0.9

Adjusted Signal

0.9

Raw Pattern Score

100%

Time Factor

2026-10-31

Last Push

9.1K

Stars

Language

182.6K

Lines of Code

596

Files

112

Pattern Hits

2026-10-31

Scan Date

0.01

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? 96 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.8/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 10 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.4/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 7 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 4.1/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 112 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 6MEDIUM 6LOW 100

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 112 distinct pattern matches across 13 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 Block63 hits · 63 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	apis/v1alpha1/dnsrecord.go	21		COMMENT
LOW	apis/v1alpha1/dnsrecord.go	81	// +k8s:openapi-gen=true	COMMENT
LOW	plan/plan.go	81	// DNSName \| Current record \| Desired Records \|	COMMENT
LOW	plan/plan.go	101	}	COMMENT
LOW	source/kong_tcpingress.go	41	"sigs.k8s.io/external-dns/source/informers"	COMMENT
LOW	source/gateway.go	101	// +externaldns:source:provider-specific=true	COMMENT
LOW	source/gateway.go	121	// +externaldns:source:provider-specific=true	COMMENT
LOW	source/service.go	61	// matched services' entrypoints it will return a corresponding	COMMENT
LOW	source/openshift_route.go	41	// ocpRouteSource is an implementation of Source for OpenShift Route objects.	COMMENT
LOW	source/store.go	61	}	COMMENT
LOW	source/store.go	81	// - RESTConfig: Instrumented REST config for creating custom clients	COMMENT
LOW	source/store.go	241	// Supported Source Types:	COMMENT
LOW	source/store.go	321	}	COMMENT
LOW	source/store.go	341	// 7. combineFQDNAndAnnotation (bool) - Whether to combine FQDN template with annotations	COMMENT
LOW	source/pod.go	41		COMMENT
LOW	source/unstructured.go	41	"sigs.k8s.io/external-dns/source/template"	COMMENT
LOW	source/empty.go	21		COMMENT
LOW	source/ingress.go	41	)	COMMENT
LOW	source/contour_httpproxy.go	41	// The HTTPProxy implementation uses the spec.virtualHost.fqdn value for the hostname.	COMMENT
LOW	source/crd.go	41	// crdSource is an implementation of Source that provides endpoints by listing	COMMENT
LOW	source/skipper_routegroup.go	41	// +externaldns:source:category=Ingress Controllers	COMMENT
LOW	source/gateway_hostname.go	1	// Copyright 2011 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.	COMMENT
LOW	source/ambassador_host.go	61	// The IngressRoute implementation uses the spec.virtualHost.fqdn value for the hostname.	COMMENT
LOW	source/istio_gateway.go	41	"sigs.k8s.io/external-dns/pkg/events"	COMMENT
LOW	source/informers/transformers.go	81	o.keepAnnotationPrefixes = append(o.keepAnnotationPrefixes, prefixes...)	COMMENT
LOW	source/informers/indexers.go	81	}	COMMENT
LOW	source/informers/indexers.go	101	// err := IndexerWithOptions[*v1.Pod](	COMMENT
LOW	source/template/engine.go	41	// Parsed from --fqdn-template.	COMMENT
LOW	tests/integration/scenarios/tests.yaml	1	# Integration Test Scenarios	COMMENT
LOW	internal/gen/docs/sources/main_test.go	101		COMMENT
LOW	internal/gen/docs/sources/main_test.go	161	func TestParseFile_MultipleSourcesInOneFile(t *testing.T) {	COMMENT
LOW	internal/testutils/metrics.go	21	"sort"	COMMENT
LOW	internal/testutils/endpoint.go	121	// Usage example:	COMMENT
LOW	internal/testutils/log/log.go	41		COMMENT
LOW	provider/cloudflare/cloudflare_regional_test.go	1281	// Region key should be present with expected value	COMMENT
LOW	provider/godaddy/client.go	281	//	COMMENT
LOW	provider/godaddy/client.go	301	// - full serialized request body	COMMENT
LOW	provider/aws/aws.go	41	)	COMMENT
LOW	docs/snippets/contributing/collect-extdns-info.sh	1	#!/usr/bin/env bash	COMMENT
LOW	docs/snippets/contributing/collect-resources.sh	1	#!/usr/bin/env bash	COMMENT
LOW	docs/contributing/sources-and-providers.md	41	* `FakeSource`: returns a random list of Endpoints for the purpose of testing providers without having access to a Kuber	COMMENT
LOW	docs/scripts/requirements.txt	481	# mkdocs-get-deps	COMMENT
LOW	docs/tutorials/gke.md	401	# # uncomment below if static credentials are used	COMMENT
LOW	docs/tutorials/scaleway.md	101	- --domain-filter=example.com # (optional) limit to only example.com domains; change to match the zone created a	COMMENT
LOW	endpoint/endpoint.go	101	// The bounds must stay wide enough for every endpoint external-dns can build: a	COMMENT
LOW	endpoint/endpoint.go	281	}	COMMENT
LOW	endpoint/endpoint.go	301	// DNSName is bounded at 254, one over the RFC 1035 §2.3.4 limit of 253, because the	COMMENT
LOW	endpoint/endpoint.go	321	// meaningful when --default-targets is configured.	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/build-fips-image.sh	1	#!/usr/bin/env bash	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/file-hygiene.sh	1	#!/usr/bin/env bash	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/install-tools.sh	1	#!/usr/bin/env bash	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/generate-crd.sh	1	#!/usr/bin/env bash	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/generate-crd.sh	21	## What this script does:	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/helm-tools.sh	1	#!/bin/bash	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/chart-release.sh	1	#!/bin/bash	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/install-ko.sh	1	#!/usr/bin/env bash	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/aws-cleanup-legacy-txt-records.py	1	#!/usr/bin/env python	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/aws-cleanup-legacy-txt-records.py	21	# The script performs the following steps:	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/aws-cleanup-legacy-txt-records.py	41	# WARNING: run this script at your own RISK. This will delete all the TXT records that do contain certain string.	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/update_route53_k8s_txt_owner.py	1	#!/usr/bin/env python	COMMENT
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Magic Placeholder Names5 hits · 25 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
HIGH	docs/tutorials/godaddy.md	35	- --godaddy-api-key=YOUR_API_KEY	CODE
HIGH	docs/tutorials/godaddy.md	39	Be sure to replace YOUR_API_KEY and YOUR_API_SECRET with your actual GoDaddy API key and GoDaddy API secret.	CODE
HIGH	docs/tutorials/cloudflare.md	99	kubectl create secret generic cloudflare-api-key --from-literal=apiKey=YOUR_API_KEY --from-literal=email=YOUR_CLOUDFLARE	CODE
HIGH	docs/tutorials/cloudflare.md	108	Ensure to replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual CloudFlare API key and YOUR_CLOUDFLARE_EMAIL with the email associated w	CODE
HIGH	docs/tutorials/myra.md	51	--from-literal=myrasec-api-key=YOUR_API_KEY \	CODE

Structural Annotation Overuse13 hits · 21 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	provider/coredns/coredns_test.go	1658	// Step 1: Create a PTR record pointing to "old-host"	COMMENT
LOW	provider/coredns/coredns_test.go	1669	// Step 2: Update target to "new-host"	COMMENT
LOW	docs/advanced/import-records.md	98	## Step 1: Create Corresponding TXT Records	COMMENT
LOW	docs/advanced/import-records.md	116	## Step 2: Verify ExternalDNS Behavior	COMMENT
LOW	docs/tutorials/ionoscloud.md	36	### Step 1: Create a Kubernetes Secret for the IONOS API Token	COMMENT
LOW	docs/tutorials/ionoscloud.md	46	### Step 2: Configure ExternalDNS	COMMENT
LOW	docs/tutorials/ionoscloud.md	81	### Step 3: Install ExternalDNS Using Helm	COMMENT
LOW	docs/tutorials/ionoscloud.md	92	### Step 1: Create a Deployment	COMMENT
LOW	docs/tutorials/ionoscloud.md	127	### Step 2: Create a Service	COMMENT
LOW	docs/tutorials/ionoscloud.md	158	### Step 3: Create an Ingress	COMMENT
LOW⚡	scripts/generate-crd.sh	46	# Step 1: Generate deepcopy methods for endpoint types	COMMENT
LOW⚡	scripts/generate-crd.sh	56	# Step 2: Generate CRD manifests for API types	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/generate-crd.sh	68	# Step 3: Copy CRDs to Helm chart with filtered annotations	COMMENT

Example Usage Blocks9 hits · 14 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	source/informers/indexers.go	100	// Example usage:	COMMENT
LOW	internal/testutils/metrics.go	33	// Example usage:	COMMENT
LOW	internal/testutils/endpoint.go	121	// Usage example:	COMMENT
LOW	docs/snippets/contributing/collect-extdns-info.sh	4	# Usage:	COMMENT
LOW	docs/snippets/contributing/collect-resources.sh	4	# Usage:	COMMENT
LOW	endpoint/domain_filter.go	100	// Example usage:	COMMENT
LOW	endpoint/endpoint.go	551	// Example usage:	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/build-fips-image.sh	21	# Usage:	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/generate-crd.sh	26	# Usage:	COMMENT

Decorative Section Separators4 hits · 12 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	source/pod_fqdn_test.go	68	// ── fqdn-target-template cases ────────────────────────────────────────	COMMENT
MEDIUM	source/pod_fqdn_test.go	131	// ── fqdn-template cases ───────────────────────────────────────────────	COMMENT
MEDIUM	source/service_fqdn_test.go	65	// ── fqdn-target-template cases ────────────────────────────────────────	COMMENT
MEDIUM	source/service_fqdn_test.go	128	// ── fqdn-template cases ───────────────────────────────────────────────	COMMENT

Verbosity Indicators5 hits · 9 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	provider/coredns/coredns_test.go	1658	// Step 1: Create a PTR record pointing to "old-host"	COMMENT
LOW	provider/coredns/coredns_test.go	1669	// Step 2: Update target to "new-host"	COMMENT
LOW⚡	scripts/generate-crd.sh	46	# Step 1: Generate deepcopy methods for endpoint types	COMMENT
LOW⚡	scripts/generate-crd.sh	56	# Step 2: Generate CRD manifests for API types	COMMENT
LOW	scripts/generate-crd.sh	68	# Step 3: Copy CRDs to Helm chart with filtered annotations	COMMENT

Fake / Example Data5 hits · 5 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	provider/cloudflare/cloudflare_test.go	1004	{Key: cfAPIEmailEnvKey, Value: "test@test.com"},	CODE
LOW	provider/cloudflare/cloudflare_test.go	1891	cfAPIEmailEnvKey: "test@test.com",	CODE
LOW	endpoint/crypto_test.go	32	plaintext := "Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the indus	CODE
LOW	pkg/events/controller_test.go	71	token: fake-token	CODE
LOW	pkg/client/config_test.go	288	token: fake-token	CODE

AI Response Leakage1 hit · 5 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
HIGH	docs/tutorials/aws.md	735	secretName: external-dns # In this example, the secret will have the data stored in a key named `my_credentials`	CODE

Slop Phrases1 hit · 3 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	provider/scaleway/scaleway_test.go	652	// feel free to modify if you have a better idea	COMMENT

Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping2 hits · 3 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	scripts/aws-cleanup-legacy-txt-records.py	180	except Exception as e:	CODE
MEDIUM	scripts/aws-cleanup-legacy-txt-records.py	181	print(f"An error occurred: {e}")	CODE

Redundant / Tautological Comments2 hits · 3 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	scripts/e2e-test.sh	31	# Set trap to cleanup on script exit	COMMENT
LOW	.github/workflows/validate-crd.yml	43	# Check if there are any changes to generated files	COMMENT

Hyper-Verbose Identifiers1 hit · 1 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	scripts/aws-cleanup-legacy-txt-records.py	140	def orphaned_alias_cname_records(all_txt: list[Record], contain: str) -> list[Record]:	CODE

Deep Nesting1 hit · 1 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	scripts/aws-cleanup-legacy-txt-records.py	110		CODE

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