diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1799b19..1808d35 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "socketsecurity"
-version = "2.0.54"
+version = "2.0.55"
 requires-python = ">= 3.10"
 license = {"file" = "LICENSE"}
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/socketsecurity/__init__.py b/socketsecurity/__init__.py
index 92958d3..3791e05 100644
--- a/socketsecurity/__init__.py
+++ b/socketsecurity/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 __author__ = 'socket.dev'
-__version__ = '2.0.54'
+__version__ = '2.0.55'
diff --git a/socketsecurity/config.py b/socketsecurity/config.py
index 007eae2..5542402 100644
--- a/socketsecurity/config.py
+++ b/socketsecurity/config.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class CliConfig:
     timeout: Optional[int] = 1200
     exclude_license_details: bool = False
     include_module_folders: bool = False
+    repo_is_public: bool = False
     version: str = __version__
     jira_plugin: PluginConfig = field(default_factory=PluginConfig)
     slack_plugin: PluginConfig = field(default_factory=PluginConfig)
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ def from_args(cls, args_list: Optional[List[str]] = None) -> 'CliConfig':
             'timeout': args.timeout,
             'exclude_license_details': args.exclude_license_details,
             'include_module_folders': args.include_module_folders,
+            'repo_is_public': args.repo_is_public,
             'version': __version__
         }
         config_args.update({
@@ -147,30 +149,32 @@ def create_argument_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         required=False
     )
     repo_group.add_argument(
+        "--repo-is-public",
+        dest="repo_is_public",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="If set it will flag a new repository creation as public. Defaults to false."
+    )
+    repo_group.add_argument(
+        "--branch",
+        metavar="<name>",
+        help="Branch name",
+        default=""
+    )
+
+    integration_group = parser.add_argument_group('Integration')
+    integration_group.add_argument(
         "--integration",
         choices=INTEGRATION_TYPES,
         metavar="<type>",
-        help="Integration type",
+        help="Integration type of api, github, gitlab, azure, or bitbucket. Defaults to api",
         default="api"
     )
-    repo_group.add_argument(
+    integration_group.add_argument(
         "--owner",
         metavar="<name>",
         help="Name of the integration owner, defaults to the socket organization slug",
         required=False
     )
-    repo_group.add_argument(
-        "--branch",
-        metavar="<name>",
-        help="Branch name",
-        default=""
-    )
-    repo_group.add_argument(
-        "--committers",
-        metavar="<name>",
-        help="Committer(s) to filter by",
-        nargs="*"
-    )
 
     # Pull Request and Commit info
     pr_group = parser.add_argument_group('Pull Request and Commit')
@@ -209,6 +213,12 @@ def create_argument_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         dest="commit_sha",
         help=argparse.SUPPRESS
     )
+    pr_group.add_argument(
+        "--committers",
+        metavar="<name>",
+        help="Committer for the commit (comma separated)",
+        nargs="*"
+    )
 
     # Path and File options
     path_group = parser.add_argument_group('Path and File')
diff --git a/socketsecurity/core/__init__.py b/socketsecurity/core/__init__.py
index 007af25..7329ea7 100644
--- a/socketsecurity/core/__init__.py
+++ b/socketsecurity/core/__init__.py
@@ -439,7 +439,12 @@ def get_repo_info(self, repo_slug: str, default_branch: str = "socket-default-br
             log.warning(f"Failed to get repository {repo_slug}, attempting to create it")
             try:
 
-                create_response = self.sdk.repos.post(self.config.org_slug, name=repo_slug, default_branch=default_branch)
+                create_response = self.sdk.repos.post(
+                    self.config.org_slug,
+                    name=repo_slug,
+                    default_branch=default_branch,
+                    visibility=self.config.repo_visibility
+                )
 
                 # Check if the response is empty (failure) or has content (success)
                 if not create_response:
diff --git a/socketsecurity/core/socket_config.py b/socketsecurity/core/socket_config.py
index f119d4b..1b5676c 100644
--- a/socketsecurity/core/socket_config.py
+++ b/socketsecurity/core/socket_config.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class SocketConfig:
     full_scan_path: Optional[str] = None
     repository_path: Optional[str] = None
     security_policy: Dict = None
+    repo_visibility: Optional[str] = 'private'
     all_issues: Optional['AllIssues'] = None
     excluded_dirs: Set[str] = field(default_factory=lambda: default_exclude_dirs)
     version: str = __version__
diff --git a/socketsecurity/socketcli.py b/socketsecurity/socketcli.py
index 64c3f3c..fdb038e 100644
--- a/socketsecurity/socketcli.py
+++ b/socketsecurity/socketcli.py
@@ -148,8 +148,14 @@ def main_code():
         log.debug("Found manifest files or forced scan, proceeding")
 
     org_slug = core.config.org_slug
+    if config.repo_is_public:
+        core.config.repo_visibility = "public"
     integration_type = config.integration_type
     integration_org_slug = config.integration_org_slug or org_slug
+    try:
+        pr_number = int(config.pr_number)
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
+        pr_number = 0
 
     params = FullScanParams(
         org_slug=org_slug,
@@ -159,7 +165,7 @@ def main_code():
         branch=config.branch,
         commit_message=config.commit_message,
         commit_hash=config.commit_sha,
-        pull_request=config.pr_number,
+        pull_request=pr_number,
         committers=config.committers,
         make_default_branch=config.default_branch,
         set_as_pending_head=True