Introduction
In the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, effective management and awareness of AI tools within engineering teams have become paramount. Regulatory pressures are mounting, making it essential for organizations to have insight into their AI tool usage. Jaime Jorge, CEO and Co-founder of Codacy, emphasizes this growing need.
The urgency of this matter is amplified by approaching regulatory deadlines. For example, the EU AI Act mandates that organizations demonstrate compliance with established requirements for trustworthy AI, with high-risk obligations coming into effect on August 2, 2026. Moreover, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) requires EU financial institutions to maintain a Register of Information to manage ICT third-party risks, a category now inclusive of AI coding tools.
“We developed AI Inventory because we consistently heard from engineering leaders that, while they recognize their teams are utilizing AI tools, they struggle to identify the specific tools, their configurations, and their locations. Currently, this represents a gap in governance that will soon transition into a compliance requirement. Our goal is to ensure that all engineering organizations have clarity on this issue before inquiries arise.”
— Jaime Jorge, CEO & Co-founder, Codacy
AI Inventory operates by scanning repository artifacts left by AI coding tools. This includes configuration files, like .cursorrules and CLAUDE.md, dependency manifests that reference AI libraries, commit metadata featuring co-author trailers, API key references in environment variable configurations, and MCP server definitions. Detection occurs automatically across connected repositories, requiring no additional agent installations, plugins, or vendor API integrations.
The insights generated are displayed in Codacy’s AI Risk Hub dashboard, sorted by AI vendor, repository, team, and artifact type. This functionality allows engineering leaders to ascertain which AI models, libraries, API keys, endpoints, and coding tools are in use throughout their organization. They can identify inconsistent configurations and leverage this visibility to drive standardization and make informed procurement decisions.
AI Inventory is currently available for all customers on Codacy’s Business plan, with a temporary preview accessible to Team plan customers until May 18th. Organizations that have yet to adopt Codacy can initiate a free trial to link their repositories and view AI Inventory results immediately. For additional details, visit https://www.codacy.com/ai-inventory.
About Codacy
Codacy is a code quality and security platform designed for engineering teams to uphold coding standards, identify security vulnerabilities, and navigate the complexities introduced by AI-assisted development. For more information, visit codacy.com.
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