Agent skill

Sonarcloud API

Expert guidance for using the SonarCloud API to interact with code quality analysis, projects, issues, quality gates, and metrics.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedTesting & QA

Install Sonarcloud API

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aehrc/pathling --skill sonarcloud-api -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aehrc/pathling sonarcloud-api --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aehrc/pathling.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api .claude/skills/sonarcloud-api && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "sonarcloud-api" agent skill from https://github.com/aehrc/pathling/tree/main/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api into .claude/skills/sonarcloud-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sonarcloud-api", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/aehrc/pathling/tree/main/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aehrc/pathling --skill sonarcloud-api -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aehrc/pathling sonarcloud-api --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aehrc/pathling.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api .agents/skills/sonarcloud-api && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "sonarcloud-api" agent skill from https://github.com/aehrc/pathling/tree/main/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api into .agents/skills/sonarcloud-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sonarcloud-api", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aehrc/pathling --skill sonarcloud-api -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aehrc/pathling sonarcloud-api --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aehrc/pathling.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api .cursor/skills/sonarcloud-api && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "sonarcloud-api" agent skill from https://github.com/aehrc/pathling/tree/main/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api into .cursor/skills/sonarcloud-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sonarcloud-api", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/aehrc/pathling.git --path .claude/skills/sonarcloud-api

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aehrc/pathling --skill sonarcloud-api -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aehrc/pathling sonarcloud-api --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aehrc/pathling.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api .gemini/skills/sonarcloud-api && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "sonarcloud-api" agent skill from https://github.com/aehrc/pathling/tree/main/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api into .gemini/skills/sonarcloud-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sonarcloud-api", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aehrc/pathling sonarcloud-api

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aehrc/pathling --skill sonarcloud-api -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aehrc/pathling.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api .github/skills/sonarcloud-api && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "sonarcloud-api" agent skill from https://github.com/aehrc/pathling/tree/main/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api into .github/skills/sonarcloud-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sonarcloud-api", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add aehrc/pathling --skill sonarcloud-api -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install aehrc/pathling sonarcloud-api --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aehrc/pathling.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api .opencode/skills/sonarcloud-api && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "sonarcloud-api" agent skill from https://github.com/aehrc/pathling/tree/main/.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api into .opencode/skills/sonarcloud-api/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sonarcloud-api", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: sonarcloud-api
GitHub stars: 137
Token cost: ~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length: 234 words
Files: 4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo: 25
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Expert guidance for using the SonarCloud API to interact with code quality analysis, projects, issues, quality gates, and metrics.

Making API calls to SonarCloud
SKILL.md covers Overview, Quick start, Authentication and Base URLs, plus 7 more sections
Calls curl; reaches sonarcloud.io and api.sonarcloud.io; needs SONAR_TOKEN and SONAR_PROJECT_KEY
Automating code quality workflows

What it does

Sonarcloud API is an agent skill from aehrc/pathling. Expert guidance for using the SonarCloud API to interact with code quality analysis, projects, issues, quality gates, and metrics. Use this skill when making API calls to SonarCloud, automating code quality workflows, retrieving analysis results, managing projects programmatically, or integrating SonarCloud with CI/CD pipelines. Trigger keywords include "SonarCloud", "SonarCloud API", "code quality API", "SonarQube Cloud", "quality gate", "code analysis API", "SonarCloud measures", "SonarCloud issues".

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including reference files (for example `references/metrics.md`, `references/v1-api.md` and `references/v2-api.md`).

It sits in Testing & QA, covering Quality gates, CI/CD and Code quality. The repository describes itself as: Tools that make it easier to use FHIR and clinical terminology within data analytics, built on Apache Spark. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Making API calls to SonarCloud
Automating code quality workflows
Retrieving analysis results
Managing projects programmatically

Example prompts

“SonarCloud”
“SonarCloud API”
“code quality API”
“/sonarcloud-api”

Requirements

A credential in YOUR_TOKEN
A credential in SONAR_TOKEN

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 56a3b4a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- curl
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- sonarcloud.io
- api.sonarcloud.io
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- SONAR_TOKEN
- SONAR_PROJECT_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Sonarcloud API loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~9.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 131 tokens; SKILL.md has 234 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~131
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.2k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~9.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aehrc/pathling at commit 56a3b4a, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© aehrc). 234 words, ~1,158 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/sonarcloud-api/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: sonarcloud-api
description: Expert guidance for using the SonarCloud API to interact with code quality analysis, projects, issues, quality gates, and metrics. Use this skill when making API calls to SonarCloud, automating code quality workflows, retrieving analysis results, managing projects programmatically, or integrating SonarCloud with CI/CD pipelines. Trigger keywords include "SonarCloud", "SonarCloud API", "code quality API", "SonarQube Cloud", "quality gate", "code analysis API", "SonarCloud measures", "SonarCloud issues".

SonarCloud API

Overview

SonarCloud provides two API versions for programmatic access:

Web API v2 - Modern REST API with OpenAPI specifications at https://api.sonarcloud.io/api/v2/
Web API v1 - Legacy API at https://sonarcloud.io/api/ with comprehensive endpoint coverage

Quick start

bash

# Get project metrics
curl -X GET "https://sonarcloud.io/api/measures/component?component=my_project&metricKeys=bugs,vulnerabilities,code_smells" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Authentication

Use bearer token authentication for all requests:

Authorization: Bearer <token>

Token types

Token Type	Plan	Scope	Use Case
Personal Access Token	Free	User-level	Individual API access
Organisation Token	Team	Organisation-scoped	CI/CD, automation

Generate tokens at Account > Security > Generate Tokens in SonarCloud UI.

Base URLs

API Version	Base URL
Web API v1	`https://sonarcloud.io/api/`
Web API v2	`https://api.sonarcloud.io/api/v2/`

Request format

Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded (v1) or application/json (v2)

For POST requests, use form data parameters rather than URI query parameters.

Rate limiting

Requests are rate-limited. When exceeded, the API returns HTTP 429. Wait several minutes before retrying.

Pagination

Most list endpoints support pagination with p (page number) and ps (page size) parameters.

Common tasks

Get project quality gate status

bash

curl -X GET "https://sonarcloud.io/api/qualitygates/project_status?projectKey=my_project" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Search issues

bash

curl -X GET "https://sonarcloud.io/api/issues/search?componentKeys=my_project&types=BUG,VULNERABILITY" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

Get component measures

bash

curl -X GET "https://sonarcloud.io/api/measures/component?component=my_project&metricKeys=ncloc,coverage,duplicated_lines_density" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

List projects

bash

# v2 API
curl -X GET "https://api.sonarcloud.io/api/v2/projects?organization=my_org" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

API reference

For detailed endpoint documentation, see the reference files:

v2-api.md - Modern v2 API endpoints (Projects, Quality Gates, Analysis, Organisations)
v1-api.md - Legacy v1 API endpoints (Issues, Measures, Components, Rules)
metrics.md - Available metric keys and their meanings

Error handling

Status Code	Meaning
400	Bad request - check parameters
401	Unauthorised - invalid or missing token
403	Forbidden - insufficient permissions
404	Not found - resource does not exist
429	Rate limited - wait and retry
500	Server error

CI/CD integration examples

GitHub Actions

yaml

- name: Check Quality Gate
  run: |
      STATUS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}" \
        "https://sonarcloud.io/api/qualitygates/project_status?projectKey=${{ vars.SONAR_PROJECT_KEY }}" \
        | jq -r '.projectStatus.status')
      if [ "$STATUS" != "OK" ]; then
        echo "Quality Gate failed"
        exit 1
      fi

GitLab CI

yaml

check_quality_gate:
    script:
        - |
            STATUS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $SONAR_TOKEN" \
              "https://sonarcloud.io/api/qualitygates/project_status?projectKey=$SONAR_PROJECT_KEY" \
              | jq -r '.projectStatus.status')
            if [ "$STATUS" != "OK" ]; then exit 1; fi

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in .claude/skills/sonarcloud-api of aehrc/pathling.

SKILL.md
references/metrics.md
references/v1-api.md
references/v2-api.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 56a3b4a

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Questions about Sonarcloud API

What does Sonarcloud API do?

Expert guidance for using the SonarCloud API to interact with code quality analysis, projects, issues, quality gates, and metrics. Sonarcloud API is an agent skill from aehrc/pathling. Expert guidance for using the SonarCloud API to interact with code quality analysis, projects, issues, quality gates, and metrics.

When should I use Sonarcloud API?

Sonarcloud API fits situations like: making API calls to SonarCloud; automating code quality workflows; retrieving analysis results; managing projects programmatically.

How do I install Sonarcloud API in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aehrc/pathling --skill sonarcloud-api -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api in aehrc/pathling) into .claude/skills/sonarcloud-api in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Sonarcloud API in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aehrc/pathling --skill sonarcloud-api -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/sonarcloud-api in aehrc/pathling) into .agents/skills/sonarcloud-api in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Sonarcloud API in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aehrc/pathling --skill sonarcloud-api -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/sonarcloud-api, .gemini/skills/sonarcloud-api, .github/skills/sonarcloud-api and .opencode/skills/sonarcloud-api in your project.

What does Sonarcloud API need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Sonarcloud API needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl) and credentials named SONAR_TOKEN and SONAR_PROJECT_KEY. Our summary lists: A credential in YOUR_TOKEN; A credential in SONAR_TOKEN.

Does Sonarcloud API access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: sonarcloud.io and api.sonarcloud.io; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Sonarcloud API safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Sonarcloud API use?

Sonarcloud API is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Sonarcloud API use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 8.1k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Sonarcloud API?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Sonarcloud API: Quality CI (managedcode/dotnet-skills, 486 stars), Quality Scan (diegosouzapw/OmniRoute, 74k stars), Dev Review (FHIR/fhir-codegen, 154 stars) and Ways Of Working (devantler-tech/ksail, 166 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Sonarcloud API?

aehrc (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aehrc/pathling, which has 137 GitHub stars. The repository holds 25 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aehrc/pathling on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Sonarcloud API

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

SonarCloud API

Overview

Quick start

Authentication

Token types

Base URLs

Request format

Rate limiting

Pagination

Common tasks

Get project quality gate status

Search issues

Get component measures

List projects

API reference

Error handling

CI/CD integration examples

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Questions about Sonarcloud API