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+##===-- codeql.yml --------------------------------------------------------===##
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2026 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+#
+##===----------------------------------------------------------------------===##
+name: "CodeQL"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths:
+      - 'include/**'
+      - 'test/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/codeql.yml'
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0 * * 1'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze (${{ matrix.language }})
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      # required to upload code scanning results
+      security-events: write
+      # required to fetch internal or private CodeQL packs
+      packages: read
+      # only required for workflows in private repositories
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          # xvec is a header-only C++ library, so there is nothing to compile;
+          # build-mode "none" lets CodeQL extract the sources without a build.
+          - language: c-cpp
+            build-mode: none
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+        with:
+          languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
+          build-mode: ${{ matrix.build-mode }}
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
+        with:
+          category: "/language:${{ matrix.language }}"