Sonar Acquires Gitar to Strengthen AI Code Governance

SonarSource is acquiring Gitar Inc., an AI-native code review startup founded by former Uber engineers, to integrate its automated bug-fixing capabilities into SonarQube, Sonar's code verification platform used by over 75% of the Fortune 500. The deal aims to address growing risks from AI-generated code produced by tools like Cursor, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot. Unlike tools that merely flag errors, Gitar automatically fixes bugs and CI failures within pull requests before they reach production. Sonar CEO Tariq Shaukat says the combined platform will give enterprises unified AI code review and verification, shifting focus from development speed to code trustworthiness.