Repository Analysis

MadsLorentzen/ai-job-search

The job search that runs on your machine. AI job application framework built on Claude Code: evaluate postings, tailor CVs, write cover letters, prep interviews. Fork it and own it.

16.6 Moderate AI signal View on GitHub

Analysis Overview

This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of MadsLorentzen/ai-job-search, a TypeScript project with 22,395 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 15,770 lines of code across 123 source files, recording 180 pattern matches distributed across 10 syntactic categories. The overall adjusted score of 16.6 places this repository in the Moderate 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).

16.6
Adjusted Score
16.6
Raw Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-07-14
Last Push
22.4K
Stars
TypeScript
Language
15.8K
Lines of Code
123
Files
180
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 16LOW 164

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 180 distinct pattern matches across 10 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.

Structural Annotation Overuse74 hits · 116 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW.claude/commands/setup.md9## Step 0: Welcome & Choose PathCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/setup.md327## Step 3: Generate Profile FilesCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/setup.md371## Step 4: Confirm & Next StepsCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/expand.md9## Step 0: Read Existing Profile FilesCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/expand.md20## Step 1: Discovery — Scan All SourcesCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/expand.md69## Step 2: Web EnrichmentCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/expand.md102## Step 3: Build Competency MapCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/expand.md121## Step 4: Present Grouped SummaryCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/expand.md167## Step 5: Write Confirmed AdditionsCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/expand.md184## Step 6: Summary ReportCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/rank.md11## Step 0: Parse InputCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/rank.md22## Step 1: Load StateCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/rank.md36## Step 2: Batch-Fetch and ScoreCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/rank.md63## Step 3: Aggregate and RankCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/rank.md76## Step 4: Update StateCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/rank.md87## Step 5: Present the ShortlistCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-portal.md13## Step 0: Parse ArgumentsCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-portal.md21## Step 1: Interview - Portal BasicsCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-portal.md32## Step 2: Investigate the PortalCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-portal.md48## Step 3: Scaffold the SkillCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-portal.md94## Step 4: Test-Run a Live Query (MANDATORY)COMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-portal.md119## Step 5: RegisterCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-portal.md133## Step 6: ConfirmCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/apply.md15## Step 0: Parse InputCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/apply.md24## Step 1: DRAFTER - Evaluate FitCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/apply.md53## Step 2: DRAFTER - Draft CV + Cover LetterCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/apply.md86## Step 3: REVIEWER - Research & CritiqueCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/apply.md161## Step 4: DRAFTER - Revise Based on FeedbackCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/apply.md178## Step 5: DRAFTER - Compile & Inspect PDFs (MANDATORY)COMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/apply.md263## Step 6: Present Final OutputCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/interview.md11## Step 0: Parse InputCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/interview.md22## Step 1: Load the Application ContextCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/interview.md38## Step 2: Research the Company (Interview-Focused)COMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/interview.md51## Step 3: Build the Prep PackCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/interview.md83## Step 4: Offer a Mock InterviewCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/interview.md91## Step 5: Close the LoopCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-template.md11## Step 0: Parse ArgumentsCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-template.md53## Step 1: Template Type and SourceCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-template.md67## Step 2: Capture Template InstructionsCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-template.md84## Step 3: Store the TemplateCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-template.md123## Step 4: Verify the Template Compiles (MANDATORY)COMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-template.md140## Step 5: Activate the TemplateCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/add-template.md171## Step 6: ConfirmCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/outcome.md14## Step 0: Parse InputCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/outcome.md23## Step 1: Load State and Identify the ApplicationCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/outcome.md35## Step 2: Collect What HappenedCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/outcome.md57## Step 3: Archive the Application MaterialsCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/outcome.md88## Step 4: Update the TrackerCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/outcome.md94## Step 5: Calibration HandoffCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/outcome.md104## Step 6: ConfirmCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/reset.md9## Step 0: Parse Scope from ArgumentsCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/reset.md33## Step 1: Show Exactly What Will Be ClearedCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/reset.md98## Step 2: Require Explicit ConfirmationCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/reset.md113## Step 3: Execute the ResetCOMMENT
LOW.claude/commands/reset.md201## Step 4: Confirm What Was Done and Next StepsCOMMENT
LOW.claude/skills/upskill/SKILL.md25## Step 1: Detect ModeCOMMENT
LOW.claude/skills/upskill/SKILL.md34## Step 2: Load DataCOMMENT
LOW.claude/skills/upskill/SKILL.md49## Step 3: Pass 1 — Hard Skill DiffCOMMENT
LOW.claude/skills/upskill/SKILL.md68## Step 4: Pass 2 — LLM SynthesisCOMMENT
LOW.claude/skills/upskill/SKILL.md83## Step 5: Build Gap HeatmapCOMMENT
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Hyper-Verbose Identifiers79 hits · 88 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtools/check_upstream_updates.py39def get_framework_version_from_text(text: str) -> str | None:CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py26 def test_zero_count_is_displayed_as_zero(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py97 def test_exact_match_case_insensitive(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py100 def test_exact_match_after_suffix_stripping(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py105 def test_query_contained_in_entry_gives_high_score(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py109 def test_entry_contained_in_query_gives_high_score(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py115 def test_short_query_no_word_overlap_returns_zero(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py119 def test_short_query_with_word_overlap_scores(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py125 def test_oe_variant_matches_o_with_slash(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py129 def test_aa_variant_matches_aa(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py132 def test_danish_characters_roundtrip(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py138 def test_completely_unrelated_names_return_zero(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py141 def test_empty_query_returns_zero(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py144 def test_empty_entry_returns_zero(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py186 def test_valid_minimal_data_is_returned(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py191 def test_top_level_value_must_be_object(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py194 def test_companies_must_be_list(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py197 def test_metadata_must_be_object_when_provided(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py203 def test_load_data_reports_json_parse_errors_without_traceback(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py222 def test_company_entry_must_be_object(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py225 def test_company_name_is_required(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py228 def test_company_name_must_not_be_blank(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py231 def test_city_must_be_string_when_provided(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py237 def test_categories_must_be_object_when_provided(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py245 def test_normalize_strips_suffix_and_noise(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py251 def test_anglicize_replaces_danish_chars(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py297 def test_search_with_city_filter(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py307 def test_exact_name_returns_match(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py313 def test_no_match_returns_empty_list(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py318 def test_multiple_candidates_all_returned(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py332 def test_matching_city_is_included(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py341 def test_non_matching_city_is_excluded(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py346 def test_no_city_filter_returns_all_cities(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py354 def test_city_filter_case_insensitive(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py359 def test_anglicized_city_matches_danish_city(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py366 def test_low_score_matches_excluded(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py371 def test_results_sorted_by_relevance_descending(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py42 def test_text_index_does_not_crash(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py58 def test_format_entry_with_zero_baseline(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py73 def test_format_entry_with_custom_baseline(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py161 def test_search_company_with_none_city(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py271 def test_anglicized_match_score(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_lint_skills.py65 def test_invalid_json_fails_cleanly(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_lint_skills.py74 def test_non_object_root_fails_cleanly(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_lint_skills.py85 def test_non_object_permissions_fails_cleanly(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_lint_skills.py96 def test_non_list_allow_fails_cleanly(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_verify_pdf.py11 def test_parses_pdfinfo_page_count(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_verify_pdf.py14 def test_rejects_output_without_page_count(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_verify_pdf.py29 def test_accepts_expected_pages_and_text(self, mock_run_tool):CODE
LOWtests/test_verify_pdf.py43 def test_rejects_wrong_page_count(self, mock_run_tool):CODE
LOWtests/test_verify_pdf.py50 def test_rejects_too_little_extractable_text(self, mock_run_tool):CODE
LOWtests/test_verify_pdf.py57 def test_rejects_missing_required_text(self, mock_run_tool):CODE
LOWtests/test_verify_pdf.py70 def test_reports_missing_poppler_command(self, _mock_run):CODE
LOWtests/test_verify_pdf.py75 def test_reports_unreadable_pdf(self, mock_run):CODE
LOWtests/test_security_guards.py68 def test_wildcard_bash_permission_fails(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_security_guards.py75 def test_network_fetch_permission_fails(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_security_guards.py81 def test_dropped_allowlisted_permission_still_passes(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_security_guards.py89 def test_invalid_settings_json_fails(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_security_guards.py95 def test_malformed_settings_shape_fails_cleanly(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_security_guards.py111 def test_each_missing_personal_data_rule_fails(self):CODE
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Decorative Section Separators6 hits · 27 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMtests/test_salary_lookup.py21# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMtests/test_salary_lookup.py23# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMtests/test_salary_lookup.py89# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMtests/test_salary_lookup.py91# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMtests/test_salary_lookup.py148# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMtests/test_salary_lookup.py150# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping8 hits · 16 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMsalary_lookup.py48 print(f"Error: invalid salary_data.json: {message}", file=sys.stderr)CODE
MEDIUMsalary_lookup.py88 print("Error: salary_data.json not found.", file=sys.stderr)CODE
MEDIUMtools/convert_salary_excel.py248 print(f"Error: File not found: {excel_path}", file=sys.stderr)CODE
MEDIUMtools/convert_salary_excel.py252 print("Error: openpyxl is required. Install it with: pip install openpyxl", file=sys.stderr)CODE
MEDIUMtools/convert_salary_excel.py270 print("Error: No data could be parsed from the Excel file.", file=sys.stderr)CODE
MEDIUMtools/check_upstream_updates.py75 print("Error: No git remotes found.")CODE
MEDIUMtools/check_upstream_updates.py89 print(f"Error: Ref '{ref}' does not exist. Make sure you fetched and specified the correct branch.")CODE
MEDIUMtools/verify_pdf.py95 print(f"Error: {args.pdf}: {exc}", file=sys.stderr)CODE
Unused Imports4 hits · 4 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWsalary_lookup.py24CODE
LOWtools/check_framework_version.py9CODE
LOWtools/check_upstream_updates.py14CODE
LOWtools/check_upstream_updates.py16CODE
Deep Nesting4 hits · 4 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWsalary_lookup.py232CODE
LOWtools/convert_salary_excel.py88CODE
LOWtools/lint_skills.py35CODE
LOWtests/test_salary_lookup.py203CODE
Redundant / Tautological Comments2 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtools/check_framework_version.py28 # Check if origin/base_ref is fetchedCOMMENT
LOWtools/check_framework_version.py93 # Check if it's just frontmatter syntax (e.g. ---)COMMENT
Modern AI Meta-Vocabulary1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMREADME.md174│ │ ├── job-scraper/ # Job search orchestrationCODE
AI Slop Vocabulary1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMsalary_lookup.py105 """Normalize string for robust fuzzy matching."""STRING
Over-Commented Block1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW.github/workflows/ci.yml1# CI for the framework itself: LaTeX smoke compiles, skill/command lint,COMMENT