UBS - Ultimate Bug Scanner

Static analysis tool built for AI coding workflows. Catches bugs that AI agents commonly introduce: null safety, async/await issues, security holes, memory leaks. Scans JS/TS, Python, Go, Rust, Java, C++, Ruby, Swift in 3-5 seconds.

Why This Exists

AI agents move fast. Bugs move faster. You're shipping features in minutes, but:

• Null pointer crashes slip through
• Missing await causes silent failures
• XSS vulnerabilities reach production
• Memory leaks accumulate

UBS is the quality gate: scan before commit, fix before merge.

Golden Rule

ubs <changed-files> --fail-on-warning

Exit 0 = safe to commit. Exit 1 = fix and re-run.

Essential Commands

Quick Scans (Use These)

ubs file.ts file2.py                    # Specific files (< 1s)
ubs $(git diff --name-only --cached)    # Staged files
ubs --staged                            # Same, cleaner syntax
ubs --diff                              # Working tree vs HEAD

Full Project Scans

ubs .                                   # Current directory
ubs /path/to/project                    # Specific path
ubs --only=js,python src/               # Language filter (faster)

CI/CD Mode

ubs --ci --fail-on-warning .            # Strict mode for CI
ubs --format=json .                     # Machine-readable
ubs --format=sarif .                    # GitHub code scanning

Output Format

⚠️  Category (N errors)
    file.ts:42:5 – Issue description
    💡 Suggested fix
Exit code: 1

Parse: file:line:col → location | 💡 → how to fix | Exit 0/1 → pass/fail

The 18 Detection Categories

Critical (Always Fix)

Category	What It Catches
Null Safety	Unguarded property access, missing null checks
Security	XSS, injection, prototype pollution, hardcoded secrets
Async/Await	Missing await, unhandled rejections, race conditions
Memory Leaks	Event listeners without cleanup, timer leaks
Type Coercion	== vs ===, parseInt without radix, NaN comparison

Important (Production Risk)

Category	What It Catches
Division Safety	Division without zero check
Resource Lifecycle	Unclosed files, connections, context managers
Error Handling	Empty catch blocks, swallowed errors
Promise Chains	.then() without .catch()
Array Mutations	Mutating during iteration

Code Quality (Contextual)

Category	What It Catches
Debug Code	console.log, debugger, print() statements
TODO Markers	TODO, FIXME, HACK comments
Type Safety	TypeScript any usage
Readability	Complex ternaries, deep nesting

Language-Specific Detection

Language	Key Patterns
JavaScript/TypeScript	innerHTML XSS, eval(), missing await, React hooks deps
Python	eval(), open() without with, missing encoding=, None checks
Go	Nil pointer, goroutine leaks, defer symmetry, context cancel
Rust	.unwrap() panics, unsafe blocks, Option handling
Java	Resource leaks (try-with-resources), null checks, JDBC
C/C++	Buffer overflows, strcpy(), memory leaks, use-after-free
Ruby	eval(), send(), instance_variable_set
Swift	Force unwrap (!), ObjC bridging issues

Profiles

ubs --profile=strict .    # Fail on warnings, enforce high standards
ubs --profile=loose .     # Skip TODO/debug nits when prototyping

Category Packs (Focused Scans)

ubs --category=resource-lifecycle .    # Python/Go/Java resource hygiene

Narrows scan to relevant languages and suppresses unrelated categories.

Comparison Mode (Regression Detection)

# Capture baseline
ubs --ci --report-json .ubs/baseline.json .

# Compare against baseline
ubs --ci --comparison .ubs/baseline.json --report-json .ubs/latest.json .

Useful for CI to detect regressions vs. main branch.

Output Formats

Format	Flag	Use Case
text	(default)	Human-readable terminal output
json	--format=json	Machine parsing, scripting
jsonl	--format=jsonl	Line-delimited, streaming
sarif	--format=sarif	GitHub code scanning
html	--html-report=file.html	PR attachments, dashboards

Inline Suppression

When a finding is intentional:

eval(trustedCode);  // ubs:ignore

// ubs:ignore-next-line
dangerousOperation();

Exit Codes

Code	Meaning
0	No critical issues (safe to commit)
1	Critical issues or warnings (with --fail-on-warning)
2	Environment error (missing ast-grep, etc.)

Doctor Command

ubs doctor                # Check environment
ubs doctor --fix          # Auto-fix missing dependencies

Checks: curl/wget, ast-grep, ripgrep, jq, typos, Node.js + TypeScript.

Agent Integration

UBS auto-configures hooks for coding agents during install:

Agent	Hook Location
Claude Code	.claude/hooks/on-file-write.sh
Cursor	.cursor/rules
Codex CLI	.codex/rules/ubs.md
Gemini	.gemini/rules
Windsurf	.windsurf/rules
Cline	.cline/rules

Claude Code Hook Pattern

#!/bin/bash
# .claude/hooks/on-file-write.sh
if [[ "$FILE_PATH" =~ \.(js|jsx|ts|tsx|py|go|rs|java|rb)$ ]]; then
  echo "🔬 Quality check running..."
  if ubs "${PROJECT_DIR}" --ci 2>&1 | head -30; then
    echo "✅ No critical issues"
  else
    echo "⚠️  Issues detected - review above"
  fi
fi

Git Pre-Commit Hook

#!/bin/bash
# .git/hooks/pre-commit
echo "🔬 Running bug scanner..."
if ! ubs . --fail-on-warning 2>&1 | tail -30; then
  echo "❌ Critical issues found. Fix or: git commit --no-verify"
  exit 1
fi
echo "✅ Quality check passed"

Performance

Small (5K lines):     0.8 seconds
Medium (50K lines):   3.2 seconds
Large (200K lines):   12 seconds
Huge (1M lines):      58 seconds

10,000+ lines per second. Use --jobs=N to control parallelism.

Speed Tips

1. Scope to changed files: ubs src/file.ts (< 1s) vs ubs . (30s)
2. Use --staged or --diff: Only scan what you're committing
3. Language filter: --only=js,python skips irrelevant scanners
4. Skip categories: --skip=11,14 to skip debug/TODO markers

Fix Workflow

1. Read finding → category + fix suggestion
2. Navigate file:line:col → view context
3. Verify real issue (not false positive)
4. Fix root cause (not symptom)
5. Re-run ubs <file> → exit 0
6. Commit

Bug Severity Guide

• Critical (always fix): Null safety, XSS/injection, async/await, memory leaks
• Important (production): Type narrowing, division-by-zero, resource leaks
• Contextual (judgment): TODO/FIXME, console logs

Common Anti-Patterns

Don't	Do
Ignore findings	Investigate each
Full scan per edit	Scope to changed files
Fix symptom (if (x) { x.y })	Fix root cause (x?.y)
Suppress without understanding	Verify false positive first

Installation

# One-liner (recommended)
curl -fsSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dicklesworthstone/ultimate_bug_scanner/master/install.sh?$(date +%s)" | bash -s -- --easy-mode

# Manual
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Dicklesworthstone/ultimate_bug_scanner/master/ubs \
  -o /usr/local/bin/ubs && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ubs

Custom AST Rules

mkdir -p ~/.config/ubs/rules

cat > ~/.config/ubs/rules/no-console.yml <<'EOF'
id: custom.no-console
language: javascript
rule:
  pattern: console.log($$$)
severity: warning
message: "Remove console.log before production"
EOF

ubs . --rules=~/.config/ubs/rules

Excluding Paths

ubs . --exclude=legacy,generated,vendor

Auto-ignored: node_modules, .venv, dist, build, target, editor caches.

Session Logs

ubs sessions --entries 1    # View latest install session

Integration with Flywheel

Tool	Integration
BV	--beads-jsonl=out.jsonl exports findings for Beads
CASS	Search past sessions for similar bug patterns
CM	Extract rules from UBS findings
Agent Mail	Notify agents of scan results
DCG	UBS runs inside DCG protection

Troubleshooting

Error	Fix
"Environment error" (exit 2)	ubs doctor --fix
"ast-grep not found"	brew install ast-grep or cargo install ast-grep
Too many false positives	Use --skip=N or // ubs:ignore
Slow scans	Scope to files: ubs <file> not ubs .