AI Slop Code Risk Monitor

cursor/plugins

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Cursor plugin specification and official plugins

0.8 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for cursor/plugins, a TypeScript project with 14,825 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 83,465 lines of code across 1174 source files, recording 49 pattern matches distributed across 6 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 0.8 (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.

0.8
Adjusted Signal
0.8
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-29
Last Push
14.8K
Stars
TypeScript
Language
83.5K
Lines of Code
1.2K
Files
49
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 3.4/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 43 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.5/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 6 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 1.9/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 30 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 3.8/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 49 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 0MEDIUM 8LOW 41

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 49 distinct pattern matches across 6 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.

Hyper-Verbose Identifiers30 hits · 32 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…ck/claude-code/skills/poteto-mode/scripts/bootstrap.ts25export function ensureDependenciesInstalled(): void {CODE
LOW…ude-code/skills/poteto-mode/scripts/watch-pr/policy.ts237export function selectTierMajorStackDecision(CODE
LOWpstack/skills/poteto-mode/scripts/bootstrap.ts25export function ensureDependenciesInstalled(): void {CODE
LOWpstack/skills/poteto-mode/scripts/watch-pr/policy.ts237export function selectTierMajorStackDecision(CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/measurements.ts236export function checkoutBranchForMeasurement(args: {CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/schemas.ts660function rejectDeletedTrackerFields(value: unknown, source: string): void {CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/schemas.ts680function normalizeLegacyStateValue(value: unknown): unknown {CODE
LOW…trate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/core/agent-manager.ts1594function defaultStartingRefForTask(plan: Plan, t: PlanTask): string {CODE
LOW…trate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/core/agent-manager.ts2004export function formatToolCallIdleWarning(args: {CODE
LOW…estrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/core/redact-body.ts32function redactSensitiveAssignments(CODE
LOW…estrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/core/redact-body.ts57function redactShasOutsideBackticks(CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/core/prompts.ts87function buildUpstreamHandoffsSection(CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/core/branches.ts24export function mergeWorkerSourceBranches(plan: Plan, t: PlanTask): string[] {CODE
LOW…skills/orchestrate/scripts/core/comment-retry-queue.ts281function assertSlackDestinationAllowed(CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/comments.ts174function assertFileInsideWorkspace(filePath: string, workspace: string): void {CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/comments.ts224export function loadKickoffThreadTsOrBail(args: {CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/comments.ts252function loadPlanSlackChannelOrBail(workspace: string | undefined): string {CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/comments.ts273function slackDestinationForThread(target: {CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/forensics.ts11export function registerForensicsCommands(program: Command): void {CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/util.ts127export function collectRunningAgentsInTree(CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/util.ts300export function parseCommentCriticalityOrBail(CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/util.ts314export function parsePositiveIntegerOrBail(args: {CODE
LOW⚡orchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/util.ts437export function resolveSlackChannelOption(CODE
LOW⚡orchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/util.ts446export function resolveKickoffSlackChannelOrBail(CODE
LOW⚡orchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/util.ts454export function resolveWorkspaceSlackChannelOrBail(args: {CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/util.ts471function requireSlackChannelIfTokenSet(channel: string | undefined): void {CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/util.ts523export function loadAllowedSlackThreadOrBail(CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/util.ts551export function loadAndonTargetOrBail(opts: { workspace?: string }): {CODE
LOWorchestrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/cli/task.ts585export async function resolveDispatcherFirstName(CODE
LOW…e/scripts/__tests__/agent-manager-slack-mirror.test.ts57function formatStartedSlackDirective(d: Date): string {CODE
Modern AI Meta-Vocabulary7 hits · 18 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMcreate-plugin/skills/create-plugin-scaffold/SKILL.md6# Create plugin scaffoldCOMMENT
MEDIUM…-team-kit/agents/thermo-nuclear-code-quality-review.md21## Parent orchestrationCOMMENT
MEDIUMthird_party/robinhood/README.md3Cursor plugin that connects agents to [Robinhood](https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/agentic-trading-overview/CODE
MEDIUMthird_party/robinhood/README.md58- Agentic Trading overview: https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/agentic-trading-overview/CODE
MEDIUMthird_party/robinhood/.cursor-plugin/plugin.json13 "homepage": "https://robinhood.com/us/en/support/articles/agentic-trading-overview/",CODE
MEDIUMthermos/agents/thermo-nuclear-review-subagent.md26## Parent orchestrationCOMMENT
MEDIUM…/agents/thermo-nuclear-code-quality-review-subagent.md21## Parent orchestrationCOMMENT
Fake / Example Data6 hits · 8 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWthird_party/tailscale/skills/tailscale-setup/SKILL.md43 "src": "user@example.com",CODE
LOW⚡…ls/orchestrate/scripts/__tests__/slack-adapter.test.ts128 slack.lookupFirstNameByEmail("user@example.com")CODE
LOW⚡…ls/orchestrate/scripts/__tests__/slack-adapter.test.ts136 slack.lookupFirstNameByEmail("user@example.com")CODE
LOW⚡…ls/orchestrate/scripts/__tests__/slack-adapter.test.ts141 slack.lookupFirstNameByEmail("user@example.com")CODE
LOW⚡…ls/orchestrate/scripts/__tests__/slack-adapter.test.ts146 slack.lookupFirstNameByEmail("user@example.com")CODE
LOW⚡…ls/orchestrate/scripts/__tests__/slack-adapter.test.ts151 slack.lookupFirstNameByEmail("user@example.com")CODE
Over-Commented Block3 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…aude-code/skills/poteto-mode/scripts/worktree-audit.sh1#!/usr/bin/env bashCOMMENT
LOWpstack/skills/poteto-mode/scripts/worktree-audit.sh1#!/usr/bin/env bashCOMMENT
LOW…estrate/skills/orchestrate/scripts/tools/nudge-root.ts1#!/usr/bin/env bunCOMMENT
Redundant / Tautological Comments2 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWralph-loop/hooks/stop-hook.sh43# Check if completion promise was detected by the afterAgentResponse hookCOMMENT
LOWralph-loop/hooks/stop-hook.sh66# Increment iterationCOMMENT
Slop Phrases1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUM…chestrate/scripts/__tests__/slack-prompt-shape.test.ts22 "Let me know if you need anything else",CODE