What's new in docs?

The most recent updates include significant changes to the user docs, such as features added or removed, structure changes that affect how you find relevant information, and other improvements aimed at enhancing your interaction with the Snyk knowledge base.

February 2025

Snyk AppRisk

• A new third-party integration, the Google Cloud Security Command Center (SCC) integration, is now available in Early Access. This integration sends Snyk issues to SCC, enabling you to view and manage Snyk issues alongside cloud security findings from Google Cloud in a single pane of glass.

• Snyk Runtime Sensor has been updated and now clearly separates the DaemonSet and Deployment helm installation steps.

Snyk Essentials

• The Integrations UI at the Group level has been enhanced to improve readability and actionability and provide inline instructions and inline profile helpers.

• Group-level Integrations documentation has been updated with new, more accurate sync times.

• The asset filter documentation has been consolidated into one section, and it now links to all relevant areas, such as Inventory and Asset Policy filters.

• Issues Analytics is now available with a General Availability release status.

Other updates

• A new Automated Provisioning guide has been created for Pilot and Enterprise users, detailing the steps of the auto-provisioning process for new and existing user accounts.

• Snyk Code PR Checks are in General Availability.

December 2024 and January 2025

Snyk Container

• Integrate with Docker Desktop Extension has been updated to include an end-of-support notice. Effective June 20, 2025, the integration with Docker Desktop will no longer receive updates or technical support.

Snyk CLI and IDEs

• Eclipse IDE major update

• Visual Studio IDE major update

• Region configuration update for IDEs

• Snyk images EOL policy updated

• snyk container test and snyk container monitor option --exclude-node-modules added

Other updates

• Snyk Admin pages have been updated to reflect the addition of Tenants in the Snyk hierarchy, including a new infographic to illustrate the Tenant position in the hierarchy.

November 2024

Snyk AppRisk

• The Asset Dashboard has been redesigned and is included in the Reports section. It now features several enhancements, including a Global filter bar, new data widgets, and the option to export the dashboard as a PDF.

• The Snyk Broker - AppRisk documentation has been updated to outline the specific steps necessary to configure each SCM integration with a Snyk Broker token.

Snyk Container

• The list of operating system distributions supported by Snyk Container has been updated to include Ubuntu 24.10 - Oracular Oriole and Ubuntu 24.04 - Noble Numbat 04.

• How Snyk Container works has been updated with details on the logic Snyk applies when providing public base image recommendations.

Snyk Integrations

• The GitLab page has been updated to state that for the Snyk AppRisk level integration PAT creation, the user generating the GitLab group requires a minimum GitLab permission level of Guest.

Other updates

• The Pull Request Checks section has been updated to include the new Pull Request Experience for PR Checks.

• The Supported Languages page has been reorganized to provide detailed information about language availability for each Snyk product. Additionally, it provides a list of package managers, frameworks, and features for each supported language.

• A service account using OAuth 2.0 can now be created through the Snyk Web UI.

• The API index now includes entries for each endpoint mentioned in the Snyk user docs.

• The Developer IDE and CLI usage report has been enhanced with additional functionalities: Developer email address and PDF export.

• The Vulnerabilities Detail report has been enhanced with additional functionalities, such as Target indication and Column picker.

October 2024

Snyk API

• Links to APIs have been updated throughout the Snyk User Docs site.

• The API pages have been extensively updated to reflect changes in how APIs are published.

• The API Authentication pages have been updated to include when to use a personal token and when to use a service account, and to improve the flow of information.

Snyk AppRisk

• Risk factors on assets is now in EA for Snyk AppRisk customers.

• Asset inventory components has been updated to include details on clusters.

• Snyk Broker - AppRisk has been updated to include SonarQube installation steps.

Snyk CLI and IDEs

• The CLI authentication page has been updated for the OAuth 2.0 protocol.

• The page Debugging the Snyk CLI has been added.

• CLI standalone executables have been updated to include Alpine Arm64.

• IDE Eclipse plugin and JetBrains plugin documentation pages have been updated.

• Authentication information have been updated for all IDEs.

Snyk Integrations

• Snowflake Data Share is now in GA.

• Snyk SCM integrations has been updated with additional notices relating to repository retrieval and permission or scope modifications after initial configuration.

• The GitHub and GitHub Enterprise permission requirements section title has been changed to Personal Access Token (PAT) scopes and repository permission requirements for SCMs to capture PAT and repository permissions for multiple SCM integrations, including the GitHub Cloud App.

• GitHub Cloud App has been added to feature support notices for Fix, Backlog, and Upgrade PRs.

• Snyk SCM integrations has been updated to include a table detailing the permissions and scopes required for the GitHub Cloud App.

Other updates

• Getting started has been updated to centralize content related to everything you need to know before using Snyk.

• The Snyk Jumpstart Services Description and Customer Prerequisites have been updated for Snyk AppRisk.

• Scanning methods have been added for the Dart and Flutter languages.

September 2024

Snyk API

• Most links to APIs have been updated on the docs site.

• Additional entries were made on the API docs index page.

• Regional URLs for APIs were updated.

Snyk AppRisk

• A prerequisites section has been added to the Group level of GitHub integration, and more details about the Pull personal repositories option have been added to the same documentation page.

• The Set up Insights for Snyk AppRisk section was updated to emphasize the risk factors availability for each integration option.

• The Snyk Runtime Sensor has been updated to reflect the importance of adopting it to achieve the most effective integration and to access its continuously expanded set of features.

Snyk Broker

The Universal Broker feature is now available in Early Access. The Universal Broker separates deployment and container concerns from connection concerns. It allows for a smaller or a single deployment to support numerous connections of varied types.

Snyk CLI

• The CLI commands and options summary was updated.

• Authentication has been updated.

• Configuration has been updated: Environment variables for Snyk CLI, snyk config help, snyk config environment help.

Snyk Integrations

The Snowflake Data Share section has been updated to include a Data Share Dictionary, designed to help you navigate and build your dataset.

Other updates

• The updated Regional hosting and data residency page was published.

• Glossary terms were updated for SCA, SAST, DAST, and IAST as well as Software Composition Analysis.

• Early Access release status notices were updated.

August 2024

Snyk API

• Links in the API reference docs have been updated.

• The API endpoints index and notes have been updated.

Snyk AppRisk

• The Manage Risk > Analytics pages have been consolidated to better reflect the two Snyk offerings:

  • Issues Analytics - now in Early Access for Snyk Enterprise customers.

  • Application Analytics - available only for Snyk AppRisk customers.

• The Manage Assets documentation has been updated to reflect the addition of Quick filters. Users are only shown quick filters relevant to their entitlement.

Snyk CLI

• snyk auth command help updated to reflect OAuth default.

• CLI authentication instructions updated for OAuth default and improved flow.

• snyk config environment command help has been added.

• CLI support for pnpm added.

Snyk IDE

• CLI authentication instructions updated for IDE.

• IDE authentication instructions updated: Eclipse, Jetbrains, VS extension, VS Code extension

Snyk Integrations

• Git repository cloning has been renamed Workspaces for SCM integrations to better reflect its functionality. Additional detail on enablement has been added.

• The relationship between GitHub organizations and Snyk Organizations when integrating with the GitHub Cloud App has been clarified.

• The deployment stages table for implementing SCM integrations has been updated to reflect AppRisk functionality.

July 2024

Snyk API

• The API documentation now provides the API Reference and explanatory documentation in the API section.

• The API End of Life (EOL) process and migration guides are now published and updated to support the process, which began in July.

Snyk AppRisk

• Asset inventory filtering describes the new, simplified view that provides an improved experience of filtering the assets.

• The Asset inventory layouts have been renamed to better reflect their functionality.

• Four new SCM integrations are now available for Snyk AppRisk:

  • Atlassian Compass

  • Harness

  • OpsLevel

  • Datadog Service Catalog

• The Snyk AppRisk documentation section has been reorganized to enhance visibility and simplify the adoption of Snyk AppRisk. Here is where you can find the main features:

  • Inventory - Manage assets section

  • Issues - Prioritize issues for fixing section

  • Policies - Assets policies section

  • Integrations - Snyk SCM integrations and Integrate with Snyk sections

  • Snyk AppRisk - Scan with Snyk section

  • Analytics - Manage risk section

Snyk Integrations

• A comparison of the GitHub and GitHub Enterprise integrations functions now resides on the SCM, IDE, and CI/CD integrations page.

• Steps for migrating from the GitHub integration to the GitHub Enterprise integration now reside on the GitHub integration page.

• The Snyk SCM Integrations page now contains information critical to using these integrations successfully in your SDLC. This includes:

  • Organizing integrations by Group and Organization level in line with Snyk AppRisk functionality

  • Git repository cloning details

  • Deployment recommendations for Enterprise customers

  • User permissions and access scope requirements for each SCM integration

  • Instructions on how to generate integrated SCM tokens for Snyk Broker

Other updates

• Snyk Reports: The issue column dictionary includes new filters and columns for Jira (JIRA ISSUES LIST, LATEST JIRA ISSUE) and EPSS (EPSS SCORE, EPSS PERCENTILE). This allows you to manage your work with Jira and to include EPSS in your prioritization steps.

• Snyk Security: Snyk has improved the prioritization workflow and risk assessment by adopting CVSS V4.0 as the default evaluation for new vulnerabilities.

• Fix code vulnerabilities automatically: DeepCode AI Fix is now available in AWS Environments and JetBrains IDEs. If you use AWS multi-tenant environments, turn on the Snyk Preview Snyk Code Fix Suggestions and retest with Snyk in your IDE.