AI Slop Code Risk Monitor

element-plus/element-plus

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🎉 A Vue.js 3 UI Library made by Element team

0.4 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for element-plus/element-plus, a TypeScript project with 27,831 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 292,251 lines of code across 2634 source files, recording 93 pattern matches distributed across 9 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 0.4 (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.

0.4
Adjusted Signal
0.4
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-30
Last Push
27.8K
Stars
TypeScript
Language
292.3K
Lines of Code
2.6K
Files
93
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 0.6/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 24 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 1.2/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 67 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.1/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 4 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 1.7/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 93 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 3LOW 90

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 93 distinct pattern matches across 9 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.

Fake / Example Data67 hits · 69 pts
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LOW…tepress/vitepress/components/globals/neutral-color.vue151const textTypes = ['primary', 'regular', 'secondary', 'placeholder', 'disabled']CODE
LOWdocs/.vitepress/crowdin/en-US/component/search.json3 "placeholder": "Search docs",CODE
LOWpackages/components/select-v2/__tests__/select.test.ts147 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/components/select-v2/src/select.vue235 nsSelect.e('placeholder'),CODE
LOWpackages/components/table-v2/src/private.ts1export const placeholderSign = Symbol('placeholder')CODE
LOWpackages/components/table-v2/src/renderers/cell.tsx53 return <div class={ns.em('row-cell', 'placeholder')} style={cellStyle} />CODE
LOW…ages/components/table-v2/src/renderers/header-cell.tsx31 <div class={ns.em('header-row-cell', 'placeholder')} style={cellStyle} />CODE
LOW⚡…omponents/autocomplete/__tests__/autocomplete.test.tsx111 test('placeholder', async () => {CODE
LOW⚡…omponents/autocomplete/__tests__/autocomplete.test.tsx116 expect(wrapper.find('input').attributes('placeholder')).toBe('autocomplete')CODE
LOW⚡…omponents/autocomplete/__tests__/autocomplete.test.tsx118 await wrapper.setProps({ placeholder: 'placeholder' })CODE
LOW⚡…omponents/autocomplete/__tests__/autocomplete.test.tsx119 expect(wrapper.find('input').attributes('placeholder')).toBe('placeholder')CODE
LOWpackages/components/input-number/src/input-number.vue49 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOW…/components/time-picker/__tests__/time-picker.test.tsx48 expect(input.attributes('placeholder')).toBe('test_')CODE
LOWpackages/components/time-picker/src/common/picker.vue44 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/components/input/src/input.vue46 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/components/input/src/input.vue144 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/components/transfer/src/transfer-panel.vue23 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOW…omponents/image-viewer/__tests__/image-viewer.test.tsx130 <div class="placeholder">CODE
LOW…omponents/image-viewer/__tests__/image-viewer.test.tsx155 'viewer-placeholder': () => <div class="placeholder" />,CODE
LOWpackages/components/image-viewer/src/image-viewer.vue110 :class="ns.e('placeholder')"CODE
LOWpackages/components/image/src/image.vue20 <slot name="placeholder">CODE
LOWpackages/components/image/src/image.vue21 <div :class="ns.e('placeholder')" />CODE
LOW…s/components/date-picker/__tests__/date-picker.test.ts108 expect(input.attributes('placeholder')).toBe('test_')CODE
LOWpackages/components/table/src/config.ts227 class: ns.e('placeholder'),CODE
LOWpackages/components/table/src/config.ts291 class: ns.e('placeholder'),CODE
LOW…ages/components/input-tag/__tests__/input-tag.test.tsx142 test('placeholder', async () => {CODE
LOWpackages/components/input-tag/src/input-tag.vue86 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/components/time-select/src/time-select.vue11 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWpackages/components/select/__tests__/select.test.ts2671 const placeholder = 'placeholder'CODE
LOWpackages/components/select/src/select.vue224 nsSelect.e('placeholder'),CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/calendar.scss54 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/pagination.scss114 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/pagination.scss126 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/pagination.scss174 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/image.scss42 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/select.scss63 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/select.scss203 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/table.scss536 border-bottom-color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/table.scss541 border-top-color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/tabs.scss222 background-color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/radio.scss119 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/breadcrumb-item.scss9 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/cascader.scss38 background-color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/dropdown.scss53 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/alert.scss23 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/upload.scss130 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/step.scss35 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/step.scss36 border-color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/step.scss101 background-color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/step.scss130 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/step.scss158 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/step.scss300 background: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/common/var.scss104 'placeholder': #a8abb2,CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/common/var.scss227 'text-color': getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder'),CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/common/var.scss921 'item-disabled-color': getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder'),CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/date-picker/year-table.scss41 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/date-picker/year-table.scss44 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/date-picker/quarter-table.scss37 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/date-picker/quarter-table.scss40 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/date-picker/picker.scss101 color: getCssVar('text-color', 'placeholder');CODE
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Over-Commented Block13 hits · 13 pts
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LOWdocs/crowdin.yml1#COMMENT
LOWdocs/crowdin.yml21 #COMMENT
LOWdocs/crowdin.yml41 #COMMENT
LOWdocs/crowdin.yml61 # Defines whether to translate tags attributes.COMMENT
LOWdocs/crowdin.yml81 #COMMENT
LOWdocs/crowdin.yml101COMMENT
LOWdocs/.vitepress/vitepress/components/vp-app.vue61 // if (userPrefer.value) {COMMENT
LOWscripts/sync-docs-i18n.sh1#!/usr/bin/env bashCOMMENT
LOWpackages/components/pagination/src/pagination.ts241 // When you want to change sizes, things get more complex, detailed belowCOMMENT
LOW…nents/virtual-list/__tests__/dynamic-size-list.test.ts141 // when the size is all 26, then there should be 7 items 2 visible + 3 cacheCOMMENT
LOWpackages/theme-chalk/src/dark/var.scss41 ),COMMENT
LOW.github/.git_commit_template.txt1# [TYPE](SCOPE): [component-name] DESCRIPTION#[ISSUE]COMMENT
LOWplay/env.d.ts1/// <reference types="vite/client" />COMMENT
Decorative Section Separators2 hits · 6 pts
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MEDIUMdocs/en-US/guide/commit-examples.md36# --------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMdocs/en-US/guide/commit-examples.md62# --------------------COMMENT
Verbosity Indicators3 hits · 6 pts
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LOW…ponents/virtual-list/__tests__/fixed-size-list.test.ts179 // Step 1: wheel-scroll to the bottom (uses maxOffset internally).COMMENT
LOW⚡…ponents/virtual-list/__tests__/fixed-size-list.test.ts192 // Step 2: simulate the native scroll event that onUpdated triggers,COMMENT
LOW⚡…ponents/virtual-list/__tests__/fixed-size-list.test.ts200 // Step 3: another wheel event tries to scroll further down.COMMENT
Structural Annotation Overuse3 hits · 6 pts
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LOW…ponents/virtual-list/__tests__/fixed-size-list.test.ts179 // Step 1: wheel-scroll to the bottom (uses maxOffset internally).COMMENT
LOW⚡…ponents/virtual-list/__tests__/fixed-size-list.test.ts192 // Step 2: simulate the native scroll event that onUpdated triggers,COMMENT
LOW⚡…ponents/virtual-list/__tests__/fixed-size-list.test.ts200 // Step 3: another wheel event tries to scroll further down.COMMENT
AI Slop Vocabulary1 hit · 3 pts
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MEDIUM…s/.vitepress/vitepress/components/navbar/vp-search.vue130 // behavior to leverage the Router loading featureCOMMENT
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers2 hits · 2 pts
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LOW…mponents/tree/src/model/useNodeExpandEventBroadcast.ts16export function useNodeExpandEventBroadcast(props: Props) {CODE
LOW…ponents/config-provider/src/hooks/use-global-config.ts49export function useGlobalComponentSettings(CODE
Example Usage Blocks1 hit · 2 pts
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LOWscripts/sync-docs-i18n.sh4# Usage:COMMENT
TODO Padding1 hit · 2 pts
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LOWpackages/components/dropdown/src/dropdown-menu.vue83 // TODO: implement typeahead searchCOMMENT