AI coding agents generate code faster than any team can review. Google Antigravity lets software developers architect and implement entire features in minutes. That velocity creates a new risk: code quality and security debt accumulates faster than anyone can catch it.
The SonarQube plugin for Antigravity closes that gap. It embeds deterministic code verification inside the agent's own workflow, so the same standards you enforce in CI apply the moment code is generated.
The plugin connects Antigravity to your SonarQube instance through the SonarQube MCP Server and the SonarQube CLI. Once installed, Antigravity agents can query quality gate status, list open issues, review coverage and duplication, and assess dependency risks, all without leaving the session. Verification runs against the quality profiles and gates your organization already maintains.
The Antigravity plugin joins the wave of SonarQube agent plugins released in 2026, extending consistent code verification to another environment where your software developers generate code. No tool left behind, no quality gap left open.
How do I set up the SonarQube plugin for Antigravity?
Antigravity uses two install surfaces, both backed by the SonarQube CLI, so the full setup only takes two steps. First, install the plugin bundle, which delivers skills, agent rules, and SonarQube MCP Server configuration:
Then authenticate and wire up the rest with the SonarQube CLI:
That second command installs secrets scanning hooks, Sonar Vortex agentic analysis instructions and a context augmentation skill, and the SonarQube MCP Server patch. Prefer a guided flow? Run /sonarqube:sonar-integrate inside Antigravity to walk through the CLI installation, authentication, and plugin integration.
From there, use slash commands like /sonarqube:sonar-quality-gate or use natural language prompts such as "analyze my code for issues" or "check my coverage."
Sonar Vortex delivers inner-loop verification. For organizations with Sonar Vortex enabled, verification runs automatically at the end of each turn, across every file the agent changed, before it hands the turn back, with no manual invocation required. Vortex feeds the agent your context and constraints before it writes, verifies each change in session and in real time , and prompts the agent to correct its output when a check fails. The result is a closed loop: guide the agent with the right context, verify every edit deterministically, and fix issues before they leave the session.
Why does AI-generated code need independent quality verification?
AI models are probabilistic. The same prompt can produce different results on different days. That makes independent, deterministic verification mandatory, not optional. SonarQube is the independent verification layer: the same code produces the same result every time, giving you an auditable standard that AI self-review cannot.
This is the Agent Centric Development Cycle (AC/DC) in practice. The framework rests on three pillars. Guide agents with your standards, architecture, and constraints before they write. Verify every change with zero-trust, multilayered verification across quality, security, and compliance. Solve the issues verification finds, in the same session. The plugin places Guide and Verify inside Antigravity's own generation loop rather than deferring verification to the next CI run.
Verification at this pillar matters because small errors compound. When agents work for extended sessions and produce large payloads, a missed issue early on cascades through thousands of lines. Catching it at the point of generation is faster, cheaper, and far less disruptive than catching it downstream. That is why developers who verify their code with SonarQube are 44% less likely to report outages due to AI-generated code.
How do I install and configure the SonarQube plugin for Antigravity?
The plugin is available now. Launch Antigravity, install the plugin bundle with agy plugin install https://GitHub.com/SonarSource/sonarqube-agent-plugins then run sonar auth login and sonar integrate antigravity to configure authentication, the MCP server, a secrets-scanning hook, prompt-secrets rules, and Sonar Vortex. Within minutes, every Antigravity session benefits from automated verification by SonarQube.
Use Antigravity for speed. Use SonarQube for trust.