# Static code analysis for free

DevFeed: [Static code analysis for free](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/static-code-analysis-for-free-21225.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://juri.dev/blog/2014/10/static-code-analyis-for-free/>)

Published: 2014-10-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Juri Strumpflohner](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/juri-strumpflohner.md>)

Topics: [Static code analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/static-code-analysis.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [Jenkins](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jenkins.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>)

Tags: [code-analysis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-analysis.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [jenkins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jenkins.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm.md>), [report](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/report.md>), [reports](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reports.md>), [tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tooling.md>)

## AI overview

This article introduces Plato, a free tool for static JavaScript analysis and reporting. It explains how to install Plato from npm, run it against a codebase, generate visual reports, and publish those reports through a Jenkins job.

## Source excerpt

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