AI Slop Code Risk Monitor

microsoft/STL

SlopCodeMonitor badge for microsoft/STL Adjusted legacy signal; badge bands: 25 / 50 / 75 (different from dashboard bands).

MSVC's implementation of the C++ Standard Library.

2.5 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for microsoft/STL, a C++ project with 11,177 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 423,691 lines of code across 1395 source files, recording 1124 pattern matches distributed across 10 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 2.5 (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.

2.5
Adjusted Signal
2.5
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-31
Last Push
11.2K
Stars
C++
Language
423.7K
Lines of Code
1.4K
Files
1.1K
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 11.8/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 1119 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.0/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 3 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.1/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 4 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 12.6/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 1124 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 6LOW 1118

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 1124 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.

Over-Commented Block1082 hits · 1003 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWNOTICE.txt41// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.COMMENT
LOWNOTICE.txt81* about the suitability of this software for any purpose.COMMENT
LOWNOTICE.txt101// days of receipt.COMMENT
LOWNOTICE.txt121// warranties of any kind are expressed or implied. The recipientCOMMENT
LOWNOTICE.txt141----------------------COMMENT
LOWNOTICE.txt161// OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTIONCOMMENT
LOWNOTICE.txt181// YOU UNEQUIVOCALLY ACCEPT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY, ALL OF THECOMMENT
LOWNOTICE.txt201// (b) this copyright and permission notice appear in associatedCOMMENT
LOWtools/validate/validate.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtools/scripts/charconv_tables_generate.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOW…nicode_properties_parse/unicode_properties_data_gen.py101//COMMENT
LOW…nicode_properties_parse/unicode_properties_data_gen.py121// (the "Software") to deal in the Data Files or SoftwareCOMMENT
LOW…nicode_properties_parse/unicode_properties_data_gen.py141//COMMENT
LOW…nicode_properties_parse/unicode_properties_data_gen.py201//COMMENT
LOWtests/libcxx/expected_results.txt881std/containers/sequences/vector/vector.capacity/resize_size_value_exceptions.pass.cpp:0 SKIPPEDCOMMENT
LOWtests/libcxx/expected_results.txt1361COMMENT
LOWtests/libcxx/magic_comments.txt1// REQUIRES: c++03COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/expected_results.txt1# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/include/tdefs.h1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/include/tdefs.h21// Define the following macros on the command line:COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/include/tdefs.h41#define CSTD ::COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/include/tdefs.h61#define CHECK_STR(left, right) check_str(#left " == " #right, __FILE__, __LINE__, left, right)COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/include/tdefs.h321typedef double _Complex Dbl_complex;COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/include/tdefs.h341#endif // EPS_ULPFCOMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/include/tcvt.h1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/include/tcvt.h21int leave_chk(const char* fname) { // display message and quitCOMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/include/tspec_random.h1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/string1/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cstdint/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cstdint/test.cpp21#define INT_LEAST32_MAX 0x7fffffffCOMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/complex1/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/memory/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/regex2/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/regex2/test.cpp21#define ALL (ECMA | BASIC | EXTENDED | AWK | GREP | EGREP)COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/locale1/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cctype/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cctype/test.cpp21 CHECK(STDx isalpha((int) 'a') != 0);COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cctype/test.cpp41 CHECK(STDx isalnum((int) 'a') != 0);COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cctype/test.cpp61 CHECK(STDx isdigit((int) 'a') == 0);COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cctype/test.cpp81 CHECK(STDx islower((int) 'a') != 0);COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cctype/test.cpp101 CHECK(STDx ispunct((int) 'a') == 0);COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cstdbool/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cstdbool/test.cpp21#undef OKCOMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/regex4/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/locale7/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/regex3/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cerrno/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/functional9/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/functional7/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/algorithm/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/type_traits5/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/functional1/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/functional6/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cwchar2/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/atomic/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/ios/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/memory1/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/iterator/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/cstdio/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
LOWtests/tr1/tests/regex1/test.cpp1// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.COMMENT
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Verbosity Indicators10 hits · 18 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW⚡stl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1023 // Step 2: Determine the interval of valid decimal representations.COMMENT
LOW⚡stl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1030 // Step 3: Convert to a decimal power base using 64-bit arithmetic.COMMENT
LOW⚡stl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1723 // Step 2: Determine the interval of valid decimal representations.COMMENT
LOW⚡stl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1731 // Step 3: Convert to a decimal power base using 128-bit arithmetic.COMMENT
LOWstl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1092 // Step 4: Find the shortest decimal representation in the interval of valid representations.COMMENT
LOWstl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1276 // Step 5: Print the decimal representation.COMMENT
LOWstl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1526 // Step 1: Decode the floating-point number, and unify normalized and subnormal cases.COMMENT
LOWstl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1790 // Step 4: Find the shortest decimal representation in the interval of valid representations.COMMENT
LOWstl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1884 // Step 5: Print the decimal representation.COMMENT
LOWstl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h2234 // Step 1: Decode the floating-point number, and unify normalized and subnormal cases.COMMENT
Structural Annotation Overuse10 hits · 18 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW⚡stl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1023 // Step 2: Determine the interval of valid decimal representations.COMMENT
LOW⚡stl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1030 // Step 3: Convert to a decimal power base using 64-bit arithmetic.COMMENT
LOW⚡stl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1723 // Step 2: Determine the interval of valid decimal representations.COMMENT
LOW⚡stl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1731 // Step 3: Convert to a decimal power base using 128-bit arithmetic.COMMENT
LOWstl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1092 // Step 4: Find the shortest decimal representation in the interval of valid representations.COMMENT
LOWstl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1276 // Step 5: Print the decimal representation.COMMENT
LOWstl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1526 // Step 1: Decode the floating-point number, and unify normalized and subnormal cases.COMMENT
LOWstl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1790 // Step 4: Find the shortest decimal representation in the interval of valid representations.COMMENT
LOWstl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h1884 // Step 5: Print the decimal representation.COMMENT
LOWstl/inc/xcharconv_ryu.h2234 // Step 1: Decode the floating-point number, and unify normalized and subnormal cases.COMMENT
Deep Nesting10 hits · 10 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…icode_properties_parse/grapheme_break_test_data_gen.py24CODE
LOWtests/utils/stl/test/file_parsing.py107CODE
LOWtests/utils/stl/test/format.py48CODE
LOWtests/utils/stl/test/format.py75CODE
LOWtests/utils/stl/test/format.py187CODE
LOWtests/utils/stl/test/features.py23CODE
LOWtests/utils/stl/test/tests.py124CODE
LOWtests/utils/stl/test/tests.py171CODE
LOWtests/utils/stl/test/tests.py195CODE
LOWtests/utils/stl/test/tests.py274CODE
AI Slop Vocabulary3 hits · 9 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMtests/tr1/run.pl7# This file is part of a Microsoft-internal legacy test harness, which we hope to replace in the future.COMMENT
MEDIUMtests/std/run.pl7# This file is part of a Microsoft-internal legacy test harness, which we hope to replace in the future.COMMENT
MEDIUM…ts/std/tests/P0896R4_ranges_alg_inplace_merge/test.cpp61// Test GH-4863: <algorithm>: ranges::inplace_merge doesn't seem to be able to utilize ranges::upper_boundCOMMENT
Self-Referential Comments2 hits · 6 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMtests/tr1/run.pl7# This file is part of a Microsoft-internal legacy test harness, which we hope to replace in the future.COMMENT
MEDIUMtests/std/run.pl7# This file is part of a Microsoft-internal legacy test harness, which we hope to replace in the future.COMMENT
Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping2 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtests/utils/stl/test/format.py221 except Exception as e:CODE
MEDIUMtests/utils/stl/test/format.py187def execute(self, test, litConfig):CODE
Fake / Example Data2 hits · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWbenchmarks/inc/lorem.hpp9 "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam mollis imperdiet massa, at dapibus elit interdum "CODE
LOWbenchmarks/inc/lorem.hpp9 "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam mollis imperdiet massa, at dapibus elit interdum "CODE
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers2 hits · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…nicode_properties_parse/download_unicode_data_files.py32def download_unicode_data_files():CODE
LOW…nicode_properties_parse/unicode_properties_data_gen.py280def generate_width_estimate_intervals(filename: str, timestamp: str, width_2_ranges: list[PropertyRange]):STRING
Unused Imports1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtests/utils/stl/test/params.py9CODE