ghostunnel/ghostunnel

6.0

Adjusted Score

6.0

Raw Score

100%

Time Factor

2026-08-22

Last Push

2.2K

Stars

Language

50.4K

Lines of Code

409

Files

169

Pattern Hits

2026-08-29

Scan Date

0.06

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

This chart maps the temporal evolution of the adjusted synthetic code score across successive scan runs. An upward trajectory indicates ongoing incorporation of AI-generated code or expanding LLM-assisted scaffolding; a stable or declining trajectory may reflect active human refactoring, code removal, or the adoption of stricter authorship policies. The dashed secondary line (right axis) independently tracks total raw pattern hit count, which can diverge from the normalised score when codebase size changes significantly between scans.

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 24MEDIUM 22LOW 123

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 169 distinct pattern matches across 9 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.

Cross-File Repetition24 hits · 120 pts

Severity	File	Snippet	Context
HIGH	…s/test-server-handles-client-closes-connection-unix.py	ensures when server disconnects that the client connection also disconnects, with unix sockets.	STRING
HIGH	…s/test-client-handles-client-closes-connection-unix.py	ensures when server disconnects that the client connection also disconnects, with unix sockets.	STRING
HIGH	…s/test-server-handles-server-closes-connection-unix.py	ensures when server disconnects that the client connection also disconnects, with unix sockets.	STRING
HIGH	…s/test-client-handles-server-closes-connection-unix.py	ensures when server disconnects that the client connection also disconnects, with unix sockets.	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-client-handles-client-closes-connection.py	ensures when server disconnects that the client connection also disconnects.	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-server-handles-client-closes-connection.py	ensures when server disconnects that the client connection also disconnects.	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-client-handles-server-closes-connection.py	ensures when server disconnects that the client connection also disconnects.	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-server-handles-server-closes-connection.py	ensures when server disconnects that the client connection also disconnects.	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-server-large-transfer.py	full-duplex send+receive on one ssl socket from a single thread. note: concurrent ssl_read/ssl_write on the same ssl obj	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-server-tiny-writes.py	full-duplex send+receive on one ssl socket from a single thread. note: concurrent ssl_read/ssl_write on the same ssl obj	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-server-full-duplex-transfer.py	full-duplex send+receive on one ssl socket from a single thread. note: concurrent ssl_read/ssl_write on the same ssl obj	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-client-reload-broken-certificate.py	ensures that tunnel sees & reloads certificate changes. there are various cases to take into account: - tunnel picks up	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-client-auto-reload-certificate.py	ensures that tunnel sees & reloads certificate changes. there are various cases to take into account: - tunnel picks up	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-client-reloads-keystore.py	ensures that tunnel sees & reloads certificate changes. there are various cases to take into account: - tunnel picks up	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-service-lifecycle.py	run a ghostunnel service subcommand and return (returncode, stdout, stderr).	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-service-install-duplicate.py	run a ghostunnel service subcommand and return (returncode, stdout, stderr).	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-service-start-stop.py	run a ghostunnel service subcommand and return (returncode, stdout, stderr).	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-server-auto-reload-certificate.py	ensures that tunnel sees & reloads a certificate change.	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-server-reloads-keystore.py	ensures that tunnel sees & reloads a certificate change.	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-server-reload-broken-certificate.py	ensures that tunnel sees & reloads a certificate change.	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-server-reloads-split-cert-key.py	ensures that tunnel sees & reloads a certificate change.	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-client-systemd-socket-activation-error.py	spins up a client and tests systemd socket activation.	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-client-launchd-socket-activation-error.py	spins up a client and tests systemd socket activation.	STRING
HIGH	tests/test-client-systemd-socket-activation.py	spins up a client and tests systemd socket activation.	STRING

Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping73 hits · 80 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	tests/test-server-max-tls-version.py	55	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-shutdown-timeout.py	43	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-connection-churn.py	52	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-connection-churn.py	85	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-connection-churn.py	101	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-idle-reaper.py	46	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-idle-reaper.py	65	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-idle-reaper.py	144	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-semaphore-churn.py	52	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-semaphore-churn.py	100	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-quiet-handshake-errs.py	56	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-service-graceful-shutdown.py	68	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-backend-flapping.py	140	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-backend-flapping.py	160	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-service-lifecycle.py	113	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-keychain-identity-windows.py	39	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-service-eventlog-source.py	45	except Exception:	CODE
MEDIUM	tests/test-service-eventlog-source.py	39	def uninstall_quietly():	CODE
LOW	tests/test-service-install-duplicate.py	77	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-service-install-duplicate.py	84	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-opa-slow-policy.py	105	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-client-shutdown-timeout.py	42	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-landlock-ssl-cert-file.py	75	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-abortive-close.py	67	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-quiet-conn-errs.py	57	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-quiet-conn-errs.py	60	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-quiet-conn-errs.py	72	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-client-via-http-connect-proxy.py	49	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-full-duplex-transfer.py	160	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-full-duplex-transfer.py	220	except Exception as e:	CODE
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-full-duplex-transfer.py	157	def reader():	CODE
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-full-duplex-transfer.py	217	def parallel_client(conn_id):	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-max-concurrent-conns.py	106	except Exception as exc:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-max-concurrent-conns.py	111	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-client-shutdown-http.py	47	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-service-scm-graceful-shutdown.py	63	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-service-scm-graceful-shutdown.py	128	except Exception as exc:	CODE
MEDIUM	tests/test-service-scm-graceful-shutdown.py	57	def uninstall_quietly():	CODE
MEDIUM	tests/test-service-scm-graceful-shutdown.py	123	def do_stop():	CODE
MEDIUM	tests/common.py	397	def _run_handler(self, conn):	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	139	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	205	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	214	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	231	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	257	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	274	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	401	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	612	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	716	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	885	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	957	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	1038	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	1244	except Exception as e:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-service-start-stop.py	123	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-service-start-stop.py	130	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-service-foreign-start-stop.py	69	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-shutdown-sigterm.py	42	except Exception:	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-shutdown-drains-under-load.py	93	except Exception as e:	CODE
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-shutdown-drains-under-load.py	61	def _run(self):	CODE
LOW	tests/test-client-shutdown-sigterm.py	41	except Exception:	CODE
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Over-Commented Block32 hits · 32 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	windows_service.go	41		COMMENT
LOW	magefile.go	181	return fmt.Errorf("codesign verification of %s failed: %w", binary, err)	COMMENT
LOW	landlock_linux.go	81	// exact set of files required in every conceivable situation.	COMMENT
LOW	landlock_linux.go	241	}	COMMENT
LOW	tls.go	141	// The ALPN extension encodes each name with a one-byte length prefix (RFC 7301),	COMMENT
LOW	main.go	701		COMMENT
LOW	windows.go	101	// isRunningAsService reports whether the process was started by the Windows	COMMENT
LOW	proxy/churn_bench_test.go	81	// -cpu=1,4,8 to observe how the per-connection accept path scales across cores.	COMMENT
LOW	proxy/churn_bench_test.go	101	// all unset, the default). Comparing it against BenchmarkConnectionChurn	COMMENT
LOW	proxy/proxy.go	161	// Enable HAproxy's PROXY protocol	COMMENT
LOW	proxy/proxy.go	621	//	COMMENT
LOW	auth/auth.go	61		COMMENT
LOW	auth/auth.go	81		COMMENT
LOW	auth/auth.go	161	}	COMMENT
LOW	auth/doc.go	1	// Package auth provides methods to perform authorization on incoming or	COMMENT
LOW	certstore/certstore_windows.go	61		COMMENT
LOW	tests/test-client-verify-spki-pin.py	41	pair.validate_can_send_from_server("world", "pin-matched server -> client")	COMMENT
LOW	tests/test-server-landlock-ssl-cert-file.py	81	"""Variant 1: server without --cacert; rely on SSL_CERT_FILE."""	COMMENT
LOW	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	101	raise TimeoutError(	COMMENT
LOW	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	321	])	COMMENT
LOW	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	381		COMMENT
LOW	tests/test-client-socks5-proxy.py	1	#!/usr/bin/env python3	COMMENT
LOW	wildcard/matcher.go	21	// We expose functions to build matchers from simple wildcard patterns. Each	COMMENT
LOW	certloader/acmetlsconfig.go	81	// certs. If the desired goal is for ghostunnel to use the ACME CAs test	COMMENT
LOW	certloader/acmetlsconfig.go	261	// repeated builds never alias or grow the base config's NextProtos.	COMMENT
LOW	certloader/acmetlsconfig.go	281	// Tightening to prevent mTLS bypass — mirror certmagic's own gate at	COMMENT
LOW	certloader/spiffe_tls_config.go	121		COMMENT
LOW	certloader/certtlsconfig.go	1	package certloader	COMMENT
LOW	certloader/tlsconfig.go	21	)	COMMENT
LOW	certloader/doc.go	1	// Package certloader provides abstractions over certificates that can be used	COMMENT
LOW	socket/net.go	81	https = true	COMMENT
LOW	socket/doc.go	1	// Package socket provides method for parsing addresses and opening	COMMENT

Decorative Section Separators8 hits · 24 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	334	# -----------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	339	# -----------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	353	# -----------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	358	# -----------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	382	# -----------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	399	# -----------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	421	# -----------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	423	# -----------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT

Hyper-Verbose Identifiers10 hits · 12 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	76	def wait_for_ghostunnel_listener(port, client_cert, timeout=60):	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-acme-tls-alpn-renewal.py	234	def fetch_server_cert_fingerprint(port, client_cert):	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/common.py	1180	def validate_can_send_from_client(self, string, msg):	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/common.py	1188	def validate_can_send_from_server(self, string, msg):	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/common.py	1196	def validate_closing_client_closes_server(self, msg):	CODE
LOW⚡	tests/common.py	1204	def validate_half_closing_client_closes_server(self, msg):	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	515	def assert_connection_rejected(client, server, name, timeout_ok=True, timeout=2):	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	1217	def validate_closing_server_closes_client(self, msg):	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	1225	def validate_half_closing_server_closes_client(self, msg):	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-unix-socket-listener.py	130	def _run_proxy_protocol_phase():	CODE

Deep Nesting10 hits · 10 pts

Severity	File	Line	Context
LOW	tests/test-server-semaphore-churn.py	71	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-large-transfer.py	39	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-landlock-ssl-cert-file.py	42	CODE
LOW	tests/test-client-via-http-connect-proxy.py	15	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-tiny-writes.py	36	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-full-duplex-transfer.py	45	CODE
LOW	tests/common.py	189	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-shutdown-drains-under-load.py	61	CODE
LOW	tests/test-client-socks5-proxy.py	46	CODE
LOW	tests/test-client-socks5-proxy.py	79	CODE

AI Slop Vocabulary3 hits · 9 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-large-transfer.py	146	# The harness default of 1s is enough on an idle machine but a flake	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-shutdown-drains-under-load.py	105	# Override the harness's default 1s shutdown timeout: we want ghostunnel	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test-server-shutdown-drains-under-load.py	130	# raises ConnectionRefusedError. On macOS the harness's SO_REUSEPORT	COMMENT

Self-Referential Comments3 hits · 9 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	tests/common.py	129	# Create a per-test temporary working directory for cert file isolation	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test-service-foreign-start-stop.py	25	# Create a dummy service that ghostunnel did not install.	COMMENT
MEDIUM	tests/test-service-uninstall-foreign.py	26	# Create a dummy service that ghostunnel did not install.	COMMENT

Unused Imports6 hits · 6 pts

Severity	File	Line	Context
LOW	tests/test-server-shutdown-timeout.py	5	CODE
LOW	tests/test-client-shutdown-timeout.py	5	CODE
LOW	tests/test-client-shutdown-http.py	9	CODE
LOW	tests/test-server-shutdown-sigterm.py	5	CODE
LOW	tests/test-client-shutdown-sigterm.py	5	CODE
LOW	tests/test-service-uninstall-foreign.py	13	CODE

Analysis Overview

What These Metrics Mean

Score History

Severity Breakdown

Directory Score Breakdown

Pattern Findings