Comprehensive production pipeline for quad-modal AI filmmaking with Seedance 2.0
This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of Emily2040/seedance-2.0, a Python project with 5,885 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 23,847 lines of code across 203 source files, recording 120 pattern matches distributed across 7 syntactic categories. The overall adjusted score of 6.1 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).
Longitudinal tracking requires multiple scan runs. Once this repository is re-scanned after new commits land, this chart will visualise how the synthetic code signal evolves over time — enabling you to detect whether AI authorship is growing, stabilising, or being actively corrected by human engineers.
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 120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/test_project_state.py | 13 | def test_project_state_examples_validate(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 27 | def test_committed_files_match_the_generator(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 37 | def test_themes_share_geometry_and_differ_only_in_colour(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 45 | def test_palettes_are_actually_different(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 58 | def test_no_retired_camera_motifs(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 63 | def test_exactly_one_accent_gesture(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 71 | def test_only_two_hairlines_plus_one_registration_tick(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 75 | def test_no_gradients_blur_or_external_references(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 82 | def test_no_counts_or_version_numbers_are_baked_in(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 90 | def test_accessible_title_and_description(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 108 | def test_no_shipped_asset_names_a_system_serif(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 115 | def test_display_type_is_outlined(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 120 | def test_outline_provenance_is_recorded(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_build_hero.py | 128 | def test_the_generator_can_run_from_a_clean_checkout(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_build_hero.py | 139 | def test_declared_font_families_must_be_monospace(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_build_hero.py | 152 | def test_every_run_the_masthead_uses_is_present(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_prompt_architecture_stress.py | 50 | def test_preserving_a_dimension_addresses_it_on_a_continuation(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_prompt_architecture_stress.py | 55 | def test_preservation_does_not_count_for_text_to_video(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_prompt_architecture_stress.py | 60 | def test_prose_binding_is_a_real_binding(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_prompt_architecture_stress.py | 64 | def test_no_binding_at_all_is_still_a_finding(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_prompt_architecture_stress.py | 67 | def test_camera_hold_and_signal_light_are_detected(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_prompt_architecture_stress.py | 74 | def test_every_golden_prompt_clears_the_release_bar(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_prompt_architecture_stress.py | 89 | def test_the_doctrine_arm_still_beats_the_other_two(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_generation_run_check.py | 13 | def test_generation_run_fixtures_validate(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_schema_check.py | 29 | def test_every_schema_is_declared_with_an_instance(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_schema_check.py | 44 | def test_duplicate_keys_are_rejected(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_schema_check.py | 63 | def test_example_violating_its_schema_is_reported(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_schema_check.py | 73 | def test_schema_requiring_a_field_no_example_has_is_reported(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_schema_check.py | 83 | def test_undeclared_schema_is_reported(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_schema_check.py | 93 | def test_declared_schema_that_does_not_exist_is_reported(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_schema_check.py | 105 | def test_missing_dependency_fails_rather_than_skipping(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_continuity_chain.py | 13 | def test_continuity_chain_examples_validate(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_sequence_eval.py | 13 | def test_sequence_eval_schema(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_source_registry_freshness.py | 31 | def test_fresh_registry_is_silent(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_source_registry_freshness.py | 39 | def test_warn_window_never_fails_the_build(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_source_registry_freshness.py | 48 | def test_stale_registry_only_fails_when_enforcement_is_requested(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_source_registry_freshness.py | 58 | def test_verdict_is_stable_far_past_the_threshold(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_source_registry_freshness.py | 64 | def test_future_dated_registry_is_not_reported_as_stale(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_source_registry_freshness.py | 83 | def test_default_run_passes_on_this_repository(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_source_registry_freshness.py | 87 | def test_enforcement_flag_is_available(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_source_registry_freshness.py | 102 | def test_release_checklist_enforces_freshness(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_prompt_lint.py | 13 | def test_prompt_lint_self_test_and_examples(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_install_payload.py | 65 | def test_development_only_tools_are_not_installed(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_install_payload.py | 72 | def test_no_installed_script_imports_a_network_module(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_install_payload.py | 83 | def test_no_installed_script_reads_a_credential(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_install_payload.py | 94 | def test_the_check_would_catch_the_evaluator(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_install_payload.py | 100 | def test_the_skill_itself_is_still_installed(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_install_payload.py | 109 | def test_repository_still_ships_the_evaluator(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_install_payload.py | 122 | def test_destination_inside_the_repository_is_rejected(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_install_payload.py | 128 | def test_the_repository_root_itself_is_rejected(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_install_payload.py | 132 | def test_a_destination_outside_the_repository_is_allowed(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_install_payload.py | 138 | def test_the_cli_refuses_without_a_traceback_and_writes_nothing(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_validate_skills_bytecode.py | 29 | def test_returns_none_outside_a_git_checkout(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_validate_skills_bytecode.py | 34 | def test_lists_tracked_paths_in_a_checkout(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tests/test_validate_skills_bytecode.py | 44 | def test_untracked_bytecode_is_not_listed(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_validate_skills_bytecode.py | 58 | def test_locally_generated_bytecode_does_not_fail_validation(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tests/test_behavior_contract.py | 13 | def test_behavior_contract_is_present(self) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/install_codex_skill.py | 75 | def assert_destination_outside_source(destination: Path, repo_root: Path) -> None: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/test_project_state.py | 1 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/test_build_hero.py | 10 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/test_prompt_architecture_stress.py | 10 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/test_generation_run_check.py | 1 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/test_schema_check.py | 10 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/test_continuity_chain.py | 1 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/test_sequence_eval.py | 1 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/test_source_registry_freshness.py | 10 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/test_prompt_lint.py | 1 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/test_install_payload.py | 9 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/test_validate_skills_bytecode.py | 9 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/test_behavior_contract.py | 1 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/behavior_contract_check.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/install_codex_skill.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/vocab_schema_check.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/eval_run.py | 23 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/eval_run.py | 29 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/project_state_check.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/content_audit.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/sequence_eval_check.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/build_masthead_outlines.py | 25 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/prompt_lint.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/prompt_lint.py | 6 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/generation_run_check.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/eval_schema_check.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/schema_check.py | 13 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/source_registry_check.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/extract_last_frame.py | 25 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/build_hero.py | 17 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/build_hero.py | 21 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/validate_skills.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/validate_skills.py | 8 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/continuity_chain_check.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/design_audit.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/prompt_architecture_stress.py | 31 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | references/directing-engine.md | 11 | ## Step 1 - The Director's Read | COMMENT |
| LOW | references/directing-engine.md | 23 | ## Step 2 - The Coherence Principle | COMMENT |
| LOW | references/directing-engine.md | 41 | ## Step 3 - Scene-Type Coverage | COMMENT |
| LOW | references/directing-engine.md | 58 | ## Step 4 - Directing the Performance | COMMENT |
| LOW | references/directing-engine.md | 69 | ## Step 5 - Lighting and Color as Emotion | COMMENT |
| LOW | references/directing-engine.md | 80 | ## Step 6 - The Director's Voice | COMMENT |
| LOW | references/directing-engine.md | 95 | ## Step 7 - The Coherence Test | COMMENT |
| LOW | references/directing-engine.md | 106 | ## Step 8 - The Long-Form Directorial Spine | COMMENT |
| LOW | references/directing-engine.md | 118 | ## Step 9 - Decision Procedure | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | scripts/project_state_check.py | 75 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/project_state_check.py | 228 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/project_state_check.py | 249 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/sequence_eval_check.py | 80 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/generation_run_check.py | 36 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/generation_run_check.py | 59 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/eval_schema_check.py | 152 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/schema_check.py | 89 | except Exception as exc: # jsonschema raises SchemaError | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/source_registry_check.py | 107 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/validate_skills.py | 232 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/validate_skills.py | 325 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | scripts/project_state_check.py | 70 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/content_audit.py | 54 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/generation_run_check.py | 22 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/source_registry_check.py | 44 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/validate_skills.py | 209 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | scripts/extract_last_frame.py | 70 | # final decoded frame wins - robust across container duration quirks. | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | .github/workflows/source-freshness-review.yml | 1 | name: source-freshness-review | COMMENT |