Static low-bandwidth search at scale
This report summarizes scanner evidence for Pagefind/pagefind, a Rust project with 5,542 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 94,293 lines of code across 764 source files, recording 140 pattern matches distributed across 8 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 2.3 (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.
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.
Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 15 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 83 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 44 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 140 finding(s).
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.
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.
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.
The scanner identified 140 distinct pattern matches across 8 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.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | …ind/integration_tests/base/stable-output.toolproof.yml | 23 | # ----------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …ind/integration_tests/base/stable-output.toolproof.yml | 25 | # ----------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | …ind/integration_tests/base/stable-output.toolproof.yml | 42 | # ----------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | …ind/integration_tests/base/stable-output.toolproof.yml | 44 | # ----------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | …ind/integration_tests/base/stable-output.toolproof.yml | 49 | # ----------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | …ind/integration_tests/base/stable-output.toolproof.yml | 51 | # ----------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/dependabot.yml | 6 | # ── Cargo (Rust) ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/dependabot.yml | 30 | # ── npm: pagefind_web_js ────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/dependabot.yml | 55 | # ── npm: Svelte UIs (default + modular) ────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/dependabot.yml | 86 | # ── npm: component UI ──────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/dependabot.yml | 110 | # ── npm: playground ────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/dependabot.yml | 134 | # ── npm: Node wrapper ──────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/dependabot.yml | 158 | # ── npm: docs ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/dependabot.yml | 179 | # ── pip: Python wrapper ────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/dependabot.yml | 200 | # ── GitHub Actions ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 38 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 40 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 62 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 64 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 350 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 352 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 426 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 428 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 485 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 487 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 524 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 526 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 590 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 592 | # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 617 | # ── Setup ──────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 640 | # ── Changelog ──────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 679 | # ── Tag ────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 713 | # ── Draft GitHub Release ───────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 735 | # ── NPM ────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 764 | # ── NPM UI ─────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 784 | # ── Crate ──────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 870 | # ── PyPI ───────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 892 | # ── Deploy Docs ────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/release.yml | 917 | # ── Publish Release ────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/components/pagefind-results.ts | 291 | 'script[type="text/pagefind-template"][data-template="placeholder"]', | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/components/pagefind-input.ts | 11 | return ["placeholder", "debounce", "autofocus"]; | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/components/pagefind-input.ts | 27 | if (this.hasAttribute("placeholder")) { | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/components/pagefind-input.ts | 28 | this.placeholder = this.getAttribute("placeholder") || ""; | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/components/pagefind-input.ts | 53 | this.placeholder || this.instance?.translate("placeholder") || "Search"; | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/components/pagefind-input.ts | 79 | this.inputEl.setAttribute("placeholder", placeholderText); | CODE |
| LOW | …find_ui/component/components/pagefind-modal-trigger.ts | 17 | return ["placeholder", "shortcut", "hide-shortcut", "compact"]; | CODE |
| LOW | …find_ui/component/components/pagefind-modal-trigger.ts | 52 | if (this.hasAttribute("placeholder")) { | CODE |
| LOW | …find_ui/component/components/pagefind-modal-trigger.ts | 53 | this._userPlaceholder = this.getAttribute("placeholder"); | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/components/pagefind-searchbox.ts | 217 | "placeholder", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/components/pagefind-searchbox.ts | 276 | this.instance?.translate("placeholder") || | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/components/pagefind-searchbox.ts | 287 | if (this.hasAttribute("placeholder")) { | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/components/pagefind-searchbox.ts | 288 | this._userPlaceholder = this.getAttribute("placeholder"); | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/components/pagefind-searchbox.ts | 339 | 'script[type="text/pagefind-template"][data-template="placeholder"]', | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/default/svelte/ui.svelte | 283 | "placeholder", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/default/svelte/ui.svelte | 288 | "placeholder", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/zh.json | 6 | "placeholder": "搜索", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/tr.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Araştır", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/mk.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Пребарај", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/hu.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Keresés", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/bn.json | 6 | "placeholder": "অনুসন্ধান করুন", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/nl.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Zoeken", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/ja.json | 6 | "placeholder": "検索", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/de.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Suchen", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/ru.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Поиск", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/pl.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Szukaj", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/uk.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Пошук", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/fi.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Haku", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/ta.json | 6 | "placeholder": "தேடுக", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/zh-cn.json | 6 | "placeholder": "搜索", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/pt.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Pesquisar", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/en.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Search", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/my.json | 6 | "placeholder": "ရှာရန်", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/it.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Cerca", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/sr.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Претрага", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/hr.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Traži", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/fr.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Rechercher", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/el.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Αναζήτηση", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/bg.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Търсене", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/ro.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Căutare", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/hi.json | 6 | "placeholder": "खोजें", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/ca.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Cerca", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/ko.json | 6 | "placeholder": "검색어", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/eu.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Bilatu", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/gl.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Buscar", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/he.json | 6 | "placeholder": "חיפוש", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/zh-tw.json | 6 | "placeholder": "搜尋", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/mi.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Rapu", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/vi.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Tìm kiếm", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/fa.json | 6 | "placeholder": "جستوجو", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/cs.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Hledat", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/id.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Cari", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/no.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Søk", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/af.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Soek", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/sw.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Tafuta", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/da.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Søg", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/th.json | 6 | "placeholder": "ค้นหา", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/sv.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Sök", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/nn.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Søk", | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/translations/es.json | 6 | "placeholder": "Buscar", | CODE |
| 22 more matches not shown… | ||||
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | wrappers/python/src/pagefind/__init__.py | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env python3 | COMMENT |
| LOW | pagefind_web/src/lib.rs | 61 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | pagefind_web/src/lib.rs | 81 | /// Controls how much ranking uses term frequency versus raw term count. | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ind/integration_tests/base/stable-output.toolproof.yml | 21 | - step: stdout should contain "Running Pagefind" | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ind/integration_tests/base/stable-output.toolproof.yml | 41 | # ╎wasm.unknown.pagefind | COMMENT |
| LOW | pagefind/src/options.rs | 21 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | pagefind/src/options.rs | 181 | /// Must be constructed through the `PagefindServiceConfigBuilder` interface. | COMMENT |
| LOW | pagefind/src/service/api.rs | 1 | //! The programmatic service interface for integrating Pagefind into another Rust project. | COMMENT |
| LOW | pagefind/src/service/api.rs | 21 | //! ) | COMMENT |
| LOW | pagefind/src/service/api.rs | 201 | /// Build the search index for this instance and write the files to disk. | COMMENT |
| LOW | pagefind_stem/src/snowball/snowball_env.rs | 161 | // The minimum and maximum code points are 99 and 116, | COMMENT |
| LOW | pagefind_stem/src/snowball/algorithms/mod.rs | 141 | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | wrappers/python/src/pagefind_python_bin/__init__.py | 8 | __all__ = ["get_executable", "cli"] | CODE |
| LOW | wrappers/python/src/pagefind/service/__init__.py | 29 | __all__ = ["PagefindService", "get_executable"] | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/core/focus-utils.ts | 24 | export function findNextComponentInTabOrder( | CODE |
| LOW | pagefind_ui/component/core/focus-utils.ts | 56 | export function findPreviousComponentInTabOrder( | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | wrappers/python/src/pagefind/service/__init__.py | 24 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | wrappers/python/src/pagefind/service/__init__.py | 145 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | …ts/python_api/py-pagefind-error-handling.toolproof.yml | 30 | except Exception as e: | CODE |