AI Slop Code Risk Monitor

Ardour/ardour

SlopCodeMonitor badge for Ardour/ardour Adjusted legacy signal; badge bands: 25 / 50 / 75 (different from dashboard bands).

Mirror of Ardour Source Code

1.2 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for Ardour/ardour, a C++ project with 5,397 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 1,173,989 lines of code across 3608 source files, recording 1552 pattern matches distributed across 13 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.2 (Low pattern signal); it is not an authorship estimate.

Use the findings to ask whether maintainers can explain intent, verify dependencies, simplify unnecessary scaffolding, and focus review effort. Risk Payload v1 adds ownership, supply-chain, over-engineering, and review-effort vectors when available. These are prompts for human verification, not probabilities, security findings, or measured maintenance costs.

1.2
Adjusted Signal
1.2
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-31
Last Push
5.4K
Stars
C++
Language
1.2M
Lines of Code
3.6K
Files
1.6K
Pattern Hits
2026-10-31
Scan Date
0.00
HC Hit Rate

Risk Review · Payload v1

Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.

Payload schema: 1.0.0 · Engine: 2.0.0 · Scoring: heuristic-density-v1 · Scan date: 2026-10-31.

Cognitive Ownership Risk 5.8/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 1532 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.1/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 18 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.0/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 7 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 6.5/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 1552 finding(s).

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Signal
Legacy pattern score normalized per 1,000 scanned lines and multiplied by the repository-level time factor. It is not an estimate of AI authorship.
Raw Pattern Score
Sum of severity- and context-weighted pattern findings before applying the time factor.
Time Factor
A coarse multiplier based on repository last-push metadata. It does not identify when individual code was written.
Pattern Hits
Count of configured pattern findings. Review each location and surrounding code before acting.
HC Hit Rate
High- and critical-severity findings per scanned file. Severity is a configured detector weight, not proof of a vulnerability or authorship.
Lines / Files
Scan coverage denominators used by the legacy normalized score.

Pattern-Signal History

This chart tracks the legacy adjusted pattern score across scan runs. Changes can reflect source changes, scan coverage, or detector/scoring versions; they do not measure AI adoption or prove that a team refactored code. Compare runs only when their scoring versions are compatible. The dashed line tracks the raw pattern-hit count.

Severity Breakdown

Groups findings by configured severity weight. Severity is not a confidence estimate, security rating, or proof that a package is missing. Verify imports against the project's manifests and inspect each finding in its local design context.

CRITICAL 0HIGH 2MEDIUM 9LOW 1541

Directory Score Breakdown

This horizontal bar chart shows where configured pattern scores accumulate across directories. Treat the bars as locations to inspect, not as evidence of authorship or code quality. Use the file-level findings to decide whether a directory needs a focused ownership, dependency, complexity, or review check.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 1552 distinct pattern matches across 13 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a detector match to inspect in context. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.

Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the configured finding weight (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — legacy comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 score weight. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier under the legacy scoring model.

Over-Commented Block1513 hits · 1382 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtools/resample_session.pl141COMMENT
LOWtools/readtest.c1/* gcc -o readtest readtest.c `pkg-config --cflags --libs glib-2.0` -lm */COMMENT
LOWtools/define_versions.sh21#COMMENT
LOWtools/fmt-luadoc.php1#!/usr/bin/phpCOMMENT
LOWtools/fmt-luadoc.php801<style type="text/css">COMMENT
LOWtools/fmt-luadoc.php821#luaref p.classinfo { margin: .25em 0; }COMMENT
LOWtools/CrashReporter/main.m1//COMMENT
LOWtools/sanity_check/systemtest.cpp21 *COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/editor.h41#include <vector>COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/editor.h61COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/editing.h21#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/editing.h121#undef MIDIEDITMODECOMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/editing.h161#define IMPORTMODE(a) /*empty*/COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/editing.h181#define IMPORTDISPOSITION(a) /*empty*/COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/soundcloud_export_selector.h1/*soundcloud_export_selector.h***********************************************COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/midi_region_view.h21 * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/trigger_strip.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/new_user_wizard.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/plugin_selector.h21 * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/region_layering_order_editor.h21#ifndef __gtk2_ardour_region_layering_order_editor_h__COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/option_editor.h21 * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/foldback_strip.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/foldback_strip.h41#include "ardour/processor.h"COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/meter_strip.h21#define __ardour_meter_strip__COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/audio_region_editor.h21 */COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/analysis_window.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/route_list_base.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/engine_dialog.h21 */COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/time_fx_dialog.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/au_pluginui.mm21#undef MarkerCOMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/au_pluginui.mm41COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/automation_controller.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/processor_box.h21 * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/processor_box.h41#include "pbd/stateful.h"COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/port_group.h21#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/vca_master_strip.h21#ifndef __ardour_vca_master_strip__COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/lv2_plugin_ui.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/port_matrix.h21#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/audio_clip_editor.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/luasignal_syms.inc.h101// TODO per plugin actions / controllablesCOMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h41#include <ytkmm/box.h>COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h61#include "gtkmm2ext/bindings.h"COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h81#include "enums.h"COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h101#include "io_plugin_window.h"COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/patch_change_widget.h21#include <ytkmm/box.h>COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/route_time_axis.h21 * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/strip_import_dialog.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/audio_time_axis.h21 * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/export_video_dialog.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/route_params_ui.h21 */COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/meterbridge.h21#include <ytkmm/box.h>COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/editing_context.h41#include "ardour/midi_operator.h"COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/route_ui.h21 * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/transcode_video_dialog.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/track_record_axis.h21COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/automation_line.h21 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License alongCOMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/trigger_page.h21#include <ytkmm/box.h>COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.h21 * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/mixer_ui.h41#include "pbd/stateful.h"COMMENT
LOWgtk2_ardour/audio_trigger_properties_box.h21#define _gtk_ardour_audio_trigger_properties_box_h_COMMENT
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Slop Phrases5 hits · 15 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMlibs/tk/ytkmm/ytkmm/widget.h2205 * Here is a simple example:COMMENT
MEDIUMlibs/tk/ytk/gtktreeviewcolumn.c1473 * Here's a simple example:COMMENT
MEDIUMlibs/tk/ytk/gtkdialog.c558 * Here's a simple example:COMMENT
MEDIUMlibs/tk/ytk/gtkwidget.c8589 * Here is a simple example:COMMENT
MEDIUMlibs/tk/ydk/gdkpango.c552 * Creates a new #PangoRenderer for @screen. Normally you can use theCOMMENT
Fake / Example Data8 hits · 9 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWlibs/tk/ytk/gtktypebuiltins.c1768 { GTK_UI_MANAGER_PLACEHOLDER, "GTK_UI_MANAGER_PLACEHOLDER", "placeholder" },CODE
LOWlibs/tk/ytk/gtkbuilderparser.c887 else if (strcmp (element_name, "placeholder") == 0)CODE
LOWlibs/tk/ytk/gtkbuilderparser.c1042 else if (strcmp (element_name, "placeholder") == 0)CODE
LOWlibs/tk/ytk/gtkuimanager.c1410 !strcmp (element_name, "placeholder"))CODE
LOW…re/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/toolkit/widgets/value.js231 if (O.placeholder) E.setAttribute("placeholder", O.placeholder);CODE
LOW…re/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/toolkit/widgets/value.js232 else E.removeAttribute("placeholder");CODE
LOW…re/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/toolkit/widgets/pager.js65 * content: "<h1>Foobar</h1><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</p>"COMMENT
LOW…re/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/toolkit/widgets/pager.js65 * content: "<h1>Foobar</h1><p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet</p>"COMMENT
Unused Imports8 hits · 8 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtools/misc.py14CODE
LOWtools/misc.py15CODE
LOWtools/misc.py15CODE
LOWtools/autowaf.py15CODE
LOWtools/autowaf.py15CODE
LOWtools/autowaf.py15CODE
LOWtools/autowaf.py15CODE
LOWtools/autowaf.py15CODE
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers5 hits · 6 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtools/session_exchange.py631 def add_session_ok_file_btn_clicked(self, w):CODE
LOWtools/session_exchange.py660 def create_file_ok_btn_clicked(self, w):CODE
LOW⚡tools/session_exchange.py684 def cb_session_selection_changed(self, selection_object):CODE
LOW⚡tools/session_exchange.py692 def cb_collab_selection_changed(self, selection_object):CODE
LOW⚡tools/session_exchange.py700 def cb_snap_selection_changed(self, selection_object):CODE
Self-Referential Comments2 hits · 5 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMtools/gendef.py35 self.create_task('nm_def', obj_files, d) # Create the taskCODE
MEDIUMtools/cstyle.py252# Create a new CStyleChecker objectCOMMENT
Cross-Language Confusion1 hit · 5 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
HIGHtools/session_exchange.py727 mid = self.status_bar.push(self._status_cid, text)CODE
Cross-Language Confusion (JS/TS)1 hit · 5 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
HIGHshare/web_surfaces/builtin/mixer/toolkit/toolkit.js1118 print("%s (%s, children: %o)", w._class, state.join(" "), nchildren);CODE
Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping2 hits · 4 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMshare/scripts/tomsloop.lua172 print ("Error: A Loop range must be set.")CODE
MEDIUMshare/scripts/tomsloop.lua179 print ("Error: The Playhead (paste point) needs to be after the loop.")CODE
Verbosity Indicators2 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWlibs/tk/ytk/gtkmenu.c4670 /* We need to check if the selected item fully visible.COMMENT
LOWlibs/aaf/AAFIParser.c1679 * We need to check if OperationGroup is a direct child of TopLevelCompositionMob > TimelineMobSlot.COMMENT
Deep Nesting2 hits · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtools/autowaf.py276CODE
LOWtools/cstyle.py87CODE
AI Slop Vocabulary2 hits · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtools/fmt-bindings.py530 # If there is a linebreak, just use everything up the linebreakSTRING
LOWlibs/tk/ydk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf-loader.c51 * To use #GdkPixbufLoader to load an image, just create a new one, andCOMMENT
TODO Padding1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWlibs/tk/ytkmm/ytkmm/main.h277 // TODO: implement this to use the new Glib::OptionEntry argument parsing classes.COMMENT