> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://qodex.ai/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What do I do about false positives?

> Mark incorrect findings as false positives and use Qodex evidence, deduplication, and status tracking to keep triage clean.

# What do I do about false positives?

If a finding is wrong, mark it as `false_positive`.

Qodex keeps the finding fingerprint so the item can stay out of the default open workflow while remaining searchable for audit and history.

## Before a finding reaches you

Qodex applies guards to reduce common false positives:

| Guard           | What it catches                                                                     |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Misanchor guard | PR findings attached to imports, comments, blank lines, or structural lines.        |
| Evidence guard  | High-severity claims without enough screenshot, DOM, request, or response evidence. |
| Deduplication   | Repeated observations of the same open issue.                                       |

These guards reduce noise, but reviewers should still triage findings.

## Mark a false positive

Open the finding and change its status to `false_positive`.

The finding remains in history, but it should no longer appear in the default open list.

## False positive vs wontfix

Use `false_positive` when Qodex is wrong.

Use `wontfix` when Qodex is right but your team intentionally accepts the risk or chooses not to change the behavior.

## PR review notes

Inline PR findings can occasionally be advisory when the anchor is uncertain. Review the surrounding code and evidence before treating the finding as confirmed.

## Roadmap

PR slash commands for `false-positive`, `resolve`, and `wontfix` are planned so teams can update finding status directly from a PR thread.

## Next steps

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  <Card title="Inline findings" icon="message-square" href="/pr-review-inline-findings">
    See how PR comments are anchored.
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  <Card title="Slash commands" icon="terminal" href="/pr-review-slash-commands">
    Learn the current PR command surface.
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  <Card title="Findings" icon="circle-info" href="/concepts-findings">
    Understand Qodex findings.
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    Move findings through review.
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