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+name: Static code analysis
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  semgrep:
+    name: run-semgrep
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    container:
+      image: returntocorp/semgrep
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - run: semgrep scan --error --config auto
+        env:
+          SEMGREP_APP_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SEMGREP_APP_TOKEN }}