Program to decode radio transmissions from devices on the ISM bands (and other frequencies)
This report summarizes scanner evidence for merbanan/rtl_433, a C project with 7,903 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 129,959 lines of code across 501 source files, recording 291 pattern matches distributed across 10 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 3.2 (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.
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.
Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 234 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 24 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 33 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 291 finding(s).
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.
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.
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.
The scanner identified 291 distinct pattern matches across 10 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.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | CMakeLists.txt | 81 | if("${CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID}" MATCHES "Clang" OR NOT "7.0.0" VERSION_GREATER CMAKE_C_COMPILER_VERSION) | COMMENT |
| LOW | tools/unamalgam.sh | 1 | #!/bin/sh | COMMENT |
| LOW | tools/unamalgam.sh | 141 | #include "common/platforms/platform_windows.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | tools/unamalgam.sh | 161 | #include "common/cs_md5.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | tools/unamalgam.sh | 181 | #include "mg_dns_server.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | .ci/scripts/do_tests.sh | 21 | # python3 -m venv .venv | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/fileformat.h | 101 | /// | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/fileformat.h | 121 | /// - overrides, e.g.: am:s16:path/filename.ext | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/pulse_detect_fsk.h | 41 | } pulse_detect_fsk_t; | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/pulse_detect_fsk.h | 61 | void pulse_detect_fsk_classic(pulse_detect_fsk_t *s, int16_t fm_n, pulse_data_t *fsk_pulses); | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/data.h | 21 | #ifndef INCLUDE_DATA_H_ | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/rtl_433.h | 1 | /** @file | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/r_private.h | 1 | /** @file | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 21 | * | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 41 | #define CS_COMMON_PLATFORM_H_ | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 61 | #define CS_P_NRF51 12 | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 81 | #elif defined(_WIN32) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 101 | #define CS_PLATFORM CS_P_STM32 | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 141 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 161 | #define NORETURN __attribute__((noreturn)) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 201 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 221 | #include <sys/stat.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 241 | #define strdup _strdup | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 261 | #define pclose(x) _pclose(x) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 281 | typedef short int16_t; | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 301 | #ifndef S_ISDIR | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 321 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 341 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 361 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 381 | #ifndef __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 401 | #include <inttypes.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 421 | #ifdef __APPLE__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 441 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 461 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 481 | #ifndef MG_ENABLE_BROADCAST | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 501 | #ifndef MG_HOSTS_FILE_NAME | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 541 | #include <stdbool.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 581 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 601 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 621 | #include <lwip/opt.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 661 | #ifndef CS_COMMON_PLATFORMS_PLATFORM_CC3100_H_ | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 721 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 741 | #define MG_SSL_IF MG_SSL_IF_SIMPLELINK | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 801 | #define __S_IFCHR 0020000 | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 821 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 861 | #if CS_PLATFORM == CS_P_CC3220 | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 881 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 941 | #define __S_IFREG 0100000 | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 981 | */ | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 1061 | #define S_ISREG(mode) __S_ISTYPE((mode), __S_IFREG) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 1101 | */ | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 1121 | typedef struct stat cs_stat_t; | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 1141 | #define CS_ENABLE_STDIO 1 | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 1181 | * only if included directly to startup file (ex: main.cpp) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 1321 | * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 1341 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 1401 | #undef FD_ISSET | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 1421 | #include <simplelink/include/simplelink.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 1441 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 1501 | #define SL_ERROR_BSD_ESECSNOVERIFY SL_ESECSNOVERIFY | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | tests/rtl_tcp_serve.py | 106 | except OSError: | CODE |
| HIGH | tests/rtl_tcp_serve.py | 111 | except OSError: | CODE |
| HIGH | tests/ws-probe.py | 175 | except OSError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_json_to_rtlwmbus.py | 52 | except KeyError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_json_to_rtlwmbus.py | 55 | except ValueError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_nats_relay.py | 256 | except KeyboardInterrupt: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_nats_relay.py | 171 | except nats.errors.ConnectionClosedError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_statsd_pipe.py | 47 | except KeyError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_statsd_pipe.py | 50 | except ValueError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_custom.py | 71 | except KeyError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_custom.py | 74 | except ValueError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_statsd_relay.py | 65 | except KeyError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_statsd_relay.py | 68 | except ValueError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/open_rtl433.py | 87 | except KeyboardInterrupt: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_collectd_pipe.py | 62 | except ValueError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_prometheus_relay.py | 107 | except (ValueError, TypeError): | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/mqtt_filter.py | 185 | except KeyboardInterrupt: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_graphite_relay.py | 38 | except (socket.error, RuntimeError): | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_graphite_relay.py | 97 | except KeyError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_graphite_relay.py | 100 | except ValueError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_http_stream.py | 60 | except KeyError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_http_ws.py | 59 | except KeyError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_influxdb_relay.py | 99 | except KeyError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_influxdb_relay.py | 102 | except ValueError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_rrd_relay.py | 157 | except KeyboardInterrupt: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_rrd_relay.py | 127 | except KeyError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_rrd_relay.py | 130 | except ValueError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_gps.py | 117 | except KeyError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_gps.py | 120 | except ValueError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_http_events.py | 60 | except KeyError: | CODE |
| HIGH | examples/rtl_433_mqtt_relay.py | 263 | publish_sensor_to_mqtt(mqttc, data, line) | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH⚡ | examples/rtl_433_graphite_relay.py | 88 | graphite.push(path + '.battery', data["battery_ok"], now) | CODE |
| HIGH⚡ | examples/rtl_433_graphite_relay.py | 91 | graphite.push(path + '.humidity', data["humidity"], now) | CODE |
| HIGH⚡ | examples/rtl_433_graphite_relay.py | 93 | graphite.push(path + '.temperature', data["temperature_C"], now) | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/symbolizer.py | 33 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/symbolizer.py | 35 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/symbolizer.py | 35 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/symbolizer.py | 35 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/symbolizer.py | 36 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/symbolizer.py | 38 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_http_cmd.py | 9 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_custom.py | 7 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_statsd_relay.py | 11 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/mqtt_filter.py | 13 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_graphite_relay.py | 11 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_graphite_relay.py | 12 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_influxdb_relay.py | 11 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_influxdb_relay.py | 12 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_rrd_relay.py | 7 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_rrd_relay.py | 8 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_mqtt_hass.py | 4 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_mqtt_hass.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_gps.py | 8 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_mqtt_relay.py | 20 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_mqtt_relay.py | 21 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tests/symbolizer.py | 76 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/symbolizer.py | 360 | CODE | |
| LOW | tests/ws-probe.py | 122 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_json_to_rtlwmbus.py | 21 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_custom.py | 29 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_prometheus_relay.py | 59 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_graphite_relay.py | 68 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_http_stream.py | 69 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_http_ws.py | 68 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_influxdb_relay.py | 58 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_rrd_relay.py | 87 | CODE | |
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_http_events.py | 69 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | examples/rtl_433_mqtt_relay.py | 151 | # Create a config object, defaults modified by the config file if present. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | examples/rtl_433_mqtt_relay.py | 154 | # Create a dedup object for later use, even if it's configured off. | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | src/devices/infactory.c | 161 | .tolerance = 750, // Width interval 0=[1250..2750] 1=[3250..4750], should be quite robust | CODE |
| MEDIUM | src/devices/directv.c | 204 | /// Essentially, the | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | examples/rtl_433_influxdb_relay.py | 96 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| MEDIUM | examples/rtl_433_rrd_relay.py | 137 | print("Error: pip install python-daemon") | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | maintainer_update.py | 142 | # TODO: implement the check... | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/sigmf.c | 278 | i++; // TODO: implement value reader... | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | include/mongoose.h | 2714 | * The purpose of this function is to parse comma separated string without | COMMENT |