AI Slop Code Risk Monitor

hluk/CopyQ

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Clipboard manager with advanced features

0.8 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for hluk/CopyQ, a C++ project with 12,574 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 238,821 lines of code across 505 source files, recording 166 pattern matches distributed across 6 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 0.8 (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.

0.8
Adjusted Signal
0.8
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-26
Last Push
12.6K
Stars
C++
Language
238.8K
Lines of Code
505
Files
166
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 3.2/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 152 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.0/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 0 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 1.1/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 17 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 4.0/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 166 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 15LOW 151

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 166 distinct pattern matches across 6 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 Block144 hits · 144 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWplugins/itemfakevim/itemfakevim.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemfakevim/itemfakevim.cpp21#include <QRegularExpression>COMMENT
LOWplugins/itemfakevim/fakevim/fakevimactions.h1// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.COMMENT
LOWplugins/itemfakevim/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp1// Copyright (C) 2016 The Qt Company Ltd.COMMENT
LOWplugins/itemfakevim/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp21// Do not pass QTextCursor etc around unless really needed. ConvertCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemfakevim/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp41#include <QObject>COMMENT
LOWplugins/itemfakevim/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp61COMMENT
LOWplugins/itemfakevim/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp81# define KEY_DEBUG(s)COMMENT
LOWplugins/itemfakevim/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp101#define MoveAnchor QTextCursor::MoveAnchorCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemfakevim/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp2621#endifCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemfakevim/fakevim/private/fakevim_export.h1#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemtext/itemtext.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemsync/itemsync.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemsync/itemsync.cpp21#include <QDir>COMMENT
LOWplugins/itemsync/filewatcher.h1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemsync/filewatcher.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemsync/filewatcher.cpp41// Cloud sync agents (OneDrive, Dropbox) and SMB/CIFS mounts may briefly lockCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemencrypted/itemencrypted.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemtags/itemtags.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemnotes/itemnotes.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itemimage/itemimage.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWplugins/itempinned/itempinned.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWutils/bump_version.sh1#!/bin/bashCOMMENT
LOWutils/github/draft-release.sh1#!/usr/bin/env bashCOMMENT
LOWutils/github/draft-release.sh21# Requirements:COMMENT
LOWdocs/conf.py1#!/usr/bin/env python3COMMENT
LOWdocs/conf.py21# import sysCOMMENT
LOWdocs/conf.py41#COMMENT
LOWdocs/conf.py61#release = ''COMMENT
LOWdocs/conf.py81COMMENT
LOWdocs/autobuild.sh1#!/bin/bashCOMMENT
LOWqxt/qxtglobalshortcut_x11.cpp41#include <QLoggingCategory>COMMENT
LOWqxt/qxtglobalshortcut_x11.cpp241 });COMMENT
LOWqxt/xcbkeyboard.h41// Following definitions and table are taken fromCOMMENT
LOWqxt/xcbkeyboard.h61#endifCOMMENT
LOWqxt/xcbkeyboard.h81#define XK_KP_Down 0xFF99COMMENT
LOWqxt/xcbkeyboard.h101#define XF86XK_MonBrightnessUp 0x1008FF02COMMENT
LOWqxt/xcbkeyboard.h121#define XF86XK_ToDoList 0x1008FF1FCOMMENT
LOWqxt/xcbkeyboard.h141#define XF86XK_History 0x1008FF37COMMENT
LOWqxt/xcbkeyboard.h161#define XF86XK_LaunchB 0x1008FF4BCOMMENT
LOWqxt/xcbkeyboard.h181#define XF86XK_Game 0x1008FF5ECOMMENT
LOWqxt/xcbkeyboard.h201#define XF86XK_RotationKB 0x1008FF76COMMENT
LOWqxt/xcbkeyboard.h221#define XF86XK_Music 0x1008FF92COMMENT
LOWsrc/main.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWsrc/app/clipboardserver.h1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWsrc/app/clipboardclient.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWsrc/app/clipboardserver.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWsrc/app/clipboardserver.cpp21#include "gui/iconfactory.h"COMMENT
LOWsrc/app/clipboardserver.cpp41#include <QSessionManager>COMMENT
LOWsrc/app/clipboardmonitor.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWsrc/app/app.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWsrc/miniaudio/CMakeLists.txt1# Build miniaudio implementation without coverage instrumentation.COMMENT
LOWsrc/miniaudio/miniaudio_impl.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWsrc/platform/win/winplatformwindow.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWsrc/platform/win/winplatform.cpp1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWsrc/platform/win/winplatform.cpp21#include <QWidget>COMMENT
LOWsrc/platform/mac/copyqpasteboardmime.mm1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWsrc/platform/mac/macplatformwindow.mm1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWsrc/platform/mac/macclipboard.mm1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
LOWsrc/platform/mac/macplatform.mm1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-laterCOMMENT
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Decorative Section Separators14 hits · 48 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMutils/github/draft-release.sh39# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMutils/github/draft-release.sh41# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMutils/github/draft-release.sh67# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMutils/github/draft-release.sh69# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMutils/github/draft-release.sh87# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMutils/github/draft-release.sh89# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMutils/github/draft-release.sh100# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMutils/github/draft-release.sh102# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMutils/github/draft-release.sh148# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMutils/github/draft-release.sh150# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUM⚡utils/github/draft-release.sh180# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUM⚡utils/github/draft-release.sh182# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUM⚡utils/github/draft-release.sh192# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUM⚡utils/github/draft-release.sh194# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
Deep Nesting3 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWutils/fix-translations.py16CODE
LOWutils/script_docs_to_cpp.py57CODE
LOWutils/update_icon_font.py47CODE
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers3 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWutils/update_icon_font.py38def write_header_file_preamble(header_file):CODE
LOWutils/update_icon_font.py47def write_icon_list_header_file(header_icon_list, icons):CODE
LOWshared/gnome-extension/extension.js71function metaSelectionTypeFromClipboardType(clipboardType) {CODE
Self-Referential Comments1 hit · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMdocs/conf.py7# This file is execfile()d with the current directory set to itsCOMMENT
Example Usage Blocks1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWutils/github/draft-release.sh27# Usage:COMMENT