AI Slop Code RIsk Monitor

noah-nuebling/mac-mouse-fix

Mac Mouse Fix - Make Your $10 Mouse Better Than an Apple Trackpad!

5.7 Moderate pattern signal View on GitHub

Maintenance and Governance Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for noah-nuebling/mac-mouse-fix, a Objective-C project with 11,064 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 209,773 lines of code across 1068 source files, recording 1155 pattern matches distributed across 9 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 5.7 (Moderate 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.

5.7
Adjusted Signal
5.7
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-11
Last Push
11.1K
Stars
Objective-C
Language
209.8K
Lines of Code
1.1K
Files
1.2K
Pattern Hits
2026-10-12
Scan Date
0.00
HC Hit Rate

Risk Review · v3

Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.

Cognitive Ownership Risk 24.0/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 1140 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 1.0/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 15 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.0/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 0 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 25.5/100 · MEDIUM

Which changes need focused human review? 1155 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 1HIGH 1MEDIUM 32LOW 1121

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 1155 distinct pattern matches across 9 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 Block1073 hits · 1001 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWXCStringsDummyApp/AppDelegate.h1//COMMENT
LOWXCStringsDummyApp/main.m1//COMMENT
LOWApp/AppDelegate.h1//COMMENT
LOWApp/AppState.h1//COMMENT
LOWApp/AppDelegate.m1//COMMENT
LOWApp/AppDelegate.m161COMMENT
LOWApp/AppState.m1//COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Unused/Overrides/OverridePanel.m21#import "OverridePanel.h"COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/UIExtensions/NSBox+Additions.m1//COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/UIExtensions/NSColor+Additions.m1//COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/UIExtensions/NSBox+Additions.h1//COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/UIExtensions/CoolNSTextField.swift81 configureForAttributedString()COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/UIExtensions/NSTextField+Additions.m1//COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/UIExtensions/NSTextField+Additions.m21// NSLigatureAttributeName: NSNull.null,COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/UIExtensions/NSTextField+Additions.m61 NSFontAttributeName: self.font,COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/LicenseSheet/LicenseSheetController.swift81 /// Server validationCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/LicenseSheet/LicenseSheetController.swift101 /// Determine if this is a licenseKey *activation* or just a *check*COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/LicenseSheet/LicenseSheetController.swift281 /// Define errorsCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/TabViewController.swift1//COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/TabViewController.swift21/// - Update: [Sep 2025] You can actually easily define the views in code while still using a StoryboardCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/TabViewController.swift281 ///COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/TabViewController.swift521 /// Zoom outCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/ResizingTabWindow.swift161 COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/ResizingTabWindow.swift181 /// Testing:COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/GeneralTabController.swift101 /// Due to this, the instructions on the `enable-timeout-toast` and the `is-strange-helpCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/GeneralTabController.swift241 /// Notes:COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/GeneralTabController.swift261// guard let window = MainAppState.shared.window else { return }COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/AboutTabController.swift101 /// The manager swaps out the trialSection and stuff, so always access the trialSection through the manager!COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ScrollTabController.swift121 /// Notes:COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ScrollTabController.swift181 /// Create explicit width constraints, that match the natural width of the preciseSectionCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/PointerTabController.swift1//COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/TabControllerUtility.swift1//COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/TabControllerUtility.swift21 /// Problem: But that means localizers need to 'design' the tab width – but without being able to see what tCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/ButtonTabController.swift1//COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/ButtonTabController.swift261 /// Get device infoCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/ButtonTabController.swift481 /// There used to be different text based on whether your were using a 3 button or a 5 button mouse, butCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/AddField.swift1//COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/AddField.swift21 /// StorageCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/AddField.swift61 }COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/AddField.swift81 /// -> Almost works but also doesn't support wallpaper tinting.COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/AddField.swift241 /// Animation curveCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/AddField_New.swift1//COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/AddField_New.swift21///COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/AddField_New.swift41/// – This made the code a bit more complicated and less maintainable since we have to draw an NSCustomBCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/AddField_New.swift61/// - Here, we tried to render the NSShadow to a bitmap (See above)COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/AddField_New.swift181 let animation = CASpringAnimation(speed: 2.25, damping: 1.0)COMMENT
LOW…/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableUtility.h1//COMMENT
LOW…/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableController.h1//COMMENT
LOW…/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableTranslator.h1//COMMENT
LOW…UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableCellView.m1//COMMENT
LOW…/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableController.m1//COMMENT
LOW…/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableController.m21#import "UIStrings.h"COMMENT
LOW…/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableController.m441// NSMutableArray *result = [NSMutableArray array];COMMENT
LOW…/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableUtility.m1//COMMENT
LOW…/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableUtility.m101 return groupedModelIndex - groupRowCtr;COMMENT
LOW…/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableUtility.m121 ///COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/MFScrollView.m1//COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/MFScrollView.m21 COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/MFScrollView.m41// NSBezierPath * clipPath = [NSBezierPath bezierPathWithRect:outerRect];COMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableView.m1//COMMENT
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AI Slop Vocabulary33 hits · 91 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMApp/UI/Unused/Overrides/OverridePanel.m339 [self loadTableViewDataModelFromConfig]; // At the time of writing: not necessary. Not sure if useful. Might make thCODE
MEDIUMApp/UI/UIExtensions/CoolNSTextField.swift167 /// -> I have a suspicion, that this is not the case on older OSs / other systems, based on what I read on SCOMMENT
MEDIUMApp/UI/Main/Tabs/TabControllerUtility.swift95 /// Before, I used `lessThanOrEqualToConstant:` instead of `equalToConstant:` to make things more robustCOMMENT
MEDIUMApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/AddField.swift91 /// -> Since this is what NSBox does natively (See above), it may be the most robust approach.COMMENT
MEDIUMApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/AddField_New.swift55/// -> Since this is what NSBox does natively (See above), it may be the most robust approach.COMMENT
MEDIUM…/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableController.m175 [self.tableView reloadDataForRowIndexes:[NSIndexSet indexSetWithIndex:row] columnIndexes:[NSIndexSet indexSetWitCODE
MEDIUMApp/Update/SparkleUpdaterController.m317 /// -> This edge case seems very unlikely now that I think about it, but there's always going to be someone COMMENT
MEDIUMApp/Update/SparkleUpdaterController.m357 /// It might be more robust and simple to find and kill any strange helpers *whenever* the app starts, but this shouCOMMENT
MEDIUMShared/Strings/MarkdownParser/MarkdownParser.m505 if (starti == -1 || endi == -1) return NSMakeRange(NSNotFound, 0); /// Not sure this `NSNotFound` error handlingCODE
MEDIUMShared/Locator/Locator.m133 /// ^ I thought this would be very robust, but this stuff fails after moving the app.COMMENT
MEDIUMShared/License/Retrieve/APIRequests.swift18 /// Essentially, we send a json dict to a URL, and get a json dict backCOMMENT
MEDIUMShared/Config/Config.m16/// - We're using our custom coolKeyPath API all over this class, instead of Apple's key-value-coding API (aka KVC) (SeeCOMMENT
MEDIUMShared/HelperServices/HelperServices.m154 /// Update: [Sep 2025] Apple did fix things in macOS 15.0 Sequoia! We're also unregistering strange COMMENT
MEDIUMShared/HelperServices/HelperServices.m203 /// - We could only do this only if strangeHelperIsRegisteredWithLaunchd, but users have been having some weCOMMENT
MEDIUMShared/HelperServices/HelperServices.m471 /// - From my testing this does the same as the `bootout` command, but it doesn't rely on a valid launchd.plist fileCOMMENT
MEDIUMShared/Animation/DynamicSystemAnimator.swift187 /// This feels weird and too slow. Definitely incorrectCOMMENT
MEDIUMShared/Animation/DisplayLink.m136/// - Claude told me recreating is done in Chromium and other projects and it's the 'robust' thing to do.COMMENT
MEDIUMShared/Devices/Device.m126 /// Could probably also just count the number elements instead of this. But this might be more robust.COMMENT
MEDIUMShared/Utility/MFDataClass.m514 /// - [Oct 2024] Immutable values can just return themselves instead of a copy and noone will notice. Could we deterCOMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Unused/DerivedProperty.swift155/// Actually, this won't work with static properties, either, because keyPaths don't work for static properties 😑. At leCOMMENT
MEDIUMShared/Utility/MFCoding/MFCoding.m55/// So it's inconsistent and less robust compared to using `.raiseException`COMMENT
MEDIUMShared/Utility/MFCoding/MFCoding.m270 ((NSKeyedUnarchiver *)decoder).decodingFailurePolicy = NSDecodingFailurePolicyRaiseException; /// Use old-schoolCODE
MEDIUMShared/Utility/MFCoding/MFCoding.m334/// Using a dictionary archive might also be less robust than the alternatives, since I think the dict's key ordCOMMENT
MEDIUMShared/Utility/MFCoding/MFCoding.m335/// ... Yeah I think We should probably stick to the standard binary/xmlString formats for the archive - until wCOMMENT
MEDIUMHelper/Core/Modifiers/Modifiers.m182 /// 4. We could add an 'accessibilityAccessEnabled state to the SwitchMaster, and make it so that, when there's COMMENT
MEDIUMHelper/Core/Scroll/Scroll.m1042 /// [Jul 2025] Simulating the tap shouldn't usually be necessary for kMFAnimationCallbackPhaseEnd, sCOMMENT
MEDIUMHelper/Core/Touch/TouchAnimatorBase.swift185 /// Orrr we can also have self.isRunning() execute on self.queue. - we did that. Should be most robuCOMMENT
MEDIUMHelper/Core/Config/ScrollConfig.swift629 /// Conclusion: You can use 0.001 as the 'defaultEpsilon'. it has no overhead and might makeCOMMENT
LOWHelper/Core/Drag/FakeDrag/ModifiedDragOutputFakeDrag.m39 #if 0 /** [Sep 2026] Remove event param since we now use `coalescingDisplayLink` to optimize for high-polling-rate mCOMMENT
MEDIUMHelper/Utility/EventUtility.m46 /// - In `ButtonInputReceiver.m` I also discuss the idea of just filtering events based on attachedDevices –COMMENT
MEDIUMHelper/Utility/PointerFreeze.m137 /// Not sure why this happens. But adding a delay of 20 ms before hiding makes it look seamless.COMMENT
MEDIUMLocalization/Screenshots/AnnotationUtility.h20 __builtin_return_address(0) /// If this fails, `backtrace()` should be more robustCODE
MEDIUMLocalization/Screenshots/AnnotationUtility.m403 /// Not sure this is even slower than the main approach. (If not then this should be the main approach) Should be moCOMMENT
Fake / Example Data14 hits · 32 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW⚡Shared/External/ReactiveSwift-7.1.1/CONTRIBUTING.md32/// For the sake of the demonstration we will use the lorem ipsum text here.COMMENT
LOW⚡Shared/External/ReactiveSwift-7.1.1/CONTRIBUTING.md33/// Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ullamcorperCOMMENT
LOW⚡Shared/External/ReactiveSwift-7.1.1/CONTRIBUTING.md33/// Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ullamcorperCOMMENT
LOW⚡Shared/External/ReactiveSwift-7.1.1/CONTRIBUTING.md40/// Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ullamcorper tempor dolor a cras amet.COMMENT
LOW⚡Shared/External/ReactiveSwift-7.1.1/CONTRIBUTING.md40/// Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ullamcorper tempor dolor a cras amet.COMMENT
LOW⚡Shared/External/ReactiveSwift-7.1.1/CONTRIBUTING.md45/// Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ullamcorperCOMMENT
LOW⚡Shared/External/ReactiveSwift-7.1.1/CONTRIBUTING.md45/// Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ullamcorperCOMMENT
LOW⚡…/ReactiveCocoa-12.0.0/Documentation/DocumentingCode.md9/// For the sake of the demonstration we will use the lorem ipsum text here.COMMENT
LOW⚡…/ReactiveCocoa-12.0.0/Documentation/DocumentingCode.md10/// Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ullamcorperCOMMENT
LOW⚡…/ReactiveCocoa-12.0.0/Documentation/DocumentingCode.md10/// Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ullamcorperCOMMENT
LOW⚡…/ReactiveCocoa-12.0.0/Documentation/DocumentingCode.md17/// Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ullamcorper tempor dolor a cras amet.COMMENT
LOW⚡…/ReactiveCocoa-12.0.0/Documentation/DocumentingCode.md17/// Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ullamcorper tempor dolor a cras amet.COMMENT
LOW⚡…/ReactiveCocoa-12.0.0/Documentation/DocumentingCode.md22/// Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ullamcorperCOMMENT
LOW⚡…/ReactiveCocoa-12.0.0/Documentation/DocumentingCode.md22/// Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin ullamcorperCOMMENT
Example Usage Blocks15 hits · 22 pts
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LOWLocalizationScreenshotTaker/XCUIElement+Additions.h88/// Usage example:COMMENT
LOWShared/Threads.swift18/// Usage example:COMMENT
LOWShared/Extensions/NSImage+Additions.m145 /// Usage example:COMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Links.m124 /// Usage example:COMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/SharedMacros.h68/// Usage example:COMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/SharedMacros.h76/// Usage example:COMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/SharedMacros.h119/// Example usage:COMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/SharedMacros.h146/// Example usage:COMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/SharedMacros.h198/// Example usage:COMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/SharedMacros.h304/// Example usage:COMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/SharedMacros.h412/// Usage example:COMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/SharedMacros.h456/// Example usage:COMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/SharedMacros.h519 /// Example usage:COMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/SharedMacros.h540 /// Example usage:COMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/MFDefer.h13/// Usage example:COMMENT
Slop Phrases12 hits · 19 pts
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LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/ButtonTabController.swift283 /// - If you implement this don't forget to consider making this escape-dismissable, like most other sheetsCOMMENT
MEDIUM…/UI/Main/Tabs/ButtonTab/RemapTable/RemapTableUtility.m128 /// - Based on this, I think it does make sense to maybe extend the simple explanation from what wasCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Notifications/Toasts/LicenseToasts.swift74 /// We added this localizedStringKey on the master branch inside .strings files, while we alCOMMENT
LOWShared/License/License.m157 /// - All other properties should be checked - don't forget to update this when adding new properties!COMMENT
LOWShared/License/License.m199 if (info.class == MFLicenseTypeInfoGumroadBusinessV1.class) return NO; /// Don't forget to add definitions hereCODE
LOWShared/Animation/DisplayLink.m455 /// Don't forget to update other hardcoded mainScreen references (`NSScreen.mainScreen`). Maybe other stuff.COMMENT
LOWShared/Extensions/NSImage+Additions.m35 /// The r, g, and b values are *premultiplied* with the alpha value. So if you want to change a, don't forget to alsCOMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/MFDataClass.m565 /// If you override this with an NSArray of propertyValues, don't forget to substitute nil values with `[NSNCOMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/ListOperations.h266/// (a): Stores the mapping result in newly allocated memory on the heap. (Use this for C types) (Don't forgCOMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/Macros/ListOperations.h305#define mapa(src, count, varname, transform...) ({ /** (a)llocates a new array for the mapped values. Don't forCOMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/MFCoding/NSCoderErrors.m145 /// - Wrap this in a failWithError() macro instead of calling this directly – so you don't forget to return after caCOMMENT
LOWShared/Utility/MFCoding/NSCoderErrors.m170 /// Wrap this in a failWithError() macro instead of calling this directly – so you don't forget to return after COMMENT
Hallucination Indicators1 hit · 10 pts
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CRITICAL…alizationScreenshotTaker/LocalizationScreenshots.swift49 var description: String { ScreenshotAndMetadata_description_from_key_value_pairs([("screenshot", screenshot), ("CODE
AI Response Leakage1 hit · 8 pts
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HIGHHelper/Core/Touch/GestureScrollSimulator.m82 /// Update: [Jul 2025] I've added an assert(false) here. It seems our algorithms don't produce those unwanteCOMMENT
Verbosity Indicators4 hits · 6 pts
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LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/AboutTabController.swift118 /// Step 1: Set UI to cacheCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/AboutTabController.swift133 /// Step 2: Get real values and update UICOMMENT
LOWHelper/AccessibilityCheck.m70 /// - We need to launch a new helper instance instead of just using the normal helper instance because `AXIsCOMMENT
LOWHelper/Core/Buttons/ButtonModifiers.m62 /// Do we need to check if the buttonMods actually changed?COMMENT
Structural Annotation Overuse2 hits · 3 pts
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LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/AboutTabController.swift118 /// Step 1: Set UI to cacheCOMMENT
LOWApp/UI/Main/Tabs/AboutTabController.swift133 /// Step 2: Get real values and update UICOMMENT