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July 21, 2026
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Now in preview: Find and fix software vulnerabilities with CodeMender

Overview

As adversarial AI threats accelerate attacks on code, security teams must counter them with machine-speed defenses that can automate code remediation and fight AI with AI. CodeMender is our managed code security agent, and starting today, we're bringing its code scanning and remediation capabilities directly to you in preview. CodeMender offers access to our generally available models via Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, or it can be deployed as a core component of AI Threat Defense.

Key Takeaways

  • CodeMender also aligns with our multi-model approach , so you can choose the right model to optimize for cost, speed, and deep scanning performance.

    It will support third-party frontier model options later this year.

  • It examines and remediates existing code security issues without sacrificing development velocity by: Deploying the best-fit model .

    You can choose from multiple models to optimize for costs, speed, deep scanning, and coding performance.

  • Find and fix vulnerabilities with AI Born from Google DeepMind's pioneering AI research , CodeMender transforms vulnerability management from a manual bottleneck into an autonomous, high-speed system.

    Your developers and security practitioners can automatically scan software for flaws, verify them with executable exploits, and remediate them with tested code fixes.

  • "CodeMender consistently identified critical vulnerabilities that our other AI-enabled tools completely missed.

    It doesn't just find theoretical flaws - it proves the immediate risk and delivers targeted, validated fixes that secure our environment without disrupting core business logic," said Scott Ponte, head, Security Operations, Robinhood.

  • You can also configure CodeMender to scan and analyze code in a sandbox that you manage.
Now in preview: Find and fix software vulnerabilities with CodeMender

CodeMender also aligns with our multi-model approach , so you can choose the right model to optimize for cost, speed, and deep scanning performance. It will support third-party frontier model options later this year. How to find and fix code vulnerabilities autonomously with Google CodeMender.

Watch this overview of CodeMender in Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. CodeMender can help you advance from passive scanning to automated code remediation, and reduce zero-day risk. It examines and remediates existing code security issues without sacrificing development velocity by: Deploying the best-fit model .

You can choose from multiple models to optimize for costs, speed, deep scanning, and coding performance. Automating machine-scale remediation . You can now eliminate remediation bottlenecks caused by manual verification and patching, while keeping developers in the loop.

Prioritizing fixes by exploitability . You can run proof-of-concept exploits and execute simulations to verify that vulnerabilities in the code are exploitable, and prioritize resources on fixing the most critical issues first. Find and fix vulnerabilities with AI Born from Google DeepMind's pioneering AI research , CodeMender transforms vulnerability management from a manual bottleneck into an autonomous, high-speed system.

Your developers and security practitioners can automatically scan software for flaws, verify them with executable exploits, and remediate them with tested code fixes. "At Salesforce, trust is our number one value, and protecting customer data means continually raising the bar for how we find, validate, and mitigate risks. CodeMender brings AI into a critical part of the security lifecycle by accelerating the path from validated vulnerability to tested fix.

As AI reshapes the threat landscape, capabilities like this help strengthen resilience and give our customers the confidence to keep innovating," said Iain Mulholland, CISO, Salesforce . "CodeMender consistently identified critical vulnerabilities that our other AI-enabled tools completely missed. It doesn't just find theoretical flaws - it proves the immediate risk and delivers targeted, validated fixes that secure our environment without disrupting core business logic," said Scott Ponte, head, Security Operations, Robinhood.

"CodeMender is fast, comprehensive, and genuinely ambitious about closing the loop from detection to fix, enabling teams to secure their software supply chain without losing velocity," said Ashwin Kannan, principal AI engineer, Office of the CTO, Palo Alto Networks. How the CodeMender agent works We've fine-tuned CodeMender's harness to be continuously updated with the latest Google DeepMind research, including the up-to-date agent skills, security tools, and system prompts. Operating in the secure-by-design Agent Platform, CodeMender is protected by enterprise-grade, built-in governance and security guardrails, including secure traffic routing through your VPC, data isolation and encryption, and zero retention of source code data.

As an agent, it can integrate with existing continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) workflows, or run directly in local developer environments using a lightweight command-line interface (CLI) client. You can also configure CodeMender to scan and analyze code in a sandbox that you manage.

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