AI Slop Code Risk Monitor

decaporg/decap-cms

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A Git-based CMS for Static Site Generators

1.0 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for decaporg/decap-cms, a JavaScript project with 19,461 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 192,476 lines of code across 1043 source files, recording 157 pattern matches distributed across 5 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.0 (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.

1.0
Adjusted Signal
1.0
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-29
Last Push
19.5K
Stars
JavaScript
Language
192.5K
Lines of Code
1.0K
Files
157
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 3.7/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 129 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 1.1/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 28 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 3.0/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 108 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 4.4/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 157 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 1HIGH 0MEDIUM 4LOW 152

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 157 distinct pattern matches across 5 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 Identifiers108 hits · 116 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW⚡cypress/utils/steps.js126function assertUnpublishedEntryInEditor() {CODE
LOW⚡cypress/utils/steps.js130function assertPublishedEntryInEditor() {CODE
LOW⚡cypress/utils/steps.js134function assertUnpublishedChangesInEditor() {CODE
LOWcypress/utils/steps.js175function assertWorkflowStatusInEditor(status) {CODE
LOW⚡cypress/utils/steps.js230function updateWorkflowStatusInEditor(newStatus) {CODE
LOW⚡cypress/utils/steps.js240function publishAndCreateNewEntryInEditor() {CODE
LOW⚡cypress/utils/steps.js247function publishAndDuplicateEntryInEditor(entry) {CODE
LOWcypress/utils/steps.js345function createPostPublishAndCreateNew(entry) {CODE
LOWcypress/utils/steps.js356function createPostPublishAndDuplicate(entry) {CODE
LOWcypress/utils/steps.js380function editPostPublishAndCreateNew(entry1, entry2) {CODE
LOWcypress/utils/steps.js390function editPostPublishAndDuplicate(entry1, entry2) {CODE
LOWcypress/utils/steps.js414function updateExistingPostAndExit(fromEntry, toEntry) {CODE
LOWcypress/utils/steps.js459function validateNestedObjectFields({ limit, author }) {CODE
LOW⚡cypress/utils/steps.js613function validateObjectFieldsAndExit(setting) {CODE
LOW⚡cypress/utils/steps.js618function validateNestedObjectFieldsAndExit(setting) {CODE
LOW⚡cypress/utils/steps.js623function validateListFieldsAndExit(setting) {CODE
LOW⚡cypress/utils/steps.js628function validateNestedListFieldsAndExit(setting) {CODE
LOW⚡cypress/utils/steps.js633function assertFieldValidationError({ message, fieldLabel }) {CODE
LOWcypress/utils/steps.js653function assertListControlErrorStatus(colors = ['', ''], alias) {CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-media-library-s3/src/index.js22function getBackendConfigFromWindow() {CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-widget-file/src/withFileControl.js113function SortableMultiImageWrapper({CODE
LOWpackages/decap/src/dev/middlewares/common/index.ts63export function registerCommonMiddlewares(app: express.Express, options: Options) {CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-lib-util/src/path.ts57export function fileExtensionWithSeparator(p: string) {CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-lib-util/src/API.ts356export async function throwOnConflictingBranches(CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-lib-util/src/git-lfs.ts47function removeGitAttributesCommentsFromLine(line: string) {CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-lib-util/src/git-lfs.ts101export async function getPointerFileForMediaFileObj(CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-lib-util/src/git-lfs.ts122export async function getLargeMediaFilteredMediaFiles(CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-lib-util/src/unsentRequest.js6function isAbortControllerSupported() {CODE
LOW…ms-widget-richtext/src/filterInlineEditorComponents.js1export default function filterInlineEditorComponents(editorComponents) {CODE
LOW…cap-cms-widget-richtext/src/serializers/slateRemark.js245 function normalizeFlankingWhitespace(nodes) {CODE
LOW…cap-cms-widget-richtext/src/serializers/slateRemark.js262 function convertInlineAndTextChildren(nodes = []) {CODE
LOW…chtext/src/serializers/remarkEscapeMarkdownEntities.js242export default function remarkEscapeMarkdownEntities() {CODE
LOW…ges/decap-cms-widget-richtext/src/serializers/index.js89function markdownToRemarkRemoveTokenizers({ inlineTokenizers }) {CODE
LOW…ms-widget-richtext/src/serializers/remarkShortcodes.js68export function createRemarkShortcodeStringifier({ plugins }) {CODE
LOW…ms-widget-richtext/src/serializers/remarkShortcodes.js69 return function remarkStringifyShortcodes() {CODE
LOW…-richtext/src/serializers/remarkStripTrailingBreaks.js12export default function remarkStripTrailingBreaks() {CODE
LOW…ol/components/Toolbar/EditorComponentsToolbarButton.js16function EditorComponentsToolbarButton({ disabled, editorComponents, allowedEditorComponents, t }) {CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-ui-default/src/DropDown/getCoords.js17function computeCoordsFromPlacement({ reference, target, dropdownPosition }) {CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-widget-list/src/typedListHelpers.js12export function resolveFunctionForTypedField(field) {CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-widget-list/src/typedListHelpers.js25export function getErrorMessageForTypedFieldAndValue(field, value) {CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-lib-widgets/src/stringTemplate.ts147function getExplicitFieldReplacement(key: string, data: Map<string, unknown>) {CODE
LOW…/blocks/locations/areCurrentAndPreviousBlocksOfType.js5function areCurrentAndPreviousBlocksOfType(editor, type) {CODE
LOW…/plugins/blocks/locations/isCursorInNonDefaultBlock.js3function isCursorInNonDefaultBlock(editor) {CODE
LOW…ns/blocks/locations/isCursorCollapsedAfterSoftBreak.js3function isCursorCollapsedAfterSoftBreak(editor) {CODE
LOW…s/blocks/locations/isCursorAtStartOfNonEmptyHeading.js3function isCursorAtStartOfNonEmptyHeading(editor) {CODE
LOW…plugins/blocks/locations/isCursorAtStartOfBlockType.js5function isCursorAtStartOfBlockType(editor, type) {CODE
LOW…/plugins/lists/transforms/mergeWithPreviousListItem.js5function mergeWithPreviousListItem(editor) {CODE
LOW…plugins/lists/transforms/convertParagraphToListItem.js6function convertParagraphToListItem(editor) {CODE
LOW…lists/locations/isSelectionWithinNoninitialListItem.js3function isSelectionWithinNoninitialListItem(editor) {CODE
LOW…/lists/locations/isCursorAtNoninitialParagraphStart.js3function isCursorAtNoninitialParagraphStart(editor) {CODE
LOW…/plugins/lists/selectors/getListContainedInListItem.js5function getListContainedInListItem(editor) {CODE
LOW…cap-cms-widget-markdown/src/serializers/slateRemark.js246 function normalizeFlankingWhitespace(nodes) {CODE
LOW…cap-cms-widget-markdown/src/serializers/slateRemark.js263 function convertInlineAndTextChildren(nodes = []) {CODE
LOW…rkdown/src/serializers/remarkEscapeMarkdownEntities.js242export default function remarkEscapeMarkdownEntities() {CODE
LOW…ges/decap-cms-widget-markdown/src/serializers/index.js88function markdownToRemarkRemoveTokenizers({ inlineTokenizers }) {CODE
LOW…ms-widget-markdown/src/serializers/remarkShortcodes.js88function createInlineShortcodeTokenizer({ plugins }) {CODE
LOW…ms-widget-markdown/src/serializers/remarkShortcodes.js179export function createRemarkShortcodeStringifier({ plugins }) {CODE
LOW…ms-widget-markdown/src/serializers/remarkShortcodes.js180 return function remarkStringifyShortcodes() {CODE
LOW…-markdown/src/serializers/remarkStripTrailingBreaks.js12export default function remarkStripTrailingBreaks() {CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-lib-turbo/src/AuthenticationPage.js36function credentialsFromFlatParams(credentials) {CODE
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Fake / Example Data27 hits · 33 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWcypress/utils/constants.js3const setting1 = { limit: 10, author: 'John Doe' };CODE
LOWcypress/utils/constants.js4const setting2 = { name: 'Jane Doe', description: 'description' };CODE
LOW…s-backend-forgejo/src/__tests__/implementation.spec.js372 email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOW…s-backend-forgejo/src/__tests__/implementation.spec.js379 email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOW…ckend-git-gateway/src/__tests__/implementation.spec.js16 email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOW…ckend-git-gateway/src/__tests__/implementation.spec.js38 login: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOW…ckend-git-gateway/src/__tests__/implementation.spec.js39 email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOW⚡…ckend-git-gateway/src/__tests__/implementation.spec.js64 email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOW⚡…ckend-git-gateway/src/__tests__/implementation.spec.js72 login: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOW⚡…ckend-git-gateway/src/__tests__/implementation.spec.js73 email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOW…ages/decap-cms-backend-azure/src/__tests__/API.spec.ts24 DisplayName: { value: 'Jane Doe' },CODE
LOW…ages/decap-cms-backend-azure/src/__tests__/API.spec.ts31 name: 'Jane Doe',CODE
LOW⚡…ages/decap-cms-backend-azure/src/__tests__/API.spec.ts45 displayName: 'Jane Doe',CODE
LOW⚡…ages/decap-cms-backend-azure/src/__tests__/API.spec.ts51 expect(user.name).toBe('Jane Doe');CODE
LOW⚡…ages/decap-cms-backend-azure/src/__tests__/API.spec.ts59 coreAttributes: { DisplayName: { value: 'Jane Doe' } },CODE
LOW⚡…ages/decap-cms-backend-azure/src/__tests__/API.spec.ts64 expect(user.login).toBe('Jane Doe');CODE
LOW⚡…ages/decap-cms-backend-azure/src/__tests__/API.spec.ts71 coreAttributes: { DisplayName: { value: 'Jane Doe' } },CODE
LOW…cms-lib-turbo/src/__tests__/AuthenticationPage.spec.js50 user_email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-core/src/__tests__/backend.spec.js1332 'The cat sat on the mat. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, ' +CODE
LOWpackages/decap-cms-core/src/__tests__/backend.spec.js1332 'The cat sat on the mat. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, ' +CODE
LOW…es/decap-cms-core/src/lib/__tests__/formatters.spec.js271 authorEmail: 'test-user@example.org',CODE
LOW⚡dev-test/index.html71 "---\ntitle: CHAPTER 1. Loomings.\nuuid: aa63577e-14bb-416f-a307-62ecd943055a\nboolean: true\ntext: >-\n CODE
LOW⚡dev-test/index.html71 "---\ntitle: CHAPTER 1. Loomings.\nuuid: aa63577e-14bb-416f-a307-62ecd943055a\nboolean: true\ntext: >-\n CODE
LOWdev-test/index.html121 'T00:00:00.000Z\n---\n\n# Loren ipsum dolor sit amet',CODE
LOW⚡dev-test/backends/test/index.html47 content: "---\ntitle: CHAPTER 1. Loomings.\nuuid: aa63577e-14bb-416f-a307-62ecd943055a\nboolean: true\ntext: >-\CODE
LOW⚡dev-test/backends/test/index.html47 content: "---\ntitle: CHAPTER 1. Loomings.\nuuid: aa63577e-14bb-416f-a307-62ecd943055a\nboolean: true\ntext: >-\CODE
LOWdev-test/backends/test/index.html78 content: "---\ntitle: \"This FAQ item # " + i + "\"\ndate: " + dateString + "T00:00:00.000Z\n---\n\n# Loren ipsum CODE
Over-Commented Block17 hits · 17 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWcypress/plugins/index.js1// ***********************************************************COMMENT
LOWcypress/support/commands.js1// ***********************************************COMMENT
LOWcypress/support/e2e.js1// ***********************************************************COMMENT
LOWcypress/e2e/markdown_widget_list_spec.js341 // it('affects only selected list items', () => {COMMENT
LOWcypress/e2e/markdown_widget_list_spec.js361 // <p>baz</p>COMMENT
LOWcypress/e2e/markdown_widget_list_spec.js381 // .confirmMarkdownEditorContent(COMMENT
LOWcypress/e2e/markdown_widget_list_spec.js401 // <li>COMMENT
LOWcypress/e2e/markdown_widget_list_spec.js421 // <p>foo</p>COMMENT
LOWcypress/e2e/markdown_widget_list_spec.js441 // .confirmMarkdownEditorContent(COMMENT
LOWcypress/e2e/markdown_widget_list_spec.js461 // `,COMMENT
LOWcypress/e2e/markdown_widget_list_spec.js481 // </li>COMMENT
LOW…kages/decap-cms-widget-richtext/src/RichtextPreview.js1import PropTypes from 'prop-types';COMMENT
LOWpackages/decap-cms-backend-git-gateway/README.md41 # If you need to customize the authorize or token endpoints for PKCE, do that hereCOMMENT
LOWpackages/decap-cms-widget-code/data/languages-raw.yml1# https://github.com/github/linguist/blob/d2e09563c19fe026873289bad3ceb586a1be09d7/lib/linguist/languages.ymlCOMMENT
LOWpackages/decap-cms-widget-code/data/languages-raw.yml21# listed alphabetically)COMMENT
LOW…kages/decap-cms-widget-markdown/src/MarkdownPreview.js1import { Component } from 'react';COMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/publish.yml121COMMENT
AI Slop Vocabulary4 hits · 12 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUM⚡dev-test/index.html71 "---\ntitle: CHAPTER 1. Loomings.\nuuid: aa63577e-14bb-416f-a307-62ecd943055a\nboolean: true\ntext: >-\n CODE
MEDIUM⚡dev-test/index.html71 "---\ntitle: CHAPTER 1. Loomings.\nuuid: aa63577e-14bb-416f-a307-62ecd943055a\nboolean: true\ntext: >-\n CODE
MEDIUM⚡dev-test/backends/test/index.html47 content: "---\ntitle: CHAPTER 1. Loomings.\nuuid: aa63577e-14bb-416f-a307-62ecd943055a\nboolean: true\ntext: >-\CODE
MEDIUM⚡dev-test/backends/test/index.html47 content: "---\ntitle: CHAPTER 1. Loomings.\nuuid: aa63577e-14bb-416f-a307-62ecd943055a\nboolean: true\ntext: >-\CODE
Hallucination Indicators1 hit · 10 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
CRITICAL…i-auth/src/__tests__/NetlifyAuthenticationPage.spec.js31 const errorCallback = window.netlifyIdentity.on.mock.calls.find(CODE