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This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of DigitalPlatDev/FreeDomain, a Markdown project with 196,192 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 7,345 lines of code across 77 source files, recording 48 pattern matches distributed across 1 syntactic category. The overall adjusted score of 11.2 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 48 distinct pattern matches across 1 syntactic category. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | documents/tutorial/website/3.5-deploy-and-connect.md | 5 | ## Step 1: Back Up the Current Site | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/website/3.5-deploy-and-connect.md | 9 | ## Step 2: Copy the Files | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/website/3.5-deploy-and-connect.md | 26 | ## Step 3: Create DNS Records | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/website/3.5-deploy-and-connect.md | 56 | ## Step 4: Verify DNS | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/website/3.5-deploy-and-connect.md | 66 | ## Step 5: Verify HTTP | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/website/3.5-deploy-and-connect.md | 75 | ## Step 6: Choose the Canonical Hostname | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.2-build-and-test.md | 5 | ## Step 1: Create the Project | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.2-build-and-test.md | 28 | ## Step 2: Create the Home Page | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.2-build-and-test.md | 65 | ## Step 3: Create the About Page | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.2-build-and-test.md | 102 | ## Step 4: Create the Stylesheet | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.2-build-and-test.md | 216 | ## Step 5: Run the Local Server | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.2-build-and-test.md | 224 | ## Step 6: Functional Tests | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.2-build-and-test.md | 241 | ## Step 7: Accessibility Tests | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.2-build-and-test.md | 251 | ## Step 8: Content and Privacy Review | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.2-build-and-test.md | 261 | ## Step 9: Save the Baseline | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.3-register-and-deploy.md | 5 | ## Step 1: Prepare the DNS Zone | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.3-register-and-deploy.md | 11 | ## Step 2: Register the Domain | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.3-register-and-deploy.md | 26 | ## Step 3: Verify Delegation | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.3-register-and-deploy.md | 43 | ## Step 4: Prepare the Server | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.3-register-and-deploy.md | 61 | ## Step 5: Deploy Files | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.3-register-and-deploy.md | 82 | ## Step 6: Configure Nginx | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.3-register-and-deploy.md | 114 | ## Step 7: Test Before DNS | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.3-register-and-deploy.md | 123 | ## Step 8: Add DNS Records | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.3-register-and-deploy.md | 154 | ## Step 9: Verify Public HTTP | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.3-register-and-deploy.md | 166 | ## Step 10: Record the Change | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.1-project-brief.md | 15 | ## Step 1: Write the Project Statement | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.1-project-brief.md | 29 | ## Step 2: Define the Pages | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.1-project-brief.md | 47 | ## Step 3: Select Names | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.1-project-brief.md | 68 | ## Step 4: Assign Owners | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.1-project-brief.md | 88 | ## Step 5: Draw the Architecture | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.1-project-brief.md | 115 | ## Step 6: Define Public Data | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.1-project-brief.md | 135 | ## Step 7: Define Completion Evidence | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.1-project-brief.md | 156 | ## Step 8: Write the Rollback Plan | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.4-secure-and-operate.md | 5 | ## Step 1: Issue a Certificate | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.4-secure-and-operate.md | 20 | ## Step 2: Verify HTTPS Directly | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.4-secure-and-operate.md | 40 | ## Step 3: Configure Canonical Redirects | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.4-secure-and-operate.md | 64 | ## Step 4: Verify the Redirect Path | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.4-secure-and-operate.md | 72 | ## Step 5: Test Certificate Renewal | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.4-secure-and-operate.md | 78 | ## Step 6: Apply Server Baseline | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.4-secure-and-operate.md | 95 | ## Step 7: Create a Website Backup | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.4-secure-and-operate.md | 104 | ## Step 8: Restore in Isolation | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.4-secure-and-operate.md | 116 | ## Step 9: Create Monitors | COMMENT |
| LOW | documents/tutorial/capstone/7.4-secure-and-operate.md | 129 | ## Step 10: Run a Failure Drill | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/dns/2.4-troubleshooting.md | 5 | ## Step 1: Confirm the Exact Name and Type | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/dns/2.4-troubleshooting.md | 13 | ## Step 2: Check Parent Delegation | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/dns/2.4-troubleshooting.md | 21 | ## Step 3: Check Every Authoritative Server | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/dns/2.4-troubleshooting.md | 30 | ## Step 4: Query the Record Directly | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | documents/tutorial/dns/2.4-troubleshooting.md | 38 | ## Step 5: Compare Recursive Answers | COMMENT |