Show HN: Sighthound - open-source vulnerability scanner for source code

Software Development, Backend & APIs, Security(github.com)view on HackerNews
SighthoundRustTree-sitterstatic security scannersecurity detection

Author: asadeddin

Date: 7/9/2026

Article Summary:
The authors open-source a rules-based static security scanner called Sighthound, built in Rust and using Tree-sitter, to improve detection outcomes and address limitations of existing scanners.