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

ImageMagick is a free, open-source software suite for creating, editing, converting, and displaying images. It supports 200+ formats and offers powerful command-line tools and APIs for automation, scripting, and integration across platforms.

1.4 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for ImageMagick/ImageMagick, a C project with 17,774 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 648,395 lines of code across 839 source files, recording 871 pattern matches distributed across 9 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.4 (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.

1.4
Adjusted Signal
1.4
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-31
Last Push
17.8K
Stars
C
Language
648.4K
Lines of Code
839
Files
871
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? 797 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.0/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 1 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 1.1/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 73 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 8.0/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 871 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 100LOW 769

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 871 distinct pattern matches across 9 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 Block758 hits · 697 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWwinpath.sh1#!/bin/shCOMMENT
LOWcoders/bgr.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/farbfeld.c41 Include declarations.COMMENT
LOWcoders/json.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/json.c61#include "MagickCore/monitor.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/url.c41 Include declarations.COMMENT
LOWcoders/clip.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/dds.c41/*COMMENT
LOWcoders/dds.c61#include "MagickCore/option.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/dds.c81#define DDSD_MIPMAPCOUNT 0x00020000COMMENT
LOWcoders/xc.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/wpg.c41#include "MagickCore/studio.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/fl32.c41 Include declarations.COMMENT
LOWcoders/ipl.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/braille.c41#include "MagickCore/attribute.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/pcd.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/pcd.c61#include "MagickCore/memory_.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/jpeg.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/jpeg.c61#include "MagickCore/exception-private.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/jpeg.c81#include "MagickCore/resource_.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/jpeg.c101#endifCOMMENT
LOWcoders/hald.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/tim.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/otb.c41#include "MagickCore/studio.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/histogram.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/pes.c41 COMMENT
LOWcoders/pes.c61#include "MagickCore/magick.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/pwp.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/dot.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/ps2.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/ps2.c61#include "MagickCore/module.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/pcx.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/kernel.c41 Include declarations.COMMENT
LOWcoders/bayer.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/coders.h21*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/coders.h41#include "coders/cut.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/coders.h61#if defined(MAGICKCORE_WINGDI32_DELEGATE)COMMENT
LOWcoders/coders.h81#include "coders/gray.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/coders.h101#if defined(MAGICKCORE_JPEG_DELEGATE)COMMENT
LOWcoders/coders.h121#include "coders/msl.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/coders.h141 #include "coders/png.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/coders.h161#include "coders/sixel.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/coders.h181#include "coders/uil.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/coders.h201#endifCOMMENT
LOWcoders/hdr.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/pict.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/pict.c61#include "MagickCore/monitor.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/scr.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/ps.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/ps.c61#include "MagickCore/image-private.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/mvg.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/pgx.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/clipboard.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/raw.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/video.c41#include "MagickCore/studio.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/yaml.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/yaml.c61#include "MagickCore/monitor-private.h"COMMENT
LOWcoders/matte.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/art.c41*/COMMENT
LOWcoders/jp2.c41*/COMMENT
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Decorative Section Separators73 hits · 144 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh157# --------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh183# ----------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh192# --------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh378# ---------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh523# -------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh572# ---------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh618# ----------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh641# --------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh665# ------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh689# ------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh722# -------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh734# --------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh755# ----------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh774# --------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh783# ------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh819# -----------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh832# -----------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh844# -----------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh855# ---------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh881# ---------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh929# -------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh967# ------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1057# --------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1073# --------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1138# ----------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1218# -----------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1253# ------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1264# ----------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1317# ------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1338# ---------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1368# -----------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1393# ------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1422# ----------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1443# -------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1456# -----------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1469# ----------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1494# -----------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1511# ---------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1640# -----------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1652# ---------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1669# ------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1681# ---------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1699# ---------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1813# ----------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1825# ---------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1858# --------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1879# ---------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1999# ------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2028# ----------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2056# ------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2069# ------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2105# -----------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2131# ----------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2144# ------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2164# ------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2221# ------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2245# ----------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2336# ---------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2353 # ---------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2375# -------------------------------COMMENT
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Self-Referential Comments16 hits · 32 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh77# This file is dual licensed under the terms of the MIT licenseCOMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1541# This file is dual licensed under the terms of the MIT licenseCOMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh1559# This file is a library for parsing options in your shell scripts alongCOMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2800# This function is only a basic sanity check; it will hardly flush outCOMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2810# This function implements the same check as func_lalib_p withoutCOMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2833# This function is only a basic sanity check; it will hardly flush outCOMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2843# This function is only a basic sanity check; it will hardly flush outCOMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh2868# This function is only a basic sanity check; it will hardly flush outCOMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh3008# Create a libtool object file (analogous to a ".la" file),COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh7931 # Create the object directory.COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh10512 # Create the old-style object.COMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh10532 # Create an invalid libtool object if no PIC, so that we don'tCOMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/tap-driver.sh22# This file is maintained in Automake, please reportCOMMENT
MEDIUMPerlMagick/demo/shapes.pl7# Create a 300x300 white canvas.COMMENT
MEDIUMPerlMagick/demo/lsys.pl45 # Create the main imageCOMMENT
MEDIUMPerlMagick/demo/lsys.pl50 # Create the flower imagesCOMMENT
AI Slop Vocabulary9 hits · 20 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh345# Sed substitution that helps us do robust quoting. It backslashifiesCOMMENT
MEDIUMconfig/ltmain.sh5624# Sed substitution that helps us do robust quoting. It backslashifiesCOMMENT
MEDIUMwww/develop/index.html472 <a href="https://github.com/nlfiedler/magick-rust" target="_blank" class="text-decoration-none fw-medium">MagiCODE
MEDIUMwww/composite/index.html399 <button class="btn btn-sm text-secondary border-0 p-0" onclick="navigator.clipboard.writeText('https://imagemagickCODE
MEDIUMwww/composite/index.html421 <button class="btn btn-sm text-secondary border-0 p-0" onclick="navigator.clipboard.writeText('https://imagemagickCODE
MEDIUMwww/command-line-options/index.html7450given <a href="#gravity">-gravity</a> geometry setting. See <a href="../command-line-processing/index.html#geometry">ICODE
MEDIUMwww/news/index.html250<p><a href="https://github.com/fmw42">@fmw42</a> contributed <a href="https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/discussCODE
MEDIUMwww/high-dynamic-range/index.html421 With HDRI enabled, you can now create images with a much wider dynamic range, allowing for more vivid colors andCODE
MEDIUMPerlMagick/demo/compose-specials.pl12# Essentially each image is equivalent toCOMMENT
AI Response Leakage2 hits · 10 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
HIGHwww/cipher/index.html331 Use the <a href="../command-line-options/index.html#encipher">-encipher</a> option to scramble your image so that CODE
HIGHwww/cipher/index.html353 Use the <a href="../command-line-options/index.html#decipher">-decipher</a> option to unscramble your image so thaCODE
Redundant / Tautological Comments8 hits · 7 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWconfig/ltmain.sh379# Check if we can use backslash as IFS='\' separator, and setCOMMENT
LOWconfig/ltmain.sh666# Set func_arith_result to the result of evaluating TERMs.COMMENT
LOWconfig/ltmain.sh690# Set func_basename_result to FILE with everything up to and includingCOMMENT
LOWconfig/ltmain.sh856# Set func_len_result to the length of STRING. STRING may notCOMMENT
LOWconfig/ltmain.sh1074# Set func_relative_path_result to the relative path from SRCDIR to DSTDIR.COMMENT
LOWconfig/ltmain.sh4287 # Check if any of the arguments is a wrapper script.COMMENT
LOWconfig/ltmain.sh10235 # Loop over the list of objects to be linked.COMMENT
LOWPerlMagick/t/subroutines.pl1006 # Add image to listCOMMENT
Slop Phrases2 hits · 4 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMwww/command-line-options/index.html3920padding that was discussed above for the magnitude and phase componentCODE
MEDIUMMagickCore/resample.c1365 printf("# so you can use gnuplot to plot this cylindrical filter\n");CODE
TODO Padding2 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWMagickCore/accelerate-kernels-private.h1913 // TODO: implement other virtual pixel methodCOMMENT
LOWMagickCore/accelerate-kernels-private.h1937 // TODO: implement other virtual pixel methodCOMMENT
Fake / Example Data1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWPerlMagick/demo/settings.pl25$e = $im->Read("caption:Lorem ipsum etc etc");CODE