Repository Analysis

CocoaPods/CocoaPods

The Cocoa Dependency Manager.

5.5 Low AI signal View on GitHub

Analysis Overview

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).

5.5
Adjusted Score
5.5
Raw Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-07-06
Last Push
14.8K
Stars
Ruby
Language
182.2K
Lines of Code
1.6K
Files
955
Pattern Hits
2026-07-14
Scan Date
0.00
HC Hit Rate

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Score
Primary synthetic code indicator. Raw score normalised per 1,000 lines of code and multiplied by the temporal discount factor. This is the definitive comparative metric — use it to rank repositories by AI authorship density.
Raw Score
The unmodified sum of all severity-weighted, context-multiplied pattern match scores before temporal discounting. Reflects the absolute signal strength independent of when the repository was last active.
Time Factor
The temporal discount multiplier (0–100%) applied to the raw score. Repositories last updated before ChatGPT's launch (Nov 2022) receive a 5% factor. Full signal is only assigned to repositories active in the post-adoption era (Jan 2024+).
Pattern Hits
Total count of individual pattern matches across all files and categories. A high hit count with a low score may indicate a very large codebase with isolated AI snippets; a low count with a high score indicates dense, concentrated AI signatures.
HC Hit Rate
High+Critical pattern hits per file, averaged across the repository. This orthogonal signal catches repositories where a few files are densely packed with high-severity AI tells — a strong indicator even when the normalised score appears moderate due to codebase size.
Lines of Code / Files
Total lines and files analysed. The scanner examines 94 file extensions. These denominators are used to normalise the score, enabling fair comparison between repositories of vastly different sizes.

Score History

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.

Severity Breakdown

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.

CRITICAL 0HIGH 0MEDIUM 20LOW 935

Directory Score Breakdown

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.

Pattern Findings

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.

Over-Commented Block787 hits · 774 pts
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Hyper-Verbose Identifiers142 hits · 148 pts
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LOWspec/unit/project_spec.rb30 def settings_for_root_configs(key)CODE
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LOWspec/unit/user_interface/inspector_reporter_spec.rb10 def inspector_successfully_received_report(report, inspector); endCODE
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LOWlib/cocoapods/project.rb400 def defininition_for_build_configuration(name)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/project.rb511 def new_subproject_file_reference(project_path, group)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/project.rb534 def group_for_subproject_reference(development)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/resolver.rb356 def specifications_for_dependency(dependency, additional_requirements = [])CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/resolver.rb400 def requirement_for_locked_pod_named(name)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/sources_manager.rb21 def find_or_create_source_with_url(url)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/validator.rb385 def perform_extensive_analysis(spec)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/validator.rb428 def perform_extensive_subspec_analysis(spec)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/validator.rb478 def validate_social_media_url(spec)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/validator.rb484 def validate_documentation_url(spec)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/validator.rb689 def validate_dynamic_framework_support(aggregate_targets, deployment_target)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/validator.rb827 def validate_nonempty_patterns(attr_name, message_type)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/validator.rb933 def translate_output_to_linter_messages(parsed_output)CODE
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LOWlib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb274 def product_basename_for_spec(spec)CODE
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LOWlib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb503 def product_type_for_test_type(test_type)CODE
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LOWlib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb809 def prefix_header_path_for_spec(spec)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb830 def recursive_dependent_targets(configuration: nil)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb841 def _add_recursive_dependent_targets(set, configuration: nil)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb863 def recursive_test_dependent_targets(test_spec, configuration: nil)CODE
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LOWlib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb910 def recursive_app_dependent_targets(app_spec, configuration: nil)CODE
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LOWlib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb944 def dependent_targets_for_app_spec(app_spec, configuration: nil)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/target/pod_target.rb1052 def build_settings_by_config_for_spec(spec)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/target/aggregate_target.rb93 def merge_embedded_pod_targets(embedded_pod_targets_for_build_configuration)CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/target/aggregate_target.rb188 def pod_targets_for_build_configuration(build_configuration)CODE
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Decorative Section Separators10 hits · 30 pts
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MEDIUM…s/Oddly-Named-XCF-Slices-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh24# ---------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUM…s/Oddly-Named-XCF-Slices-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh26# ---------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUM…s/Oddly-Named-XCF-Slices-Example/archiveAndValidate.sh61# ---------------------------------------COMMENT
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Self-Referential Comments8 hits · 24 pts
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MEDIUMlib/cocoapods/sources_manager.rb138 # Create the Spec_Lock file if needed and lock it so that concurrentCOMMENT
MEDIUMlib/cocoapods/target.rb8 # This class is used to represent both the targets and their libraries.COMMENT
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MEDIUMlib/cocoapods/installer/analyzer.rb775 # Create a target for each spec groupCOMMENT
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AI Slop Vocabulary3 hits · 9 pts
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LOWspec/integration.rb22# - To create a new test, just create a before folder with the environment toCOMMENT
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Slop Phrases3 hits · 5 pts
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LOWspec/unit/user_interface/error_report_spec.rb101Don't forget to anonymize any private data!CODE
LOWlib/cocoapods/user_interface/error_report.rb51Don't forget to anonymize any private data!CODE
MEDIUMlib/cocoapods/installer/installation_options.rb148 # impacting the duration of `pod install` for your project, you can try setting this to `false`COMMENT
Redundant / Tautological Comments2 hits · 3 pts
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LOWlib/cocoapods/command/update.rb68 # Check if all given pods are installedCOMMENT
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