Guides for DevSecOps Engineers

These guides cover automation workflows: CI/CD integration, API usage, webhook notifications, and API spec imports for maximum scan coverage.

Guide 1: Integrating ThreatWeaver into CI/CD Pipelines

Shift security left by triggering vulnerability scans automatically when code changes.


Time needed	30 minutes
Prerequisites	ThreatWeaver API token; access to your CI/CD configuration
What you'll learn	How to trigger scans from GitHub Actions and GitLab CI, and fail builds on critical findings

How it works

GitHub Actions setup

Create a workflow file in your repository:

# .github/workflows/security-scan.yml
name: Security Scan

on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [main, develop]

jobs:
  dast-scan:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Trigger ThreatWeaver Scan
        id: scan
        env:
          TW_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TW_API_TOKEN }}
          TW_TARGET_ID: ${{ secrets.TW_TARGET_ID }}
        run: |
          RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
            -H "Authorization: Bearer $TW_API_TOKEN" \
            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
            -d "{\"targetId\": \"$TW_TARGET_ID\"}" \
            https://api.threatweaver.ai/api/appsec/assessments/trigger)

          ASSESSMENT_ID=$(echo $RESPONSE | jq -r '.assessmentId')
          echo "assessment_id=$ASSESSMENT_ID" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

      - name: Poll for Completion
        env:
          TW_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TW_API_TOKEN }}
        run: |
          ASSESSMENT_ID="${{ steps.scan.outputs.assessment_id }}"
          for i in $(seq 1 60); do
            STATUS=$(curl -s \
              -H "Authorization: Bearer $TW_API_TOKEN" \
              "https://api.threatweaver.ai/api/appsec/assessments/$ASSESSMENT_ID" \
              | jq -r '.status')

            if [ "$STATUS" = "completed" ]; then
              echo "Scan completed!"
              break
            fi
            echo "Scan in progress (attempt $i/60)..."
            sleep 30
          done

      - name: Check for Critical Findings
        env:
          TW_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TW_API_TOKEN }}
        run: |
          ASSESSMENT_ID="${{ steps.scan.outputs.assessment_id }}"
          CRITICAL_COUNT=$(curl -s \
            -H "Authorization: Bearer $TW_API_TOKEN" \
            "https://api.threatweaver.ai/api/appsec/assessments/$ASSESSMENT_ID/findings?severity=critical" \
            | jq '.totalCount')

          if [ "$CRITICAL_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
            echo "FAIL: Found $CRITICAL_COUNT critical vulnerabilities!"
            exit 1
          fi
          echo "PASS: No critical vulnerabilities found."

Store secrets securely

Add TW_API_TOKEN and TW_TARGET_ID as encrypted secrets in your repository settings. Never hardcode credentials in workflow files.

GitLab CI setup

# .gitlab-ci.yml
security-scan:
  stage: test
  script:
    - |
      RESPONSE=$(curl -s -X POST \
        -H "Authorization: Bearer $TW_API_TOKEN" \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -d "{\"targetId\": \"$TW_TARGET_ID\"}" \
        https://api.threatweaver.ai/api/appsec/assessments/trigger)

      ASSESSMENT_ID=$(echo $RESPONSE | jq -r '.assessmentId')
      echo "Assessment started: $ASSESSMENT_ID"

      # Poll and check results (same logic as GitHub Actions)
  rules:
    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'

Failing builds on critical findings

You can configure your pipeline to:

Policy	Action
Critical findings	Fail the build immediately -- block the merge.
High findings	Warn but allow merge (with reviewer approval).
Medium and below	Log for tracking, do not block.

Start permissive, tighten over time

When first integrating, set the policy to warn-only. Once your team has addressed the initial backlog, switch to blocking on Critical and High findings.

Guide 2: Using the ThreatWeaver API

Automate any ThreatWeaver workflow programmatically using the REST API.


Time needed	20 minutes to get started
Prerequisites	ThreatWeaver account with API access
What you'll learn	How to authenticate, make API calls, and automate common workflows

Getting your API token

Log in to ThreatWeaver.
Navigate to Settings > Security.
Under API Tokens, click Generate Token.
Copy the token immediately -- it will not be shown again.

Token scope

API tokens inherit the permissions of the user who created them. Create a dedicated service account with the minimum required role for automated workflows.

Making your first API call

List all assets:

curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  https://api.threatweaver.ai/api/assets \
  | jq '.data[:3]'

Common workflows

Create a target and start a scan

# Step 1: Create a target
TARGET=$(curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "Staging API", "url": "https://staging.api.myapp.com"}' \
  https://api.threatweaver.ai/api/appsec/targets)

TARGET_ID=$(echo $TARGET | jq -r '.id')

# Step 2: Start a scan
ASSESSMENT=$(curl -s -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "{\"targetId\": \"$TARGET_ID\", \"scanType\": \"gray_box\"}" \
  https://api.threatweaver.ai/api/appsec/assessments/trigger)

ASSESSMENT_ID=$(echo $ASSESSMENT | jq -r '.assessmentId')
echo "Scan started: $ASSESSMENT_ID"

# Step 3: Poll for results
while true; do
  STATUS=$(curl -s \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
    "https://api.threatweaver.ai/api/appsec/assessments/$ASSESSMENT_ID" \
    | jq -r '.status')

  [ "$STATUS" = "completed" ] && break
  sleep 30
done

# Step 4: Get findings
curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://api.threatweaver.ai/api/appsec/assessments/$ASSESSMENT_ID/findings" \
  | jq '.data[] | {type: .vulnerabilityType, severity: .severity, endpoint: .endpoint}'

Get all critical findings for a target

curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  "https://api.threatweaver.ai/api/appsec/findings?targetId=$TARGET_ID&severity=critical" \
  | jq '.data'

Export findings as SARIF

SARIF (Static Analysis Results Interchange Format) is supported by GitHub, VS Code, and other developer tools.

curl -s \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Accept: application/sarif+json" \
  "https://api.threatweaver.ai/api/appsec/assessments/$ASSESSMENT_ID/export?format=sarif" \
  -o results.sarif

Rate limits

Endpoint Category	Limit
Read operations (GET)	100 requests/minute
Write operations (POST/PUT/DELETE)	30 requests/minute
Scan triggers	10 requests/minute

Best practices

Cache responses where possible to reduce API calls.
Use webhook notifications instead of polling for scan completion.
Implement exponential backoff when you hit rate limits.

Guide 3: Setting Up Webhooks and Notifications

Get notified automatically when scans complete, new findings are discovered, or findings are resolved.


Time needed	15 minutes
Prerequisites	Admin role; a webhook endpoint (e.g., Slack incoming webhook URL)
What you'll learn	How to configure webhooks and integrate with Slack and PagerDuty

Available webhook events

Event	When it fires
`scan_completed`	A scan finishes (success or failure).
`finding_created`	A new vulnerability is discovered.
`finding_resolved`	A previously open vulnerability is confirmed fixed.
`finding_reopened`	A previously fixed vulnerability has reappeared.
`exception_expiring`	An exception is about to expire (7 days before).

Configuring a webhook

Navigate to Admin > Integrations.
Click "+ Add Webhook".
Enter the webhook URL -- the HTTPS endpoint that will receive events.
Select events -- choose which events trigger the webhook.
Save and test. Click Send Test to verify your endpoint receives the payload.

Webhook payload format

{
  "event": "finding_created",
  "timestamp": "2026-04-04T10:30:00Z",
  "data": {
    "findingId": "f-abc123",
    "vulnerabilityType": "sql_injection",
    "severity": "critical",
    "endpoint": "POST /api/users/search",
    "assessmentId": "a-def456",
    "targetName": "Staging API"
  }
}

Integrating with Slack

In Slack, create an Incoming Webhook for your security channel (Slack workspace settings > Apps > Incoming Webhooks).
Copy the webhook URL (starts with https://hooks.slack.com/services/...).
In ThreatWeaver, add this URL as a webhook and select the events you care about.
Slack will receive formatted messages for each event.

Integrating with PagerDuty

For critical findings that need immediate attention:

In PagerDuty, create an Events API v2 integration on your security service.
Copy the integration key.
In ThreatWeaver, add a PagerDuty integration under Admin > Integrations.
Configure it to trigger only on finding_created events with critical severity.
Your on-call engineer will be paged immediately when a critical vulnerability is found.

Webhook security

ThreatWeaver signs webhook payloads with an HMAC signature in the X-TW-Signature header. Verify this signature on your endpoint to ensure the webhook came from ThreatWeaver and was not tampered with.

Guide 4: Importing API Specs for Better Scanning

Providing an API specification tells the scanner exactly which endpoints exist, what parameters they accept, and what data types are expected. This dramatically improves scan coverage.


Time needed	10 minutes
Prerequisites	An API specification file (OpenAPI, Swagger, Postman, or GraphQL schema)
What you'll learn	How to upload API specs and troubleshoot missing endpoint coverage

Why API specs improve scanning

Without a spec, the scanner discovers endpoints by crawling and guessing. With a spec, it knows every endpoint from the start.

Supported formats

Format	File Extension	Notes
OpenAPI 3.0+	`.json`, `.yaml`	Preferred. Full parameter and schema support.
Swagger 2.0	`.json`, `.yaml`	Automatically converted to OpenAPI 3.0.
Postman Collection	`.json`	v2.1 collections supported.
GraphQL Schema	`.graphql`, `.gql`	Introspection query results also accepted.

Steps: Upload via UI

Navigate to AppSec > Targets.
Select your target and click Edit.
In the API Specification section, click Upload Spec.
Select your file and click Upload. ThreatWeaver will parse the spec and show a summary (number of endpoints, parameters, and schemas detected).
Save the target. The next scan will use the spec for full endpoint coverage.

Steps: Upload via API

curl -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -F "spec=@openapi.yaml" \
  "https://api.threatweaver.ai/api/appsec/targets/$TARGET_ID/spec"

Troubleshooting: "My scan missed endpoints"

Symptom	Cause	Fix
Endpoints in spec not scanned	Spec not attached to target	Re-upload the spec and verify it is listed on the target page.
Some endpoints return 404	Base URL mismatch	Check that the target URL matches the `servers` section in your OpenAPI spec.
POST endpoints not tested	Missing request body schemas	Add `requestBody` definitions to your spec so the scanner knows what payloads to send.
GraphQL mutations missed	Introspection disabled	Provide the schema file directly instead of relying on introspection.

Keep your spec up to date

Re-upload your API spec whenever you add new endpoints. Outdated specs mean the scanner misses new attack surface.

Next steps

Setting Up Authenticated Scanning -- combine auth + API specs for maximum coverage
Configuring Tenable API Keys -- connect the vulnerability management side
Tracking Remediation Progress -- close the loop on discovered vulnerabilities
FAQ -- answers to common questions

Guide 1: Integrating ThreatWeaver into CI/CD Pipelines​

How it works​

GitHub Actions setup​

GitLab CI setup​

Failing builds on critical findings​

Guide 2: Using the ThreatWeaver API​

Getting your API token​

Making your first API call​

Common workflows​

Create a target and start a scan​

Get all critical findings for a target​

Export findings as SARIF​

Rate limits​

Guide 3: Setting Up Webhooks and Notifications​

Available webhook events​

Configuring a webhook​

Webhook payload format​

Integrating with Slack​

Integrating with PagerDuty​

Guide 4: Importing API Specs for Better Scanning​

Why API specs improve scanning​

Supported formats​

Steps: Upload via UI​

Steps: Upload via API​

Troubleshooting: "My scan missed endpoints"​

Next steps​