Unofficial ChatGPT desktop app for Linux (formerly the Codex app), built locally from OpenAI’s official macOS app. Includes Chat, Work, and Codex. Packages for Debian/Ubuntu (.deb), Fedora/openSUSE (.rpm), Arch (pacman), Nix/NixOS, and AppImage, with Wayland and X11 support.
This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of ilysenko/codex-desktop-linux, a JavaScript project with 3,728 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 124,466 lines of code across 388 source files, recording 593 pattern matches distributed across 7 syntactic categories. The overall adjusted score of 5.0 places this repository in the Low AI signal band.
The scanner applied 160+ deterministic lexical heuristics, multi-line block detectors, abstract syntax tree depth profilers, and a cross-file Jaccard similarity matrix to construct a statistically normalised synthetic code estimate. All matches are individually weighted by severity coefficient and contextual multiplier before summation, and the resulting headline score is temporally discounted to account for the repository's development history relative to the commercial emergence of large language model coding tooling (November 2022 onward).
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.
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.
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.
The scanner identified 593 distinct pattern matches across 7 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.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | linux-features/authenticated-proxy/test.js | 30 | function applyPatchTwiceWithoutWarnings(patchFn, source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/authenticated-proxy/test.js | 347 | "function codexLinuxInstallProxyAuthHandler(e){return e}", | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/authenticated-proxy/patch.js | 10 | function applyAuthenticatedProxyPatch(currentSource) { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/authenticated-proxy/patch.js | 22 | "function codexLinuxInstallProxyAuthHandler(e){let t=codexLinuxProxyAuthEntry();if(t==null)return;e.app.on(`login`,( | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/authenticated-proxy/patch.js | 24 | "function codexLinuxAttachProxyAuthToRequest(e){let t=codexLinuxProxyAuthEntry();if(t==null||e==null)return;e.on(`lo | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/authenticated-proxy/patch.js | 25 | const installHandlerNeedle = "function codexLinuxInstallProxyAuthHandler("; | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/authenticated-proxy/patch.js | 53 | } else if (!patchedSource.includes("function codexLinuxAttachProxyAuthToRequest(")) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/codex-micro/patch.js | 60 | function matchesCodexMicroFeatureGateContract(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/codex-micro/patch.js | 72 | function applyCodexMicroFeatureGatePatch(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/codex-micro/patch.js | 96 | function hasCodexMicroServiceContract(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/codex-micro/patch.js | 104 | function codexMicroTopologyWatcher(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/codex-micro/patch.js | 125 | function patchCodexMicroHotplugSource(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/codex-micro/patch.js | 185 | function applyCodexMicroHotplugPatch(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/codex-micro/patch.js | 192 | function findCodexMicroServiceBundle(extractedDir) { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/copilot-reasoning-effort/test.js | 40 | function retiredCopilotReasoningEffortSettingsFixture() { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/copilot-reasoning-effort/test.js | 47 | function currentCopilotReasoningEffortSettingsFixture() { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/copilot-reasoning-effort/test.js | 54 | function currentFilteredCopilotReasoningEffortModelListFixture() { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/copilot-reasoning-effort/test.js | 58 | function currentCopilotReasoningEffortUiFixture() { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/copilot-reasoning-effort/patch.js | 6 | function currentCopilotWriterRegex() { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/copilot-reasoning-effort/patch.js | 14 | function matchesCopilotReasoningEffortSettingsContract(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/copilot-reasoning-effort/patch.js | 26 | function matchesCopilotReasoningEffortModelListContract(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/copilot-reasoning-effort/patch.js | 35 | function matchesCopilotReasoningEffortUiContract(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/copilot-reasoning-effort/patch.js | 76 | function analyzeCopilotReasoningEffortUiContract(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/copilot-reasoning-effort/patch.js | 162 | function applyCopilotReasoningEffortSettingsPatch(currentSource) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/copilot-reasoning-effort/patch.js | 228 | function applyCopilotReasoningEffortModelListPatch(currentSource) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/copilot-reasoning-effort/patch.js | 252 | function applyCopilotReasoningEffortUiPatch(currentSource) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 22 | function chronicleSkysightBridgeSource() { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 38 | function recordReplayRuntimeHelperSource({ childProcessVar, fsVar, pathVar }) { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 39 | return `function codexLinuxRecordReplayString(e){return typeof e==="string"&&e.trim().length>0?e.trim():null} | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 40 | function codexLinuxRecordReplayBin(){let e=codexLinuxRecordReplayString(process.env.CODEX_RECORD_REPLAY_LINUX_BIN);if(e) | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 41 | function codexLinuxRecordReplayParse(e){let t=String(e||"").trim();if(!t)return null;try{return JSON.parse(t)}catch{retu | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 42 | function codexLinuxRecordReplayRun(e,t){let n=codexLinuxRecordReplayBin();return new Promise(r=>{${childProcessVar}.exec | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 46 | function chronicleSkysightHelperSource({ childProcessVar }) { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 47 | return `function codexLinuxRecordReplayRunSync(e,t){let n=codexLinuxRecordReplayBin();try{let r=${childProcessVar}.exe | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 48 | function codexLinuxChronicleControlStateFromSkysight(e){let t=e?.json&&typeof e.json==="object"?e.json:null;if(!e?.ok&&t | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 49 | function codexLinuxChronicleSidecarControlState(){return codexLinuxChronicleControlStateFromSkysight(codexLinuxRecordRep | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 50 | async function codexLinuxChronicleSidecarControlStateAsync(){return codexLinuxChronicleControlStateFromSkysight(await co | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 51 | function codexLinuxChronicleSummaryAgentArgs(e){return e===!0?["--summary-agent","enabled"]:e===!1?["--summary-agent","d | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 52 | async function codexLinuxChronicleEnsureSidecarRunning(e,u,l){let t=await codexLinuxRecordReplayRun(["skysight","status" | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 53 | async function codexLinuxChronicleToggleSidecar(){let e=await codexLinuxRecordReplayRun(["skysight","status"],5000),t=e? | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 56 | function chronicleTrayControlPattern() { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 60 | function chronicleTrayPatchedPattern() { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 78 | function hasCompleteChroniclePatch(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/chronicle-skysight/patch.js | 86 | function applyChronicleSkysightMainBridgePatch(currentSource) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/remote-control-ui/patch.js | 11 | function applyRemoteConnectionsVisibilityPatch(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/remote-control-ui/patch.js | 27 | function applyRemoteControlConnectionsVisibilityPatch(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/remote-control-ui/patch.js | 53 | function applyExperimentalFeaturesPatch(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/persistent-status-panel/patch.js | 5 | function applyPersistentStatusPanelPatch(source) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/agent-workspace/test.js | 142 | function syntheticCurrentSettingsMetadata() { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/agent-workspace/test.js | 157 | function syntheticCurrentAppInitialBundle() { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/agent-workspace/test.js | 167 | function syntheticCurrentSettingsNavigation() { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/agent-workspace/test.js | 178 | function syntheticCurrentSettingsVisibility() { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/agent-workspace/test.js | 186 | function syntheticCurrentSettingsCatalog() { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/agent-workspace/test.js | 197 | function syntheticMcpSettingsBundle() { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/agent-workspace/test.js | 201 | function syntheticGeneralSettingsBundle() { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/agent-workspace/test.js | 205 | function staleConversationMonitorBundle() { | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | linux-features/agent-workspace/test.js | 213 | function writeSyntheticExtractedApp(root) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/agent-workspace/test.js | 234 | function rewriteSettingsAssetsWithConsolidatedCurrentLayout(assetsDir) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/agent-workspace/test.js | 253 | function writeModernCodexRequestAsset(assetsDir) { | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/agent-workspace/test.js | 284 | function createSettingsRenderHarness(post) { | CODE |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | computer-use-linux/src/server.rs | 2081 | #[serde(default)] | COMMENT |
| LOW | computer-use-linux/src/server.rs | 2101 | /// Maximum returned screenshot image bytes before base64 (default 2 MiB, hard-capped). | COMMENT |
| LOW | computer-use-linux/src/server.rs | 2161 | #[serde(default)] | COMMENT |
| LOW | computer-use-linux/src/server.rs | 2261 | click_count: Option<u32>, | COMMENT |
| LOW | computer-use-linux/src/server.rs | 2381 | direction: String, | COMMENT |
| LOW | computer-use-linux/src/abs_pointer.rs | 1 | //! Direct uinput **absolute** pointer. | COMMENT |
| LOW | computer-use-linux/src/windowing/backends/x11.rs | 1 | //! Generic X11 / EWMH window backend. | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/webview_probe_equivalence.sh | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | linux-features/node-repl-reaper/reaper.sh | 1 | #!/bin/bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/patches/strategy-telemetry.js | 1 | "use strict"; | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/webview_probe_equivalence.sh | 70 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | linux-features/read-aloud/bin/kokoro_stdin.py | 97 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/bootstrap-wizard.sh | 405 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/bootstrap-wizard.sh | 648 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| MEDIUM | scripts/bootstrap-wizard.sh | 643 | def read_json(path, label): | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/lib/candidate-promotion.py | 172 | except Exception as error: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/lib/candidate-promotion.py | 175 | except Exception as cleanup_error: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/lib/candidate-promotion.py | 354 | except Exception as error: # noqa: BLE001 - CLI should report a concise durable-operation error. | CODE |
| LOW | record-replay-linux/src/ocr.rs | 43 | except Exception as exc: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | tests/webview_probe_equivalence.sh | 78 | # ─── New implementation: extracted from the live template ────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/webview_probe_equivalence.sh | 199 | # ─── Fixture server ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | tests/webview_probe_equivalence.sh | 332 | # ─── Scenario runner ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── | STRING |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM⚡ | linux-features/agent-workspace/patch.js | 40 | const AGENT_WORKSPACE_BRIDGE_SOURCE_TEMPLATE = "\"linux-agent-workspace-pick-app\":async()=>{let __codexElectron;try{__c | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | linux-features/read-aloud/bin/kokoro_stdin.py | 4 | CODE | |
| LOW | scripts/lib/candidate-promotion.py | 4 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | linux-features/read-aloud/bin/kokoro_stdin.py | 38 | CODE |