The Cocoa Dependency Manager.
This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of CocoaPods/CocoaPods, a Ruby project with 14,821 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 182,152 lines of code across 1590 source files, recording 955 pattern matches distributed across 7 syntactic categories. The overall adjusted score of 5.5 places this repository in the Low AI signal band.
The scanner applied 160+ deterministic lexical heuristics, multi-line block detectors, abstract syntax tree depth profilers, and a cross-file Jaccard similarity matrix to construct a statistically normalised synthetic code estimate. All matches are individually weighted by severity coefficient and contextual multiplier before summation, and the resulting headline score is temporally discounted to account for the repository's development history relative to the commercial emergence of large language model coding tooling (November 2022 onward).
This chart maps the temporal evolution of the adjusted synthetic code score across successive scan runs. An upward trajectory indicates ongoing incorporation of AI-generated code or expanding LLM-assisted scaffolding; a stable or declining trajectory may reflect active human refactoring, code removal, or the adoption of stricter authorship policies. The dashed secondary line (right axis) independently tracks total raw pattern hit count, which can diverge from the normalised score when codebase size changes significantly between scans.
Classifies detected patterns by their diagnostic confidence and structural impact. CRITICAL patterns (coefficient 10) represent definitive synthetic signatures — hallucinated imports, explicit LLM attribution metadata — virtually never produced by human authors. HIGH (5) indicates strong structural tells such as cross-file repetition or cross-linguistic idioms. MEDIUM (2) covers recognisable conversational padding and AI-specific vocabulary. LOW (1) captures subtle indicators like tautological comments and generic boilerplate that require density to carry independent signal.
This horizontal bar chart decomposes the repository's raw synthetic code score by top-level directory, allowing you to pinpoint precisely which modules or components carry the highest AI authorship density. Directories with disproportionately high scores relative to their size warrant targeted manual review: concentrated AI signatures often trace back to mass-generated configuration layers, auto-ported test suites, LLM-scaffolded boilerplate classes, or entire subsystems authored under heavy copilot assistance. Use this view to prioritise your human code-review effort.
The scanner identified 955 distinct pattern matches across 7 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a statistically significant AI authorship indicator. 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 diagnostic confidence level (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 weight because LLMs systematically over-annotate. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier as dense clusters constitute far stronger evidence of synthetic authorship than isolated hits.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
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| LOW | .rubocop_todo.yml | 1 | # This configuration was generated by | COMMENT |
| LOW | spec/integration.rb | 1 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | spec/integration.rb | 21 | # which should be added to the `after` folder to test the CocoaPods UI. | COMMENT |
| LOW | spec/unit/generator/header_spec.rb | 21 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | spec/unit/generator/prefix_header_spec.rb | 41 | #else | COMMENT |
| LOW | spec/unit/generator/prefix_header_spec.rb | 61 | end | COMMENT |
| LOW | spec/unit/generator/prefix_header_spec.rb | 81 | EOS | COMMENT |
| LOW | spec/unit/generator/prefix_header_spec.rb | 121 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | spec/unit/generator/prefix_header_spec.rb | 141 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | …de/pods_project_generator/pod_target_installer_spec.rb | 1261 | end | COMMENT |
| LOW | …/after/Pods/Headers/Public/Reachability/Reachability.h | 41 | **/ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …after/Pods/Headers/Private/Reachability/Reachability.h | 41 | **/ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ecs/install_new/after/Pods/Reachability/Reachability.h | 41 | **/ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …tureXMLRequestOperation/AFRaptureXMLRequestOperation.h | 1 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | …tureXMLRequestOperation/AFRaptureXMLRequestOperation.m | 1 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ods/Headers/Public/Test/AFRaptureXMLRequestOperation.h | 1 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ds/Headers/Private/Test/AFRaptureXMLRequestOperation.h | 1 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | …Support Files/DepPod-library/DepPod-library-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …od-framework/HeaderMappingsDirPod-framework-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …les/Pods-OtherSampleApp/Pods-OtherSampleApp-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …DirPod-library/HeaderMappingsDirPod-library-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ort Files/DepPod-framework/DepPod-framework-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …r/Pods/Headers/Public/DepPod/DepPod-library-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …MappingsDirPod/HeaderMappingsDirPod-library-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ecs/install_search_paths_inheritance/before/App/main.m | 1 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | …pecs/install_search_paths_inheritance/after/App/main.m | 1 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ter/Pods/Target Support Files/logger/logger-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …Support Files/sharedlib-Core/sharedlib-Core-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …t Files/sharedlib-Testing/sharedlib-Testing-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-App/Pods-App-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …pport Files/CocoaLumberjack/CocoaLumberjack-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …pport Files/CocoaLumberjack/CocoaLumberjack-umbrella.h | 21 | #import "DDLogMacros.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | …r/Pods/Target Support Files/testkit/testkit-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …r/Pods/Target Support Files/asserts/asserts-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ds/Target Support Files/Pods-Test/Pods-Test-umbrella.h | 1 | #ifdef __OBJC__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …tance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDTTYLogger.m | 1 | // Software License Agreement (BSD License) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …tance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDTTYLogger.m | 21 | #if !__has_feature(objc_arc) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …tance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDTTYLogger.m | 41 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | …tance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDTTYLogger.m | 61 | // Insert the ESCAPE_SEQ into your string, followed by "bg;" | COMMENT |
| LOW | …tance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDTTYLogger.m | 281 | // In this mode, the terminal supports 256 different colors, specified by 256 color codes. | COMMENT |
| LOW | …tance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDTTYLogger.m | 601 | // These are the colors xterm shells use in xterm-256color mode. | COMMENT |
| LOW | …inheritance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLog.h | 1 | // Software License Agreement (BSD License) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ce/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLegacyMacros.h | 1 | // Software License Agreement (BSD License) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ce/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLegacyMacros.h | 21 | #if DD_LEGACY_MACROS | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDAbstractDatabaseLogger.h | 1 | // Software License Agreement (BSD License) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …tance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLogMacros.h | 1 | // Software License Agreement (BSD License) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …tance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLogMacros.h | 81 | **/ | COMMENT |
| LOW | …e/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDASLLogCapture.h | 1 | // Software License Agreement (BSD License) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …tance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDASLLogger.m | 1 | // Software License Agreement (BSD License) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ter/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/CocoaLumberjack.swift | 1 | // Software License Agreement (BSD License) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDFileLogger.h | 1 | // Software License Agreement (BSD License) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDFileLogger.h | 461 | // Normally, a copy of a file preserves extended attributes. | COMMENT |
| LOW | …inheritance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLog.m | 1 | // Software License Agreement (BSD License) | COMMENT |
| LOW | …inheritance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLog.m | 21 | #import "DDLog.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | …inheritance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLog.m | 41 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | …inheritance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLog.m | 301 | dispatch_sync(_loggingQueue, ^{ @autoreleasepool { | COMMENT |
| LOW | …inheritance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLog.m | 321 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | …inheritance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLog.m | 341 | // We are using a counting semaphore provided by GCD. | COMMENT |
| LOW | …inheritance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLog.m | 581 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | …inheritance/after/Pods/CocoaLumberjack/Classes/DDLog.m | 841 | } | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | spec/spec_helper.rb | 102 | def fixture_target_definition(name = 'Pods', platform = Pod::Platform.ios, contents: {}) | CODE |
| LOW | spec/spec_helper.rb | 121 | def fixture_pod_target_with_specs(specs, build_type = Pod::BuildType.static_library, | CODE |
| LOW | spec/unit/project_spec.rb | 30 | def settings_for_root_configs(key) | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | spec/unit/validator_spec.rb | 1441 | def test_swiftpod_with_swift_version_parameter(swift_version = '3.1.0') | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | spec/unit/validator_spec.rb | 1448 | def test_swiftpod_with_dot_swift_version_file(dot_swift_version = '3.1.0') | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | spec/unit/validator_spec.rb | 1455 | def test_swiftpod_with_swift_version_dsl(swift_versions = ['3.1.0']) | CODE |
| LOW | spec/unit/validator_spec.rb | 1809 | def create_target_with_validator_consumer(validator, consumer) | CODE |
| LOW | spec/unit/resolver_spec.rb | 3 | def dependency_graph_from_array(locked_dependencies) | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | spec/unit/user_interface/inspector_reporter_spec.rb | 8 | def inspector_is_still_investigating(query, inspector); end | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | spec/unit/user_interface/inspector_reporter_spec.rb | 10 | def inspector_successfully_received_report(report, inspector); end | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | spec/unit/user_interface/inspector_reporter_spec.rb | 12 | def inspector_received_empty_report(report, inspector); end | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | spec/unit/user_interface/inspector_reporter_spec.rb | 14 | def inspector_could_not_create_report(error, query, inspector); end | CODE |
| LOW | spec/functional/command/spec_spec.rb | 268 | def it_should_check_for_existence(command) | CODE |
| LOW | spec/functional/command/spec_spec.rb | 275 | def it_should_check_for_ambiguity(command) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/project.rb | 70 | def generate_available_uuid_list(count = 100) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/project.rb | 165 | def add_cached_pod_subproject(sandbox, metadata, development = false) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/project.rb | 308 | def add_cached_subproject_reference(sandbox, metadata, group) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/project.rb | 400 | def defininition_for_build_configuration(name) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/project.rb | 511 | def new_subproject_file_reference(project_path, group) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/project.rb | 534 | def group_for_subproject_reference(development) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb | 356 | def specifications_for_dependency(dependency, additional_requirements = []) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb | 400 | def requirement_for_locked_pod_named(name) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/sources_manager.rb | 21 | def find_or_create_source_with_url(url) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/validator.rb | 385 | def perform_extensive_analysis(spec) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/validator.rb | 428 | def perform_extensive_subspec_analysis(spec) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/validator.rb | 478 | def validate_social_media_url(spec) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/validator.rb | 484 | def validate_documentation_url(spec) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/validator.rb | 689 | def validate_dynamic_framework_support(aggregate_targets, deployment_target) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/validator.rb | 827 | def validate_nonempty_patterns(attr_name, message_type) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/validator.rb | 933 | def translate_output_to_linter_messages(parsed_output) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/build_settings.rb | 266 | def framework_search_paths_to_import_developer_frameworks(frameworks) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/build_settings.rb | 489 | def merge_spec_xcconfig_into_xcconfig(spec_xcconfig_hash, xcconfig) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/build_settings.rb | 503 | def select_maximal_pod_targets(pod_targets) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/build_settings.rb | 773 | def linker_names_from_libraries(libraries) | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 671 | def copy_resources_script_path_for_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 680 | def copy_resources_script_input_files_path_for_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 689 | def copy_resources_script_output_files_path_for_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 698 | def embed_frameworks_script_path_for_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 707 | def embed_frameworks_script_input_files_path_for_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 716 | def embed_frameworks_script_output_files_path_for_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 274 | def product_basename_for_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 489 | def deployment_target_for_non_library_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 503 | def product_type_for_test_type(test_type) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 576 | def resources_bundle_target_label(bundle_name) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 632 | def app_host_dependent_targets_for_spec(spec, configuration: nil) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 747 | def prepare_artifacts_script_path_for_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 760 | def prepare_artifacts_script_input_files_path_for_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 773 | def prepare_artifacts_script_output_files_path_for_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 809 | def prefix_header_path_for_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 830 | def recursive_dependent_targets(configuration: nil) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 841 | def _add_recursive_dependent_targets(set, configuration: nil) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 863 | def recursive_test_dependent_targets(test_spec, configuration: nil) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 875 | def _add_recursive_test_dependent_targets(test_spec, set, configuration: nil) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 897 | def dependent_targets_for_test_spec(test_spec, configuration: nil) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 910 | def recursive_app_dependent_targets(app_spec, configuration: nil) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 922 | def _add_recursive_app_dependent_targets(app_spec, set, configuration: nil) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 944 | def dependent_targets_for_app_spec(app_spec, configuration: nil) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb | 1052 | def build_settings_by_config_for_spec(spec) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/aggregate_target.rb | 93 | def merge_embedded_pod_targets(embedded_pod_targets_for_build_configuration) | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/target/aggregate_target.rb | 188 | def pod_targets_for_build_configuration(build_configuration) | CODE |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | …s/Oddly-Named-XCF-Slices-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh | 24 | # --------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …s/Oddly-Named-XCF-Slices-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh | 26 | # --------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …s/Oddly-Named-XCF-Slices-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh | 61 | # --------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …s/Oddly-Named-XCF-Slices-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh | 63 | # --------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | examples/Excluded-Archs-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh | 22 | # --------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | examples/Excluded-Archs-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh | 24 | # --------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …s/Vendored-XCFramework12-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh | 22 | # --------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …s/Vendored-XCFramework12-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh | 24 | # --------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …s/Vendored-XCFramework12-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh | 40 | # ------------------------------------------------------ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …s/Vendored-XCFramework12-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh | 42 | # ------------------------------------------------------ | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | lib/cocoapods/sources_manager.rb | 138 | # Create the Spec_Lock file if needed and lock it so that concurrent | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | lib/cocoapods/target.rb | 8 | # This class is used to represent both the targets and their libraries. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | lib/cocoapods/downloader/request.rb | 5 | # This class represents a download request for a given Pod. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | lib/cocoapods/installer/analyzer.rb | 775 | # Create a target for each spec group | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | lib/cocoapods/installer/xcode/target_validator.rb | 20 | # Create a new TargetValidator with aggregate and pod targets to | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …/xcode/pods_project_generator/pod_target_integrator.rb | 5 | # This class is responsible for integrating a pod target. This includes integrating | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …installer/user_project_integrator/target_integrator.rb | 8 | # This class is responsible for integrating the library generated by a | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | lib/cocoapods/installer/analyzer/specs_state.rb | 6 | # This class represents the state of a collection of Pods. | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW⚡ | spec/integration.rb | 22 | # - To create a new test, just create a before folder with the environment to | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | spec/integration.rb | 24 | # Then just add the tests below this files with the name of the folder and | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | spec/integration.rb | 33 | # - Have robust tests which don't depend on the programmatic interface of | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | spec/unit/user_interface/error_report_spec.rb | 101 | Don't forget to anonymize any private data! | CODE |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/user_interface/error_report.rb | 51 | Don't forget to anonymize any private data! | CODE |
| MEDIUM | lib/cocoapods/installer/installation_options.rb | 148 | # impacting the duration of `pod install` for your project, you can try setting this to `false` | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/command/update.rb | 68 | # Check if all given pods are installed | COMMENT |
| LOW | lib/cocoapods/command/update.rb | 85 | # Check if excluded pods are installed | COMMENT |