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irbis-sh/zen-desktop

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1.1 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for irbis-sh/zen-desktop, a Go project with 4,336 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 82,393 lines of code across 482 source files, recording 73 pattern matches distributed across 6 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.1 (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.

1.1
Adjusted Signal
1.1
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-30
Last Push
4.3K
Stars
Go
Language
82.4K
Lines of Code
482
Files
73
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 4.7/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 61 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.7/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 12 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 2.1/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 26 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 4.5/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 73 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 1LOW 72

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 73 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.

Hyper-Verbose Identifiers26 hits · 35 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWfrontend/wailsjs/go/app/App.d.ts8export function HardwareKeyUnavailableReason():Promise<string>;CODE
LOWfrontend/wailsjs/go/app/App.js9export function HardwareKeyUnavailableReason() {CODE
LOWfrontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts103export function WindowSetSystemDefaultTheme(): void;CODE
LOWfrontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts203export function WindowSetBackgroundColour(R: number, G: number, B: number, A: number): void;CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts290export function RequestNotificationAuthorization(): Promise<boolean>;CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts294export function CheckNotificationAuthorization(): Promise<boolean>;CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts302export function SendNotificationWithActions(options: NotificationOptions): Promise<void>;CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts306export function RegisterNotificationCategory(category: NotificationCategory): Promise<void>;CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts310export function RemoveNotificationCategory(categoryId: string): Promise<void>;CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts314export function RemoveAllPendingNotifications(): Promise<void>;CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts318export function RemovePendingNotification(identifier: string): Promise<void>;CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts322export function RemoveAllDeliveredNotifications(): Promise<void>;CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts326export function RemoveDeliveredNotification(identifier: string): Promise<void>;CODE
LOWfrontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js76export function WindowSetSystemDefaultTheme() {CODE
LOWfrontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js164export function WindowSetBackgroundColour(R, G, B, A) {CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js256export function RequestNotificationAuthorization() {CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js260export function CheckNotificationAuthorization() {CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js268export function SendNotificationWithActions(options) {CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js272export function RegisterNotificationCategory(category) {CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js276export function RemoveNotificationCategory(categoryId) {CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js280export function RemoveAllPendingNotifications() {CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js284export function RemovePendingNotification(identifier) {CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js288export function RemoveAllDeliveredNotifications() {CODE
LOW⚡frontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.js292export function RemoveDeliveredNotification(identifier) {CODE
LOWfrontend/src/main.tsx12(function polyfillCountryFlagEmojis() {CODE
LOWjslibs/scriptlets/src/helpers/storage.ts30export function validateUntrustedStorageValue(value: string): string {CODE
Over-Commented Block25 hits · 25 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWfrontend/wailsjs/runtime/runtime.d.ts101// *Windows only*COMMENT
LOWinternal/app/filter.go21COMMENT
LOWinternal/proxy/clienthello.go21COMMENT
LOWinternal/proxy/clienthello.go61//COMMENT
LOWinternal/asset/extendedcss/extendedcss.go1package extendedcssCOMMENT
LOWinternal/asset/scriptlet/parseargs.go1package scriptletCOMMENT
LOWinternal/systray/systray_linux.c21// libappindicator3) is loaded at runtime via dlopen instead of being linked atCOMMENT
LOWinternal/hwkey/keychain_darwin.h1#ifndef ZEN_HWKEY_KEYCHAIN_DARWIN_HCOMMENT
LOWinternal/hwkey/hwkey.go1// Package hwkey keeps ECDSA P-256 signing keys in the device's key hardware: the Secure EnclaveCOMMENT
LOWinternal/hwkey/syscall_windows.go1package hwkeyCOMMENT
LOWinternal/constants/constants.go1package constantsCOMMENT
LOWinternal/constants/constants.go21 // list fetches already reveal an ad blocker to the network. A recordCOMMENT
LOWinternal/ruletree/tokenize.go1package ruletreeCOMMENT
LOWinternal/filterliststore/filterliststore.go21)COMMENT
LOWinternal/filterliststore/filterliststore.go161 }, nilCOMMENT
LOWinternal/filterliststore/filterliststore.go281 st.flightMu.Unlock()COMMENT
LOWinternal/filterliststore/cachingreader.go21// ErrEmptyBody reports a body that ended cleanly without a single byte.COMMENT
LOWinternal/fetchmeta/fetchmeta.go21COMMENT
LOWinternal/filter/filter.go281 // A property of the response, not a broken stream: zero rulesCOMMENT
LOWinternal/filter/directives.go1package filterCOMMENT
LOWinternal/filter/directives.go21// would also drop the browser-extension rules that Zen can run. Revisit onceCOMMENT
LOWinternal/networkrules/rule/rule.go21 FilterName *stringCOMMENT
LOWdocs/external/linux-proxy-conf.md1# How to configure proxy on LinuxCOMMENT
LOW.github/FUNDING.yml1# These are supported funding model platformsCOMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/scorecard.yml41 - name: "Run analysis"COMMENT
Fake / Example Data12 hits · 12 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWfrontend/src/i18n/locales/kk-KZ.json153 "placeholder": "Мұнда клиент ережелерін қосыңыз..."CODE
LOWfrontend/src/i18n/locales/it-IT.json153 "placeholder": "Aggiungi qui le tue regole personalizzate..."CODE
LOWfrontend/src/i18n/locales/ja-JP.json153 "placeholder": "ここにカスタムルールを追加してください..."CODE
LOWfrontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-CN.json153 "placeholder": "在此添加您的自定义规则..."CODE
LOWfrontend/src/i18n/locales/tr-TR.json153 "placeholder": "Özel kurallarınızı buraya ekleyin..."CODE
LOWfrontend/src/i18n/locales/hu-HU.json153 "placeholder": "Ide írd az egyéni szabályaidat..."CODE
LOWfrontend/src/i18n/locales/de-DE.json153 "placeholder": "Fügen Sie hier Ihre eigenen Regeln hinzu..."CODE
LOWfrontend/src/i18n/locales/fr-FR.json153 "placeholder": "Ajoutez vos règles personnalisées ici..."CODE
LOWfrontend/src/i18n/locales/zh-TW.json153 "placeholder": "在此新增您的自訂規則..."CODE
LOWfrontend/src/i18n/locales/ru-RU.json153 "placeholder": "Добавьте свои персональные правила здесь..."CODE
LOWfrontend/src/i18n/locales/en-US.json153 "placeholder": "Add your custom rules here..."CODE
LOWfrontend/src/i18n/locales/vi-VN.json153 "placeholder": "Thêm quy tắc tùy chỉnh của bạn vào đây..."CODE
Structural Annotation Overuse6 hits · 12 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW⚡docs/how-to/localization-guide.md28### Step 1: Fork the repositoryCOMMENT
LOW⚡docs/how-to/localization-guide.md32### Step 2: Set up your development environmentCOMMENT
LOW⚡docs/how-to/localization-guide.md37### Step 3: Create new translation filesCOMMENT
LOW⚡docs/how-to/localization-guide.md43### Step 4: Update the i18n configurationCOMMENT
LOWdocs/how-to/localization-guide.md100### Step 5: Test your translationsCOMMENT
LOWdocs/how-to/localization-guide.md107### Step 6: Submit a Pull RequestCOMMENT
TODO Padding3 hits · 4 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWinternal/app/app.go143 // TODO: implement a more reliable solution.COMMENT
LOWinternal/proxy/proxy.go170 // TODO: implement websocket shutdownCOMMENT
LOWinternal/proxy/proxy.go321 // TODO: implement upstream certificate sniffingCOMMENT
Self-Referential Comments1 hit · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUM.github/workflows/update-changelog.yml27 # Create the new changelog entry, preserving the "# Changelog" headerCOMMENT