AI Slop Code Risk Monitor

KDE/kdenlive

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

Free and open source video editor, based on MLT Framework and KDE Frameworks

1.4 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for KDE/kdenlive, a C++ project with 6,014 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 311,607 lines of code across 1402 source files, recording 426 pattern matches distributed across 18 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
6.0K
Stars
C++
Language
311.6K
Lines of Code
1.4K
Files
426
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 6.0/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 391 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.6/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 29 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.3/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 11 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 6.9/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 426 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 3MEDIUM 3LOW 420

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 426 distinct pattern matches across 18 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 Block364 hits · 337 pts
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LOWbenchmark/timelinemodelbenchmark.cpp1/*COMMENT
LOWbenchmark/timelinemodelbenchmark.cpp21#include <mlt++/MltRepository.h>COMMENT
LOWrenderer/kdenlive_render.cpp1/*COMMENT
LOWfuzzer/fakeit_standalone.hpp21COMMENT
LOWfuzzer/fuzzing.cpp1/*COMMENT
LOWfuzzer/fuzzing.cpp21#include "assets/model/assetparametermodel.hpp"COMMENT
LOWtests/timelinepreviewmonitor.cpp1/*COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp21#define CATCH_VERSION_MAJOR 2COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp41# pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wcovered-switch-default"COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp61#if defined(CATCH_CONFIG_ALL_PARTS)COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp81# elif (defined(TARGET_OS_IPHONE) && TARGET_OS_IPHONE == 1)COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp101// start catch_user_interfaces.hCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp121// ****************COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp141#endifCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp161// like `std::string::~string` being called on an uninitialized value.COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp181 _Pragma( "clang diagnostic ignored \"-Wunused-variable\"" )COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp201#endifCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp221////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp241# endifCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp261# if !defined(_MSVC_TRADITIONAL) || (defined(_MSVC_TRADITIONAL) && _MSVC_TRADITIONAL)COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp281#endifCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp301// but user still might want to turn it offCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp321// Various stdlib support checks that require __has_includeCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp341 // Check if variant is available and usableCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp361#if defined(CATCH_INTERNAL_CONFIG_WINDOWS_SEH) && !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_NO_WINDOWS_SEH) && !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_WINDOWSCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp381#if defined(CATCH_INTERNAL_CONFIG_CPP17_STRING_VIEW) && !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_NO_CPP17_STRING_VIEW) && !defined(CATCH_COCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp401#if !defined(CATCH_INTERNAL_CONFIG_EXCEPTIONS_ENABLED) && !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_DISABLE_EXCEPTIONS)COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp421// Even if we do not think the compiler has that warning, we still haveCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp441COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp461#define CATCH_CATCH_ANON(type) if ((false))COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp701#define CATCH_RECURSION_LEVEL3(...) CATCH_RECURSION_LEVEL2(CATCH_RECURSION_LEVEL2(CATCH_RECURSION_LEVEL2(__VA_ARGS__)))COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp721#define CATCH_REC_GET_END1(...) CATCH_REC_GET_END2COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp741COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp761COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp901#define INTERNAL_CATCH_NTTP_0COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp1021 #elseCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp1121#ifndef CATCH_CONFIG_TRADITIONAL_MSVC_PREPROCESSORCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp1501#ifdef CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_STRING_VIEWCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp2181 static const auto& enumInfo = ::Catch::getMutableRegistryHub().getMutableEnumValuesRegistry().registerEnum( COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp2681// end catch_message.hCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp5061// start catch_reporter_bases.hppCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp6941COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp7461#endif // ! CATCH_CONFIG_IMPL_ONLYCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp7941// end catch_approx.cppCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp7961 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp7981 #endifCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp8001COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp8421#ifdef __clang__COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp8441#endifCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp8461//COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp10061#if !defined(WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN) && !defined(CATCH_CONFIG_NO_WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp10401COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp10461#elif defined(CATCH_PLATFORM_LINUX)COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp12181COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp12601COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp15001 auto Timer::getElapsedSeconds() const -> double {COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp15321// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp16121COMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp16801# pragma clang diagnostic popCOMMENT
LOWtests/catch.hpp17521#pragma clang diagnostic popCOMMENT
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Fake / Example Data22 hits · 30 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp102 int dummy_id;CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp112 bool ok = timeline->requestClipInsertion(binId0, 0, 10, dummy_id);CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp113 KdenliveTests::makeFiniteClipEnd(timeline, dummy_id);CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp396 int dummy_id;CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp397 timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id );CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp398 timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id );CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp399 timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id );CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp400 timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id );CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp401 timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id );CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp402 timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id );CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp403 timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id );CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp404 timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id );CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp405 timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id );CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp406 timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id );CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp407 timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id );CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp412 timeline->requestClipInsertion(producer,10 ,453, dummy_id );CODE
LOW⚡tests/regressions.cpp419 timeline->requestClipInsertion(producer,9 ,590, dummy_id );CODE
LOWtests/regressions.cpp126 bool ok = timeline->requestClipInsertion(binId0, 2, 10, dummy_id);CODE
LOWtests/regressions.cpp208 bool ok = timeline->requestClipInsertion(binId0, 0, 1, dummy_id);CODE
LOWtests/regressions.cpp239 int dummy_id;CODE
LOWtests/regressions.cpp245 bool ok = timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id);CODE
LOWtests/regressions.cpp376 bool ok = timeline->requestTrackInsertion(-1, dummy_id);CODE
AI Response Leakage2 hits · 15 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
HIGHdata/excluded_effects.txt115# 1426 : A compressor with sidechain. Based on the code for SC1 (1425). Not usable in my tests.COMMENT
HIGHdata/excluded_effects.txt116# 1427 : A stereo compressor with sidechain input. Based on the code for SC1 (1425). Produces audio only in the left chaCOMMENT
Verbosity Indicators5 hits · 8 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtests/catch.hpp12664 // No children have started. We need to check if they _can_COMMENT
LOWsrc/profiles/profilerepository.cpp61 // Step 1: Load MLT profiles into a local map keyed by spec string.COMMENT
LOWsrc/profiles/profilerepository.cpp82 // Step 2: Load Kdenlive profiles. For each valid profile, erase any MLTCOMMENT
LOWsrc/profiles/profilerepository.cpp100 // Step 3: Insert remaining MLT profiles that have no Kdenlive equivalent.COMMENT
LOWsrc/jobs/filtertask.cpp295 // Step 2: process the xml file and save in another .mlt fileCOMMENT
Unused Imports7 hits · 7 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWappiumtests/changespeed.py9CODE
LOWappiumtests/changespeed.py10CODE
LOWappiumtests/changespeed.py16CODE
LOWdata/scripts/generate_transition_previews.py13CODE
LOWdata/scripts/generate_transition_previews.py14CODE
LOWdata/scripts/generate_transition_previews.py15CODE
LOWdata/scripts/automask/kdenlive_build_sam.py6CODE
TODO Padding4 hits · 6 pts
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LOWsrc/core.cpp151 // TODO: implement logic for upgrade detectionCOMMENT
LOWsrc/bin/bin.cpp1746 // TODO: implement pending only deletionCOMMENT
LOWsrc/doc/documentvalidator.cpp2614 // TODO: implement conversion for more filtersCOMMENT
LOWsrc/doc/documentvalidator.cpp2635 // TODO: implement conversion for more filtersCOMMENT
Structural Annotation Overuse4 hits · 6 pts
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LOWsrc/profiles/profilerepository.cpp61 // Step 1: Load MLT profiles into a local map keyed by spec string.COMMENT
LOWsrc/profiles/profilerepository.cpp82 // Step 2: Load Kdenlive profiles. For each valid profile, erase any MLTCOMMENT
LOWsrc/profiles/profilerepository.cpp100 // Step 3: Insert remaining MLT profiles that have no Kdenlive equivalent.COMMENT
LOWsrc/jobs/filtertask.cpp295 // Step 2: process the xml file and save in another .mlt fileCOMMENT
Empty Error Handlers1 hit · 5 pts
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HIGHappiumtests/insertclip.py53except selenium.common.exceptions.TimeoutException:CODE
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers4 hits · 4 pts
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LOWvalidate-xml-files.py45def filter_excluded_included_xml_files(files: list[str]) -> list[str]:CODE
LOWdata/scripts/generate_transition_previews.py88 def get_available_transitions(self):CODE
LOWdata/scripts/generate_transition_previews.py167 def create_transition_preview(self, transition_path):CODE
LOWdata/scripts/automask/kdenlive_sam2_video_predictor.py13def load_video_frames_from_jpg_images(CODE
Self-Referential Comments1 hit · 3 pts
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MEDIUM.gitlab-ci.yml62 # Create the APPX packagesCOMMENT
Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping3 hits · 3 pts
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LOWdata/scripts/generate_transition_previews.py84 except Exception as e:CODE
LOWdata/scripts/generate_transition_previews.py164 except Exception as e:CODE
LOWdata/scripts/generate_transition_previews.py250 except Exception as e:CODE
Deep Nesting3 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWdata/scripts/whisper/whisperquery.py11CODE
LOWdata/scripts/whisper/whispertotext.py46CODE
LOWdata/scripts/whisper/whispertosrt.py29CODE
AI Slop Vocabulary1 hit · 3 pts
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MEDIUMdata/scripts/whisper/whispertosrt.py69 # we want to use seamless to translate, get full text from whisperCOMMENT
Dead Code1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMappiumtests/changespeed.py46CODE
Redundant / Tautological Comments1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWvalidate-xml-files.py47 # Check if the file existsCOMMENT
Modern Structural Boilerplate1 hit · 1 pts
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LOWdata/scripts/generate_transition_previews.py27logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)CODE
AI Structural Patterns1 hit · 1 pts
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LOWdata/scripts/generate_transition_previews.py30CODE
Slop Phrases1 hit · 1 pts
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LOWsrc/titler/graphicsscenerectmove.cpp544 delete click; // don't forget to delete the eventCODE