freedomofpress/dangerzone

16.5

Adjusted Score

16.5

Raw Score

100%

Time Factor

2026-07-30

Last Push

5.6K

Stars

Python

Language

26.8K

Lines of Code

153

Files

348

Pattern Hits

2026-08-02

Scan Date

0.08

HC Hit Rate

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Score: Primary synthetic code indicator. Raw score normalised per 1,000 lines of code and multiplied by the temporal discount factor. This is the definitive comparative metric — use it to rank repositories by AI authorship density.
Raw Score: The unmodified sum of all severity-weighted, context-multiplied pattern match scores before temporal discounting. Reflects the absolute signal strength independent of when the repository was last active.
Time Factor: The temporal discount multiplier (0–100%) applied to the raw score. Repositories last updated before ChatGPT's launch (Nov 2022) receive a 5% factor. Full signal is only assigned to repositories active in the post-adoption era (Jan 2024+).
Pattern Hits: Total count of individual pattern matches across all files and categories. A high hit count with a low score may indicate a very large codebase with isolated AI snippets; a low count with a high score indicates dense, concentrated AI signatures.
HC Hit Rate: High+Critical pattern hits per file, averaged across the repository. This orthogonal signal catches repositories where a few files are densely packed with high-severity AI tells — a strong indicator even when the normalised score appears moderate due to codebase size.
Lines of Code / Files: Total lines and files analysed. The scanner examines 94 file extensions. These denominators are used to normalise the score, enabling fair comparison between repositories of vastly different sizes.

Score History

Longitudinal tracking requires multiple scan runs. Once this repository is re-scanned after new commits land, this chart will visualise how the synthetic code signal evolves over time — enabling you to detect whether AI authorship is growing, stabilising, or being actively corrected by human engineers.

No multi-scan history yet — run the scanner again to build trend data.

Severity Breakdown

Classifies detected patterns by their diagnostic confidence and structural impact. CRITICAL patterns (coefficient 10) represent definitive synthetic signatures — hallucinated imports, explicit LLM attribution metadata — virtually never produced by human authors. HIGH (5) indicates strong structural tells such as cross-file repetition or cross-linguistic idioms. MEDIUM (2) covers recognisable conversational padding and AI-specific vocabulary. LOW (1) captures subtle indicators like tautological comments and generic boilerplate that require density to carry independent signal.

CRITICAL 0HIGH 12MEDIUM 14LOW 322

Directory Score Breakdown

This horizontal bar chart decomposes the repository's raw synthetic code score by top-level directory, allowing you to pinpoint precisely which modules or components carry the highest AI authorship density. Directories with disproportionately high scores relative to their size warrant targeted manual review: concentrated AI signatures often trace back to mass-generated configuration layers, auto-ported test suites, LLM-scaffolded boilerplate classes, or entire subsystems authored under heavy copilot assistance. Use this view to prioritise your human code-review effort.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 348 distinct pattern matches across 16 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a statistically significant AI authorship indicator. 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 diagnostic confidence level (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 weight because LLMs systematically over-annotate. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier as dense clusters constitute far stronger evidence of synthetic authorship than isolated hits.

Hyper-Verbose Identifiers218 hits · 234 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	dodo.py	167	def task_clean_container_runtime():	CODE
LOW	dodo.py	177	def task_check_container_runtime():	CODE
LOW	install/linux/build-rpm.py	39	def build_insecure_converter_rpm(dist_path):	CODE
LOW	tests/test_registry.py	16	def test_parse_image_location_no_tag() -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_registry.py	29	def test_parse_image_location_with_tag() -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_registry.py	41	def test_parse_image_location_tag_plus_digest() -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_registry.py	62	def test_parse_invalid_image_location() -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_registry.py	77	def test_replace_image_digest() -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_registry.py	159	def test_get_manifest_digest_from_registry(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/conftest.py	193	def pytest_collection_modifyitems(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_startup.py	51	def test_startup_fail_allowed(mock_startup_spy: StartupSpy) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_startup.py	67	def test_startup_fail_not_allowed(mock_startup_spy: StartupSpy) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_startup.py	99	def test_machine_stop_others_task(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_startup.py	163	def test_startup_skips_podman_tasks_if_custom_runtime_is_specified(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_util.py	16	def test_replace_control_chars(uncommon_text: str, sanitized_text: str) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_signatures.py	77	def test_load_valid_signatures(file: Path) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_signatures.py	84	def test_load_invalid_signatures(file: Path) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_signatures.py	90	def test_load_tampered_signatures(file: Path) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_signatures.py	95	def test_get_log_index_from_signatures() -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_signatures.py	100	def test_get_log_index_from_signatures_empty() -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_signatures.py	105	def test_get_log_index_from_malformed_signatures() -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_signatures.py	110	def test_get_log_index_from_missing_log_index() -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/test_signatures.py	115	def test_upgrade_container_without_signatures(mocker: Any) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_signatures.py	127	def test_upgrade_container_lower_log_index(mocker: Any) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_signatures.py	153	def test_get_remote_signatures_error(fp: FakeProcess, mocker: Any) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_signatures.py	164	def test_get_remote_signatures_empty(fp: FakeProcess, mocker: Any) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_signatures.py	175	def test_get_remote_signatures_cosign_error(mocker: Any, fp: FakeProcess) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_signatures.py	188	def test_store_signatures_with_different_digests(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_signatures.py	226	def test_stores_signatures_updates_last_log_index(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_signatures.py	258	def test_get_remote_digest_and_logindex_when_remote_image_available(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_signatures.py	296	def test_verify_signature_tampered(tampered_signature: dict[str, Any]) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_signatures.py	307	def test_verify_signatures_empty_list() -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_container_utils.py	30	def test_create_containers_conf(mocker: MockerFixture, tmp_path: pathlib.Path) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_container_utils.py	72	def test_init_podman_command_custom_runtime(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_container_utils.py	113	def test_list_containers_empty(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_container_utils.py	140	def test_kill_container_timeout(mocker: MockerFixture, caplog: Any) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_container_utils.py	155	def test_kill_container_exception(mocker: MockerFixture, caplog: Any) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_container_utils.py	179	def test_clear_old_images_deletes_digests(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_releases.py	35	def test_new_dz_versions_are_skipped_on_linux(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_releases.py	86	def test_new_sandbox_is_checked_on_all_platforms(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_releases.py	142	def test_updates_are_postponed_if_needed(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_releases.py	178	def test_updates_proceed_after_cooldown_expires(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_releases.py	230	def test_cached_github_release_is_returned_on_subsequent_checks(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_releases.py	264	def test_error_report_is_returned_on_exception(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	14	def test_install_raise_if_local_image_cant_be_installed(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	28	def test_user_installs_dangerzone_for_the_first_time(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	46	def test_upgrades_disabled_detect_wrong_container_upgrade(	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	89	def test_building_dangerzone_from_source_first_time(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	107	def test_building_dangerzone_from_source_nth_time(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	129	def test_enable_updates_after_some_time(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	176	def test_enable_updates_no_new_image_available(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	199	def test_downgrade_dangerzone_application(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	243	def test_podman_state_reset_updates_enabled(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	262	def test_podman_state_reset_updates_disabled(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	280	def test_upgrade_to_latest_container_via_cli(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	303	def test_install_new_dangerzone_version_updates_enabled(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	326	def test_airgapped_installation_container_tarball(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	348	def test_no_bundled_container_tar_first_install(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_updater_installer.py	372	def test_no_bundled_container_tar_updates_disabled(mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:	CODE
LOW	tests/test_cli.py	196	def test_other_machine_running_error(	CODE
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Cross-Language Confusion8 hits · 40 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
HIGH	dev_scripts/env.py	68	RUN touch /var/mail/ubuntu && chown ubuntu /var/mail/ubuntu && userdel -r ubuntu	CODE
HIGH	dev_scripts/env.py	95	&& apt-get install -y passt \|\| echo "Skipping installation of passt package" \	CODE
HIGH	dev_scripts/env.py	123	RUN dnf install -y mupdf thunar && dnf clean all	CODE
HIGH	dev_scripts/env.py	163	RUN cd /home/user/dangerzone && poetry --no-ansi install	CODE
HIGH	dev_scripts/env.py	174	RUN dnf install -y mupdf thunar && dnf clean all	CODE
HIGH	dev_scripts/env.py	194	RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y gpg ca-certificates	CODE
HIGH	dev_scripts/env.py	201	RUN . /etc/os-release && echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/fpf-apt-tools-archive-keyring.gpg] \	CODE
HIGH	dev_scripts/env.py	670	install_cmd = "apt-get update && apt-get install -y"	CODE

Self-Referential Comments12 hits · 36 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	install/windows/build-wxs.py	260	# Create the directory structure for the installed product	COMMENT
MEDIUM	install/windows/build-wxs.py	263	# Create a component group for application components	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test_registry.py	144	# Create a sample manifest content	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test_signatures.py	239	# Create an existing last_log_index file with a lower value	COMMENT
MEDIUM	dev_scripts/env.py	133	# Create a non-root user to run Dangerzone	COMMENT
MEDIUM	dev_scripts/env.py	221	# Create a non-root user to run Dangerzone	COMMENT
MEDIUM	dev_scripts/sign-assets.py	111	# Create a file that holds the SHA-256 hashes of the assets.	COMMENT
MEDIUM	dev_scripts/qa.py	540	# The following class method is available since Python 3.6. For more details, see:	COMMENT
MEDIUM	dangerzone/capture_output.py	7	# This module provides patching utilities to redirect the standard output and	COMMENT
MEDIUM	dangerzone/gui/main_window.py	331	# Create the hamburger button, whose main purpose is to inform the user about	COMMENT
MEDIUM	dangerzone/gui/main_window.py	347	# Create the menu for the hamburger button	COMMENT
MEDIUM	dangerzone/gui/run.py	48	# Create the Qt app	COMMENT

Unused Imports36 hits · 36 pts

Severity	File	Line	Context
LOW	dangerzone/podman/__init__.py	1	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/__init__.py	2	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/command/__init__.py	6	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/command/__init__.py	7	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	32	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	32	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	32	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	32	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	32	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	32	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	32	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	32	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	32	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	32	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	32	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	32	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	68	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/exceptions.py	7	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/exceptions.py	12	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/exceptions.py	13	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	5	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	5	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	6	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	9	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	9	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	9	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	14	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	15	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	15	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	15	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	16	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	16	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	16	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	16	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	16	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/__init__.py	16	CODE

Docstring Block Structure4 hits · 20 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
HIGH	dangerzone/podman/command/cli_runner.py	198	Run the specified Podman command. Args: cmd (list[str]): The command to run, as a list of strings.	STRING
HIGH	dangerzone/podman/command/cli_runner.py	229	Run the command without additional construction. Mostly for internal use. Args: cmd (list[str]): Th	STRING
HIGH	dangerzone/podman/command/command.py	62	Run the specified Podman command. Args: cmd (list[str]): The command to run, as a list of strings.	STRING
HIGH	dangerzone/windows/shellexec.py	44	Executes a command using the Windows ShellExecuteEx API. This allows for features like running executables with pri	STRING

Modern Structural Boilerplate19 hits · 18 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	install/linux/debian-vendor-pymupdf.py	10	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	dev_scripts/qa.py	15	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/startup.py	21	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/shutdown.py	7	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/__init__.py	5	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/document.py	179	def set_output_dir(self, path: str) -> None:	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/machine.py	14	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/cli.py	14	logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/command/__init__.py	9	__all__ = ["GlobalOptions", "PodmanCommand"]	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/errors/__init__.py	14	__all__ = [	CODE
LOW⚡	dangerzone/gui/main_window.py	241	def set_status_ok(self, message: str) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	dangerzone/gui/main_window.py	248	def set_status_working(self, message: str) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	dangerzone/gui/main_window.py	255	def set_status_error(self, message: str) -> None:	CODE
LOW⚡	dangerzone/gui/main_window.py	1468	def set_safe_extension_invalid_label(self, string: str) -> None:	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/gui/main_window.py	1492	def update_ui(self) -> None:	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/gui/main_window.py	1511	def update_doc_n_labels(self) -> None:	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/gui/main_window.py	1734	def update_progress(self, error: bool, text: str, percentage: int) -> None:	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/gui/main_window.py	1752	def update_status_image(self) -> None:	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/gui/main_window.py	223	def _update_style(self) -> None:	STRING

Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping15 hits · 15 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	dev_scripts/qa.py	799	except Exception: # noqa: BLE001	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/container_utils.py	52	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/container_utils.py	285	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/startup.py	325	except Exception as e: # NOQA -- Actually catch all exceptions here	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/logic.py	65	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/settings.py	124	except Exception as e: # noqa: BLE001	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/releases.py	110	except Exception as e: # noqa: BLE001	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/releases.py	246	except Exception as e: # noqa: BLE001	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/cli.py	72	except Exception as e: # noqa: BLE001	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/signatures.py	59	except Exception: # noqa: BLE001	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/updater/signatures.py	140	except Exception as e: # noqa: BLE001	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/gui/logic.py	138	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/isolation_provider/base.py	41	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/isolation_provider/base.py	116	except Exception as e: # NOQA -- Catch all exceptions here.	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/isolation_provider/base.py	154	except Exception as e:	CODE

Deep Nesting14 hits · 14 pts

Severity	File	Line	Context
LOW	install/windows/build-wxs.py	7	CODE
LOW	tests/gui/test_startup.py	97	CODE
LOW	tests/gui/test_startup.py	118	CODE
LOW	tests/gui/test_startup.py	139	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/startup.py	103	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/util.py	45	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/settings.py	106	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/podman/command/cli_runner.py	130	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/gui/main_window.py	1752	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/gui/startup.py	121	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/gui/logic.py	66	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/gui/logic.py	97	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/isolation_provider/qubes.py	87	CODE
LOW	dangerzone/isolation_provider/base.py	183	CODE

Over-Commented Block10 hits · 10 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	tests/isolation_provider/test_qubes.py	21		COMMENT
LOW	dangerzone/container_utils.py	101	#	COMMENT
LOW	dangerzone/container_utils.py	141		COMMENT
LOW	dangerzone/podman/command/command.py	141	ret = self.proc_service.wait(timeout=timeout)	COMMENT
LOW	dangerzone/podman/command/command.py	161	# Args:	COMMENT
LOW	dangerzone/updater/installer.py	61	and the released container images if updates are enabled.	COMMENT
LOW	dangerzone/updater/installer.py	81	# This log index and the corresponding signatures have been verified	COMMENT
LOW	dangerzone/updater/installer.py	141	elif bundled_log_index == max_log_index:	COMMENT
LOW	dangerzone/isolation_provider/container.py	141	#	COMMENT
LOW	dangerzone/windows/wsl.py	81	log.info(f"Attempting to install WSL via '{cmd}'")	COMMENT

Redundant / Tautological Comments5 hits · 8 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	tests/test_settings.py	67	# Check if settings file was reset to the default	COMMENT
LOW⚡	tests/test_settings.py	105	# Check if new setting persisted	COMMENT
LOW	dev_scripts/qa.py	466	# Check if there have been any changes from the cached section stored in this	COMMENT
LOW	dangerzone/isolation_provider/container.py	158	# Check if the container no longer exists, either because we successfully killed	COMMENT
LOW	dangerzone/isolation_provider/base.py	393	# Check if the process completed.	COMMENT

Slop Phrases2 hits · 4 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	.github/workflows/check_repos.yml	5	# NOTE: When you change either place, please make sure to keep the two files in	COMMENT
MEDIUM	dangerzone/container_utils.py	354	# There is a "digest" filter that you can use with	COMMENT

Decorative Section Separators1 hit · 3 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	.github/workflows/check_repos.yml	2	# ====================================================	COMMENT

AI Slop Vocabulary1 hit · 2 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	dangerzone/container_utils.py	145	# We cannot simply use the vendored Podman binary in order to start a Podman	COMMENT

Fake / Example Data1 hit · 1 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	tests/test_registry.py	117	mock_response_auth.json.return_value = {"token": "dummy_token"}	CODE

Overly Generic Function Names1 hit · 1 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	dangerzone/startup.py	304	def run_task(self, task: Task) -> None:	CODE

AI Structural Patterns1 hit · 1 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	dangerzone/podman/command/machine_manager.py	39		CODE

Analysis Overview

What These Metrics Mean

Score History

Severity Breakdown

Directory Score Breakdown

Pattern Findings