> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.snyk.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.snyk.io/developer-tools/snyk-cli/commands/cos-scan.md).

# COS scan

The snyk cos scan commands for scanning applications for security issues.

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**Release status**

The `snyk cos` command set is in Closed Beta and is available only for Enterprise plans. If you want to set it up in your Group or Organization, contact your Snyk account team.
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## Usage

`snyk cos scan [<COMMAND>] [<OPTIONS>]`

## Description

The `snyk cos scan` command scans your applications for security issues.

For a list of related commands see the [snyk cos](/developer-tools/snyk-cli/commands/cos.md) help, `snyk cos --help`.

## Commands

* [`snyk cos scan start`](/developer-tools/snyk-cli/commands/cos-scan-start.md), `snyk cos scan start --help`: start a new scan on a target
* [`snyk cos scan status`](/developer-tools/snyk-cli/commands/cos-scan-status.md), `snyk cos scan status --help`: show the current status of a scan
* [`snyk cos scan report`](/developer-tools/snyk-cli/commands/cos-scan-report.md), `snyk cos scan report --help`: return the report for a completed scan
* [`snyk cos scan list`](/developer-tools/snyk-cli/commands/cos-scan-list.md), `snyk cos scan list --help`: list scans and their statuses
* [`snyk cos scan cancel`](/developer-tools/snyk-cli/commands/cos-scan-cancel.md), `snyk cos scan cancel --help`: cancel a running scan

Before you can run a scan, you must create a target. For more information, see [COS target](/developer-tools/snyk-cli/commands/cos-target.md)

## Configure the Snyk CLI

You can use environment variables to configure the Snyk CLI and set variables for connecting with the Snyk API. For more information see [Configure the Snyk CLI](https://docs.snyk.io/snyk-cli/configure-the-snyk-cli).

## Debug

Use the `-d` option to output the debug logs.


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