Starting a Scan

Once a project has been created and the Scan Configuration files have been selected, you can click Scan Project.

• For target reference info, see Target Reference Options
• For CI-based scans, see CI/CD Integration.

Initiating a Scan

Once a scan has started, you’ll see live events streaming in the UI:

Typical event sequence:

1. Scan Initiated – request accepted, resources allocated
2. Cloned Repository – code pulled at the reference you selected
3. Indexing Files – building context for the LLM (non-selected files are still indexed)
4. Scanning Files - files are being scanned and analyzed
5. Scan Completed – results are saved and able to be viewed

Expected timeline

Depending on the size of the repository and the amount of files, the timeline for the expected results can vary. However, a typical scan shouldn't be more than a few (1-3) minutes.

WARNING

Almanax can handle repositories of any size, but individual files ≥ 200 KB are skipped during indexing/scanning. For PR review scans, very large diffs may be rejected (diff context limit is ~500K characters).

Next Steps

For more information about managing your scans, see our guides on:

• Scan Status
• Exporting Results
• Rescanning Files
• Deleting Scans