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This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of msitarzewski/agency-agents, a Shell project with 131,201 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 82,381 lines of code across 321 source files, recording 633 pattern matches distributed across 13 syntactic categories. The overall adjusted score of 16.6 places this repository in the Moderate 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 633 distinct pattern matches across 13 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.
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| LOW⚡ | design/design-ux-architect.md | 299 | ### Step 1: Analyze Project Requirements | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-ux-architect.md | 309 | ### Step 2: Create Technical Foundation | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-ux-architect.md | 315 | ### Step 3: UX Structure Planning | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-ux-architect.md | 321 | ### Step 4: Developer Handoff Documentation | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-whimsy-injector.md | 360 | ### Step 1: Brand Personality Analysis | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-whimsy-injector.md | 367 | ### Step 2: Whimsy Strategy Development | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-whimsy-injector.md | 373 | ### Step 3: Implementation Design | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-whimsy-injector.md | 379 | ### Step 4: Testing and Refinement | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-ux-researcher.md | 166 | ### Step 1: Research Planning | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-ux-researcher.md | 174 | ### Step 2: Data Collection | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-ux-researcher.md | 180 | ### Step 3: Analysis and Synthesis | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-ux-researcher.md | 186 | ### Step 4: Insights and Recommendations | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-brand-guardian.md | 172 | ### Step 1: Brand Discovery and Strategy | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-brand-guardian.md | 179 | ### Step 2: Foundation Development | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-brand-guardian.md | 185 | ### Step 3: System Creation | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-brand-guardian.md | 191 | ### Step 4: Implementation and Protection | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-ui-designer.md | 230 | ### Step 1: Design System Foundation | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-ui-designer.md | 237 | ### Step 2: Component Architecture | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-ui-designer.md | 243 | ### Step 3: Visual Hierarchy System | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-ui-designer.md | 249 | ### Step 4: Developer Handoff | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-image-prompt-engineer.md | 139 | ### Step 1: Concept Intake | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-image-prompt-engineer.md | 145 | ### Step 2: Reference Analysis | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-image-prompt-engineer.md | 151 | ### Step 3: Prompt Construction | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-image-prompt-engineer.md | 157 | ### Step 4: Prompt Optimization | COMMENT |
| LOW | design/design-visual-storyteller.md | 79 | ### Step 1: Story Strategy Development | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-visual-storyteller.md | 90 | ### Step 2: Visual Narrative Planning | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-visual-storyteller.md | 96 | ### Step 3: Content Creation Framework | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | design/design-visual-storyteller.md | 102 | ### Step 4: Production & Optimization | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-coach.md | 200 | ### Step 1: Observe and Diagnose | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-coach.md | 206 | ### Step 2: Design the Coaching Intervention | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-coach.md | 212 | ### Step 3: Coach and Reinforce | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-coach.md | 218 | ### Step 4: Measure and Adjust | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-proposal-strategist.md | 140 | ### Step 1: Opportunity Analysis | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-proposal-strategist.md | 145 | ### Step 2: Win Theme Development | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-proposal-strategist.md | 150 | ### Step 3: Narrative Architecture | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-proposal-strategist.md | 156 | ### Step 4: Content Development and Refinement | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-account-strategist.md | 156 | ### Step 1: Account Intelligence | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-account-strategist.md | 162 | ### Step 2: Relationship Development | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-account-strategist.md | 168 | ### Step 3: Expansion Execution | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-account-strategist.md | 174 | ### Step 4: Retention and Growth Measurement | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-offer-lead-gen-strategist.md | 187 | ### Step 1: Offer Audit | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-offer-lead-gen-strategist.md | 190 | ### Step 2: Rebuild the Value Equation | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-offer-lead-gen-strategist.md | 193 | ### Step 3: Lead Magnet Ideation | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-offer-lead-gen-strategist.md | 196 | ### Step 4: Nurture Pipeline Before Magnet Launch | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-offer-lead-gen-strategist.md | 199 | ### Step 5: Channel Selection (One Core Four) | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-offer-lead-gen-strategist.md | 202 | ### Step 6: Amplifier Activation | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-offer-lead-gen-strategist.md | 205 | ### Step 7: Measure, Iterate, Scale (More → Better → New) | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-pipeline-analyst.md | 187 | ### Step 1: Data Collection and Validation | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-pipeline-analyst.md | 192 | ### Step 2: Pipeline Diagnostics | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-pipeline-analyst.md | 199 | ### Step 3: Forecast Construction | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | sales/sales-pipeline-analyst.md | 206 | ### Step 4: Intervention Recommendations | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | security/security-threat-intelligence-analyst.md | 561 | ### Step 1: Collection & Requirements | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | security/security-threat-intelligence-analyst.md | 567 | ### Step 2: Processing & Analysis | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | security/security-threat-intelligence-analyst.md | 573 | ### Step 3: Production & Dissemination | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | security/security-threat-intelligence-analyst.md | 579 | ### Step 4: Feedback & Refinement | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | security/security-threat-detection-engineer.md | 446 | ### Step 1: Intelligence-Driven Prioritization | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | security/security-threat-detection-engineer.md | 452 | ### Step 2: Detection Development | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | security/security-threat-detection-engineer.md | 458 | ### Step 3: Validation and Deployment | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | security/security-threat-detection-engineer.md | 464 | ### Step 4: Continuous Improvement | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | security/security-cloud-security-architect.md | 438 | ### Step 1: Assess Current Posture | COMMENT |
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| MEDIUM⚡ | scripts/install.sh | 362 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
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| MEDIUM | scripts/lib.sh | 15 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
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| MEDIUM⚡ | scripts/lib.sh | 96 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | scripts/lib.sh | 98 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | engineering/engineering-data-engineer.md | 73 | # ── Bronze: raw ingest (append-only, schema-on-read) ───────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | engineering/engineering-data-engineer.md | 82 | # ── Silver: cleanse, deduplicate, conform ──────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | engineering/engineering-data-engineer.md | 101 | # ── Gold: aggregated business metric ───────────────────────────────────────── | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
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| LOW | design/design-inclusive-visuals-specialist.md | 38 | export function generateInclusiveVideoPrompt(subject: string, action: string, context: string) { | CODE |
| LOW | specialized/recruitment-specialist.md | 286 | def calculate_recruitment_cycle(self, department=None): | CODE |
| LOW | …alized/specialized-cultural-intelligence-strategist.md | 39 | export function auditWorkflowForExclusion(uiComponent: UIComponent) { | CODE |
| LOW | specialized/specialized-model-qa.md | 321 | def variable_stability_report( | CODE |
| LOW | specialized/supply-chain-strategist.md | 151 | def inventory_strategy_report(self): | CODE |
| LOW | testing/testing-workflow-optimizer.md | 133 | def identify_optimization_opportunities(self, process_steps: List[ProcessStep]) -> List[Dict]: | CODE |
| LOW | testing/testing-workflow-optimizer.md | 181 | def design_optimized_workflow(self, current_steps: List[ProcessStep], | CODE |
| LOW | testing/testing-workflow-optimizer.md | 237 | def calculate_improvement_impact(self, current_metrics: WorkflowMetrics, | CODE |
| LOW | testing/testing-workflow-optimizer.md | 270 | def create_implementation_plan(self, opportunities: List[Dict]) -> Dict: | CODE |
| LOW | testing/testing-workflow-optimizer.md | 298 | def generate_automation_strategy(self, process_steps: List[ProcessStep]) -> Dict: | CODE |
| LOW | testing/testing-test-results-analyzer.md | 123 | def predict_defect_prone_areas(self): | CODE |
| LOW | testing/testing-test-results-analyzer.md | 164 | def generate_quality_insights(self): | CODE |
| LOW | testing/testing-tool-evaluator.md | 92 | def _define_evaluation_criteria(self) -> List[EvaluationCriteria]: | CODE |
| LOW | testing/testing-tool-evaluator.md | 225 | def calculate_total_cost_ownership(self, tool_config: Dict, years: int = 3) -> Dict: | CODE |
| LOW | testing/testing-tool-evaluator.md | 250 | def generate_comparison_report(self, tool_evaluations: List[ToolScoring]) -> Dict: | CODE |
| LOW | support/support-legal-compliance-checker.md | 167 | def generate_data_collection_section(self): | CODE |
| LOW | support/support-legal-compliance-checker.md | 204 | def generate_user_rights_section(self): | STRING |
| LOW | support/support-legal-compliance-checker.md | 243 | def validate_policy_compliance(self): | STRING |
| LOW | support/support-analytics-reporter.md | 102 | def customer_segmentation_analysis(df): | CODE |
| LOW | support/support-analytics-reporter.md | 147 | def generate_customer_insights(rfm_df): | CODE |
| LOW | support/support-support-responder.md | 207 | def generate_improvement_recommendations(self): | CODE |
| LOW | support/support-support-responder.md | 245 | def create_proactive_outreach_list(self): | CODE |
| LOW | support/support-support-responder.md | 315 | def generate_article_template(self, issue_type): | CODE |
| LOW | support/support-support-responder.md | 398 | def create_interactive_troubleshooter(self, issue_category): | CODE |
| LOW | support/support-finance-tracker.md | 239 | def investment_analysis_report(self, project_name, initial_investment, annual_cash_flows, project_life): | CODE |
| LOW | support/support-finance-tracker.md | 262 | def get_investment_recommendation(self, npv, irr, payback, risk_score): | CODE |
| LOW | engineering/engineering-email-intelligence-engineer.md | 183 | def extract_structured_context(thread_graph): | CODE |
| LOW | …gineering/engineering-voice-ai-integration-engineer.md | 470 | def build_llm_handoff_payload(transcript: dict, task: str = "summarize") -> dict: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
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| LOW | specialized/government-digital-presales-consultant.md | 181 | ### 5.1 Implementation Methodology | COMMENT |
| LOW | specialized/specialized-model-qa.md | 401 | | # | Finding | Severity | Domain | Remediation | Deadline | | COMMENT |
| LOW | integrations/mcp-memory/setup.sh | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/install.sh | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/install.sh | 21 | # aider -- Copy CONVENTIONS.md to current directory | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/install.sh | 41 | # | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/check-divisions.sh | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/check-tools.sh | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/lib.sh | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/convert.sh | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/convert.sh | 21 | # zcode — ZCode agent files (.zcode/agents/*.md · ~/.config/zcode/agents/*.md) | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/convert.sh | 541 | # The Agency — AI Agent Conventions | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/check-runbooks.sh | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/check-agent-originality.sh | 1 | #!/usr/bin/env bash | COMMENT |
| LOW | strategy/nexus-strategy.md | 821 | ### 15.2 NEXUS-Sprint Activation (Feature/MVP) | COMMENT |
| LOW | strategy/nexus-strategy.md | 841 | COMMENT |
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| MEDIUM | security/security-architect.md | 165 | # 1. Auth handled by dependency injection — fails before handler runs | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | specialized/ma-integration-manager.md | 362 | ### Integration Health Dashboard — RAG Criteria | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | scripts/install.sh | 4 | # install.sh -- Install The Agency agents into your local agentic tool(s). | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | strategy/nexus-strategy.md | 15 | 5. [Phase 2 — Foundation & Scaffolding](#5-phase-2--foundation--scaffolding) | CODE |
| MEDIUM | strategy/coordination/handoff-templates.md | 3 | > Standardized templates for every type of agent-to-agent handoff in the NEXUS pipeline. Consistent handoffs prevent con | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
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| CRITICAL | testing/testing-performance-benchmarker.md | 142 | <li>Average Response Time: ${data.metrics.http_req_duration.values.avg.toFixed(2)}ms</li> | CODE |
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| MEDIUM⚡ | scripts/lib.sh | 106 | # the alt-screen/stty takeover). Used by the install-script test harness. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | scripts/convert.sh | 442 | # ZCode agent format (Z.ai GLM harness): .md with YAML frontmatter in | COMMENT |
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| LOW | specialized/specialized-model-qa.md | 209 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | specialized/specialized-model-qa.md | 249 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/build-hermes-plugin.py | 295 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | scripts/build-hermes-plugin.py | 357 | except Exception as exc: # pragma: no cover - depends on Hermes runtime | CODE |
| MEDIUM | engineering/engineering-mobile-app-builder.md | 125 | print("Error loading products: \(error)") | CODE |
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| LOW | integrations/mcp-memory/setup.sh | 5 | # Usage: | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/install.sh | 10 | # Usage: | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/convert.sh | 9 | # Usage: | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/check-agent-originality.sh | 13 | # Usage: | COMMENT |
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| MEDIUM | scripts/convert.sh | 543 | # This file provides Aider with the full roster of specialized AI agents from | COMMENT |
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| LOW | security/security-senior-secops.md | 746 | const res = await loginAs("user@example.com", "password"); | CODE |
| LOW | engineering/engineering-technical-writer.md | 171 | line1: "123 Main St" | CODE |
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| LOW | integrations/mcp-memory/setup.sh | 36 | # Check if an MCP client config exists in common locations | COMMENT |
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| LOW | scripts/build-hermes-plugin.py | 9 | CODE |