrieves relevant Snyk Learn educational content
  • Provides contextual security training based on actual issues
  • Links to remediation guides and best practices
  • Tracks security knowledge gaps across the team
Run in Mission Control: Run after security scans for team education

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Running Snyk Agents in Mission Control

You can run Snyk-connected agents in two ways:

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1. Manual Tasks

Trigger agents on-demand for vulnerability analysis:
  1. Go to Mission Control Agents
  2. Select or create a Snyk-enabled agent
  3. Click “Run Agent” and provide your task description
  4. Monitor progress and review results in real-time
Example Tasks:
  • “Scan all projects for critical vulnerabilities and prioritize fixes”
  • “Update all npm dependencies with known vulnerabilities”
  • “Generate a security report for the last sprint”

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2. Automated Workflows

Set up agents to run automatically:
  • Webhook-triggered: Execute when new vulnerabilities are detected
  • Scheduled: Run daily or weekly security scans
  • PR-triggered: Scan new dependencies before merge
Start with manual tasks to understand your vulnerability patterns, then automate the most common remediation workflows for continuous security.

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Integration with GitHub

Combine Snyk with GitHub integration for a complete security workflow:
1

Connect Both Integrations

Enable both Snyk and GitHub integrations in Mission Control
2

Create a Security Agent

Build an agent that:
  • Receives Snyk vulnerability alerts
  • Analyzes the security issue in your codebase
  • Creates a PR with the security fix
  • Adds security impact analysis to the PR
3

Set Up Automated Security Workflow

Configure the agent to run automatically on new critical vulnerabilities

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Monitoring Agent Activity

Track your agent’s security remediation performance:
  1. View in Inbox: Navigate to the Snyk view to see all Snyk-related agent activity
  2. Check Snyk Dashboard: Verify that vulnerabilities are being addressed
  3. Review PRs: Ensure quality and security of generated fixes
  4. Monitor Metrics: Track mean time to remediation (MTTR) and fix rate

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Troubleshooting

Problem: Can’t complete the Snyk authorization flowSolutions:
  • Ensure you have appropriate permissions in your Snyk organization
  • Check if your organization allows OAuth integrations
  • Try logging out and back into Snyk before authorizing
  • Clear browser cookies and try again
Problem: Snyk projects aren’t visible after connectionSolutions:
  • Verify you have access to projects in Snyk
  • Check that projects are properly imported in Snyk
  • Refresh the integration connection
  • Ensure the OAuth scope includes project access
Problem: Agent returns errors when trying to fetch Snyk dataSolutions:
  • Verify the OAuth connection is still valid
  • Re-authorize if the token has expired
  • Check that the agent has the necessary Snyk context provider
  • Review agent logs for specific error messages
Problem: Agent isn’t running when new vulnerabilities are foundSolutions:
  • Verify webhook configuration in Snyk settings
  • Check that webhook URL points to Continue Mission Control
  • Ensure webhook events include vulnerability detection
  • Review webhook delivery logs in Snyk

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Support & Resources

Snyk MCP Cookbook

Complete guide with security scanning recipes, CI/CD integration, and automated remediation workflows

GitHub Integration

Combine Snyk with GitHub for complete security automation