1.3

Adjusted Signal

1.3

Raw Pattern Score

100%

Time Factor

2026-10-30

Last Push

18.6K

Stars

TypeScript

Language

200.8K

Lines of Code

1.0K

Files

186

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 5.1/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 166 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.8/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 13 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.6/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 10 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 5.8/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 186 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 2HIGH 0MEDIUM 17LOW 167

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 186 distinct pattern matches across 13 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.

Over-Commented Block125 hits · 125 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	packaging/nfpm.yaml	121	# adduser is needed by preinst (which creates the etherpad user before	COMMENT
LOW	packaging/apt/generate-signing-key.sh	1	#!/usr/bin/env bash	COMMENT
LOW	bin/installer.sh	1	#!/bin/sh	COMMENT
LOW	bin/safeRun.sh	1	#!/bin/sh	COMMENT
LOW	bin/run-frontend-tests-with-disables.sh	1	#!/usr/bin/env bash	COMMENT
LOW	bin/run-frontend-tests-with-disables.sh	21	# right to skip.	COMMENT
LOW	bin/tsconfig.json	1	{	COMMENT
LOW	bin/tsconfig.json	21	// "jsxImportSource": "", /* Specify module specifier used to import the JSX factory func	COMMENT
LOW	bin/tsconfig.json	41	// "customConditions": [], /* Conditions to set in addition to the resolver-specific defau	COMMENT
LOW	bin/tsconfig.json	61	// "importHelpers": true, /* Allow importing helper functions from tslib once per project	COMMENT
LOW	bin/tsconfig.json	81	// "preserveSymlinks": true, /* Disable resolving symlinks to their realpath. This correlate	COMMENT
LOW	bin/setup-trusted-publishers.sh	1	#!/bin/sh	COMMENT
LOW	bin/setup-trusted-publishers.sh	21	# package call inside the same minute. The TOTP code typically expires	COMMENT
LOW	bin/plugins/lib/npmpublish.yml	61	git config user.email '41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'	COMMENT
LOW	bin/plugins/lib/npmpublish.yml	81	-	COMMENT
LOW	admin/src/vite-env.d.ts	1	/// <reference types="vite/client" />	COMMENT
LOW	admin/src/components/settings/comments.ts	1	// admin/src/components/settings/comments.ts	COMMENT
LOW	admin/src/api/client.ts	1	// admin/src/api/client.ts	COMMENT
LOW	.github/workflows/load-test.yml	101	# Etherpad core dependencies must be installed after installing the	COMMENT
LOW	.github/workflows/snap-build.yml	1	# Snap build verification — runs on every PR (and on develop) that	COMMENT
LOW	.github/workflows/deb-package.yml	321	- name: Attach .deb files to release	COMMENT
LOW	.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml	201	# ep_cursortrace's `aceEditEvent` hook fires on every keyboard	COMMENT
LOW	.github/workflows/releaseEtherpad.yml	1	# PARKED — npm publish of the core package is not part of the standard release.	COMMENT
LOW	.github/workflows/snap-publish.yml	1	# Builds and publishes the Etherpad snap on tagged releases.	COMMENT
LOW	snap/snapcraft.yaml	1	# snap/snapcraft.yaml — Snap recipe for Etherpad	COMMENT
LOW	snap/tests/test-service-bootstrap.sh	1	#!/bin/bash	COMMENT
LOW	src/playwright.config.ts	81		COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/frontend/specs/responsiveness.js	1	'use strict';	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/messages.ts	241	});	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/appendRevisionAtomicity.ts	1	'use strict';	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/clientvar_rev_consistency.ts	81	// Reproduces the original "mismatched apply" race condition:	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/setup-trusted-publishers.ts	1	'use strict';	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/cleanupNoDestructiveWindow.ts	1	'use strict';	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/dockerfilePnpmPin.ts	1	'use strict';	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/npmpublish-workflow.ts	1	'use strict';	COMMENT
LOW	…/tests/backend/specs/copyPadWithoutHistoryIntegrity.ts	1	'use strict';	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/cleanupHoleSafety.ts	1	'use strict';	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/admin/anonymizeAuthorSocket.ts	61	socket.emit(evt, payload);	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/admin/padLoadResilience.ts	1	'use strict';	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/api/pad.ts	661	// Regression test for https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/issues/5296	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/container/specs/api/adminSettings_7819.ts	101	after(function () {	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/downstream/run-clients.sh	1	#!/usr/bin/env bash	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/frontend-new/admin-spec/admini18n.spec.ts	1	import {expect, test, Page} from "@playwright/test";	COMMENT
LOW	…/frontend-new/specs/html10n_form_controls_aria.spec.ts	61		COMMENT
LOW	…tests/frontend-new/specs/scroll_caret_viewport.spec.ts	181	// Firefox applies its own scroll-into-view for the clicked line before	COMMENT
LOW	…/tests/frontend-new/specs/rtl_pad_wide_enforce.spec.ts	1	import {expect, test} from "@playwright/test";	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/frontend-new/specs/collab_client.spec.ts	41	// insertText (single input event) instead of per-key keyboard.type	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/frontend-new/specs/enter.spec.ts	61		COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/frontend-new/specs/undo_redo_scroll.spec.ts	1	import {expect, test} from "@playwright/test";	COMMENT
LOW	src/tests/frontend-new/specs/undo_redo_scroll.spec.ts	21	// WITH_PLUGINS load — even with the per-Enter value-wait that	COMMENT
LOW	…ckend-new/specs/backend-tests-flake-mitigation.test.ts	1	'use strict';	COMMENT
LOW	src/static/js/skin_variants.ts	1	// @ts-nocheck	COMMENT
LOW	src/static/js/pad_mode.ts	1	// Copyright 2026 Etherpad contributors	COMMENT
LOW	src/static/js/contentcollector.ts	81	str.replace(/(\n \| \n)/g, ' ')	COMMENT
LOW	src/static/js/contentcollector.ts	261	if (!count) continue;	COMMENT
LOW	src/static/js/pad.ts	821	// Skip link (a11y, ether/etherpad#7255): href="#editorcontainer" gives	COMMENT
LOW	src/static/js/pad.ts	921	$('#options-chatandusers').parent().hide();	COMMENT
LOW	src/static/js/ace2_inner.ts	2541	// Known limitation: performDocumentReplaceRange assigns only the current	COMMENT
LOW	src/static/js/ace2_inner.ts	3121	if (selectionInfo) {	COMMENT
LOW	src/static/js/ace2_inner.ts	3401		COMMENT
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Decorative Section Separators7 hits · 21 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	packaging/nfpm.yaml	47	# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT
MEDIUM	packaging/nfpm.yaml	50	# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT
MEDIUM	src/node/hooks/express/adminsettings.ts	172	// ── 1. Pattern filter (cheap, by name only) ─────────────────────	COMMENT
MEDIUM	src/node/hooks/express/adminsettings.ts	179	// ── 2. Resolve filter chip ──────────────────────────────────────	COMMENT
MEDIUM	src/node/hooks/express/adminsettings.ts	228	// ── 4. Filter chip — applied to hydrated metadata ────────────────	COMMENT
MEDIUM	src/node/hooks/express/adminsettings.ts	256	// ── 6. Clamp offset/limit ──────────────────────────────────────	COMMENT
MEDIUM	src/node/hooks/express/adminsettings.ts	269	// ── 7. Sort + slice ────────────────────────────────────────────	COMMENT

Verbosity Indicators11 hits · 21 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW⚡	src/tests/backend/specs/undo_clear_authorship.ts	132	// Step 1: Connect User A	COMMENT
LOW⚡	src/tests/backend/specs/undo_clear_authorship.ts	137	// Step 2: User A types "hello" with their author attribute	COMMENT
LOW⚡	src/tests/backend/specs/undo_clear_authorship.ts	146	// Step 3: Connect User B (after User A's text is committed)	COMMENT
LOW⚡	src/tests/backend/specs/undo_clear_authorship.ts	151	// Step 4: User B types " world" with their author attribute	COMMENT
LOW⚡	src/tests/backend/specs/undo_clear_authorship.ts	168	// Step 5: User B clears authorship colors (sets author to '' on all text)	COMMENT
LOW⚡	src/tests/backend/specs/undo_clear_authorship.ts	177	// Step 6: User B undoes the clear authorship	COMMENT
LOW	src/static/js/MergingOpAssembler.ts	15	// This variable stores the length of yyy and any other newline-less	COMMENT
LOW	src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.ts	86	// Step 1: Check the preAuthorize hook for early permit/deny (permit is only allowed for non-admin	COMMENT
LOW	src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.ts	155	// Step 2: Try to just access the thing. If access fails (perhaps authentication has not yet	COMMENT
LOW	src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.ts	168	// Step 3: Authenticate the user. (Or, if already logged in, reauthenticate with different	COMMENT
LOW	src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.ts	260	// Step 4: Try to access the thing again. If this fails, give the user a 403 error. Plugins can	COMMENT

Hallucination Indicators2 hits · 20 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
CRITICAL	src/static/js/ace2_inner.ts	3642	return Number(editorInfo.frame.parentNode.style.height.replace(/[^0-9]/g, '') \|\| 0);	CODE
CRITICAL	src/static/js/vendors/jquery.ts	7976	jQuery.each( jQuery.expr.match.bool.source.match( /\w+/g ), function( _i, name ) {	CODE

Structural Annotation Overuse10 hits · 20 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW⚡	src/tests/backend/specs/undo_clear_authorship.ts	132	// Step 1: Connect User A	COMMENT
LOW⚡	src/tests/backend/specs/undo_clear_authorship.ts	137	// Step 2: User A types "hello" with their author attribute	COMMENT
LOW⚡	src/tests/backend/specs/undo_clear_authorship.ts	146	// Step 3: Connect User B (after User A's text is committed)	COMMENT
LOW⚡	src/tests/backend/specs/undo_clear_authorship.ts	151	// Step 4: User B types " world" with their author attribute	COMMENT
LOW⚡	src/tests/backend/specs/undo_clear_authorship.ts	168	// Step 5: User B clears authorship colors (sets author to '' on all text)	COMMENT
LOW⚡	src/tests/backend/specs/undo_clear_authorship.ts	177	// Step 6: User B undoes the clear authorship	COMMENT
LOW	src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.ts	86	// Step 1: Check the preAuthorize hook for early permit/deny (permit is only allowed for non-admin	COMMENT
LOW	src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.ts	155	// Step 2: Try to just access the thing. If access fails (perhaps authentication has not yet	COMMENT
LOW	src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.ts	168	// Step 3: Authenticate the user. (Or, if already logged in, reauthenticate with different	COMMENT
LOW	src/node/hooks/express/webaccess.ts	260	// Step 4: Try to access the thing again. If this fails, give the user a 403 error. Plugins can	COMMENT

AI Slop Vocabulary5 hits · 15 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	.github/workflows/downstream-smoke.yml	5	# Phase 1 lands the boot/healthcheck/self-check/teardown harness + manifest; the	COMMENT
MEDIUM	.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml	204	# harness's `writeToPad` bursts (insertText + Enter loops) that	COMMENT
MEDIUM	src/tests/frontend-new/specs/language.spec.ts	13	// .nice-select` is robust to plugins (ep_headings2, ep_font_size, etc.)	COMMENT
MEDIUM	src/static/js/vendors/jquery.ts	10666	// understands anonymous AMD modules. A named AMD is safest and most robust	COMMENT
MEDIUM	src/node/prometheus.ts	26	// Added for the #7756 scaling dive: lets the load-test harness attribute	COMMENT

Modern AI Meta-Vocabulary4 hits · 12 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	…rpowers/plans/2026-04-18-gdpr-pr1-deletion-controls.md	42	## Task 1: Baseline and verify the restored scaffolding	COMMENT
MEDIUM	…rpowers/plans/2026-05-09-admin-settings-parsed-view.md	47	## Task 1: Add `jsonc-parser` dependency and scaffold the directory	COMMENT
MEDIUM	…cs/2026-06-09-downstream-client-compat-tests-design.md	81	## Layer B — Downstream smoke (Phase 1 scaffold, Phase 2 per client)	COMMENT
MEDIUM	…ests/frontend-new/specs/pagedown_wrapped_lines.spec.ts	37	// via its normal input path (the raw innerHTML edit above is just a scaffold).	COMMENT

Fake / Example Data11 hits · 11 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	…superpowers/plans/2026-04-25-auto-update-pr1-notify.md	995	adminEmail: 'admin@example.com',	CODE
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/export_list.ts	17	const pad = await padManager.getPad(padId, 'placeholder');	CODE
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/export_list.ts	39	const pad = await padManager.getPad(padId, 'placeholder');	CODE
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/export_list.ts	64	const pad = await padManager.getPad(padId, 'placeholder');	CODE
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/export_list.ts	88	const pad = await padManager.getPad(padId, 'placeholder');	CODE
LOW	src/tests/backend/specs/export_list.ts	111	const pad = await padManager.getPad(padId, 'placeholder');	CODE
LOW	src/tests/backend-new/specs/updater/Notifier.test.ts	6	adminEmail: 'admin@example.com',	CODE
LOW	src/static/js/pad_userlist.ts	617	$('#myusernameedit').attr('placeholder', html10n.get('pad.userlist.entername'));	CODE
LOW	src/static/js/vendors/html10n.ts	652	, "placeholder": 1	CODE
LOW	src/static/skins/no-skin/index.js	12	.setAttribute('placeholder', divHoldingPlaceHolderLabel.textContent);	CODE
LOW	src/static/skins/colibris/index.js	26	.setAttribute('placeholder', divHoldingPlaceHolderLabel.textContent);	CODE

Example Usage Blocks3 hits · 4 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	bin/installer.sh	5	# Usage:	COMMENT
LOW	bin/run-frontend-tests-with-disables.sh	28	# Usage:	COMMENT
LOW	bin/setup-trusted-publishers.sh	12	# Usage:	COMMENT

Redundant / Tautological Comments3 hits · 4 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	bin/safeRun.sh	30	# Check if a logfile parameter is set	COMMENT
LOW	bin/safeRun.sh	39	# Check if the file is writeable	COMMENT
LOW	bin/push-after-release.sh	7	# Check if the file exists	COMMENT

Self-Referential Comments1 hit · 3 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	bin/run.sh	33	## Create the admin ui	COMMENT

Hyper-Verbose Identifiers3 hits · 3 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	src/static/js/vendors/jquery.ts	8879	function addToPrefiltersOrTransports( structure ) {	CODE
LOW	src/static/js/vendors/jquery.ts	8913	function inspectPrefiltersOrTransports( structure, options, originalOptions, jqXHR ) {	CODE
LOW	src/node/handler/PadMessageHandler.ts	113	function getActivePadCountFromSessionInfos() {	CODE

Overly Generic Function Names1 hit · 1 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	src/static/js/vendors/jquery.ts	4140	function getData( data ) {	CODE

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