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+
+name: snyk scans
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/snyk-scans.yml'
+
+jobs:
+  snyk-scan:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      
+      - name: Set up Snyk
+        uses: snyk/actions/setup@master
+        env:
+          SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
+          
+      - name: Run Snyk to check for vulnerabilities
+        run: |
+          snyk test --all-projects \
+            --severity-threshold=high \
+            --exclude=docs,cmake,ext \
+            --detection-depth=5
+        env:
+          SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
+        continue-on-error: false
+        
+      - name: Upload result to GitHub Code Scanning
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
+        with:
+          sarif_file: snyk.sarif
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