Yes, a free account is required to get an API key. Sign up at securitychecks.ai, grab your key, then run `npm install -g @securitychecks/cli` and `scheck run`. The free tier includes 10 scans/month with no credit card required.

Yes. The free tier is free forever with 10 scans/month. We only charge for higher limits and cloud features: dashboards, historical trends, team collaboration, and CI enforcement.

No. The CLI extracts structural facts locally (call graphs, auth patterns, service definitions) and sends only those facts to our cloud for analysis. Your actual source code never leaves your machine.

A synced scan is when you upload scan results to the cloud dashboard using `scheck sync`. This enables dashboards, historical trends, and team features. Synced scans count toward your plan limits on paid tiers.

Yes! You can upgrade or downgrade at any time. When upgrading, you'll pay the prorated difference for the remainder of your billing cycle. When downgrading, the credit applies to your next billing cycle.

Yes! Open source projects get the Pro plan free. Contact us with your repository URL to apply. We love supporting the open source community and believe security should be accessible to everyone.

We accept all major credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express) through Stripe. Enterprise customers can also pay by invoice with NET-30 terms.

All paid plans come with a 14-day free trial. No credit card required to start. You can explore all features and run unlimited scans during the trial period.

Our MCP (Model Context Protocol) integration allows Claude and other AI assistants to directly invoke security scans during code reviews. Simply configure the MCP server and your AI assistant can check code in real-time.

Yes! The CLI collects facts locally and your source code never leaves your machine. Only structural metadata (call graphs, auth patterns) is sent for analysis. For air-gapped environments, contact us about enterprise on-premise licensing.