# StackHawk Documentation

> Documentation for StackHawk's application security testing platform. HawkScan is a DAST scanner that helps developers find and fix security vulnerabilities before they reach production.

StackHawk provides dynamic application security testing (DAST) tools for modern development teams. This documentation covers scanner configuration, platform features, CI/CD integrations, and vulnerability remediation.

## Documentation

- [Getting Started](https://docs.stackhawk.com/getting-started/): Quick start guides and first scan setup
- [HawkScan Configuration](https://docs.stackhawk.com/hawkscan/): Scanner configuration, authentication, and OpenAPI specs
- [CI/CD Integration](https://docs.stackhawk.com/integrations/ci-cd/): GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps
- [Platform Features](https://docs.stackhawk.com/platform/): API Discovery, vulnerability management, team settings
- [Integrations](https://docs.stackhawk.com/integrations/): Jira, Slack, Microsoft Teams, webhooks
- [Vulnerability Reference](https://docs.stackhawk.com/vulnerabilities/): Detailed info on security vulnerabilities HawkScan detects

## Key Topics

- [Authenticated Scanning](https://docs.stackhawk.com/hawkscan/authenticated-scanning/): Configure auth for protected endpoints
- [stackhawk.yml Reference](https://docs.stackhawk.com/hawkscan/configuration/): Full configuration file reference
- [API Discovery](https://docs.stackhawk.com/platform/api-discovery/): Automatic API endpoint detection
- [StackHawk CLI](https://docs.stackhawk.com/stackhawk-cli): Command-line interface reference
- [MCP Server](https://docs.stackhawk.com/model-context-protocol): AI assistant integration

## Downloads

The `/downloads/` pages render client-side from machine-readable JSON manifests, so point tooling directly at the manifests for current install metadata — per-platform assets, versions, file sizes, SHA-256 checksums, and download URLs (each manifest exposes `latest` and `dev` releases).

- [HawkScan Download Manifest](https://download.stackhawk.com/hawkdocs/hawk.manifest.json): HawkScan (DAST scanner) release assets, versions, checksums, and download URLs
- [HawkOp Download Manifest](https://download.stackhawk.com/hawkdocs/hawkop.manifest.json): HawkOp (StackHawk CLI companion) release assets, versions, checksums, and download URLs

## API Reference

REST API reference for the StackHawk Public API ("Falcon"). Each operation has a dedicated page at `/api/{tag}/{operation}/`, and a plain-Markdown export is available at `/api/{tag}/{operation}.md` for ingestion by LLMs and scripting tools.

- [API Reference Index](https://docs.stackhawk.com/api/): Operation pages grouped by tag
- [OpenAPI Specification](https://docs.stackhawk.com/openapi.json): Machine-readable spec for the StackHawk Public API
- [API Documentation (legacy)](https://docs.stackhawk.com/apidocs): Original REST API reference

## Optional

- [Support & FAQ](https://docs.stackhawk.com/support/): Troubleshooting and common questions
- [Changelog](https://docs.stackhawk.com/changelog/): Release notes and updates

## Contact

- Website: https://www.stackhawk.com
- Support: https://help.stackhawk.com
- Documentation: https://docs.stackhawk.com
- Status: https://status.stackhawk.com