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This report summarizes scanner evidence for nuxt/ui, a TypeScript project with 7,043 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 234,318 lines of code across 1715 source files, recording 187 pattern matches distributed across 7 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.0 (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? 23 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 164 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 12 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 187 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 187 distinct pattern matches across 7 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 | test/components/InputMenu.spec.ts | 344 | expect(wrapper.find('input').attributes('placeholder')).toBe('Select an item') | CODE |
| LOW | test/components/InputMenu.spec.ts | 367 | expect(wrapper.find('input').attributes('placeholder')).toBe('Select items') | CODE |
| LOW | test/components/InputMenu.spec.ts | 375 | label: 'John Doe', | CODE |
| LOW | test/components/InputMenu.spec.ts | 387 | expect(wrapper.find('input').element.value).toBe('John Doe') | CODE |
| LOW | test/components/Select.spec.ts | 185 | label: 'John Doe', | CODE |
| LOW | test/components/Select.spec.ts | 197 | expect(wrapper.text()).toBe('John Doe') | CODE |
| LOW | test/components/User.spec.ts | 51 | props: { name: 'John Doe' }, | CODE |
| LOW | test/components/User.spec.ts | 60 | props: { name: 'John Doe', to: 'https://github.com/benjamincanac' }, | CODE |
| LOW | test/components/SelectMenu.spec.ts | 434 | label: 'John Doe', | CODE |
| LOW | test/components/SelectMenu.spec.ts | 446 | expect(wrapper.text()).toBe('John Doe') | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | test/components/Accordion.spec.ts | 11 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, fa | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | test/components/Accordion.spec.ts | 11 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, fa | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | test/components/Accordion.spec.ts | 16 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, fa | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | test/components/Accordion.spec.ts | 16 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, fa | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | test/components/Accordion.spec.ts | 20 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, fa | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | test/components/Accordion.spec.ts | 20 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, fa | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | test/components/Accordion.spec.ts | 24 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, fa | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | test/components/Accordion.spec.ts | 24 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, fa | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | test/components/Accordion.spec.ts | 28 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, fa | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | test/components/Accordion.spec.ts | 28 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, fa | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | test/components/Accordion.spec.ts | 33 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, fa | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | test/components/Accordion.spec.ts | 33 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, fa | CODE |
| LOW | test/components/content/ContentSearch.spec.ts | 240 | content: 'lorem ipsum' | CODE |
| LOW | test/components/content/ContentSearch.spec.ts | 288 | content: 'lorem ipsum' | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | docs/nuxt.config.ts | 398 | placeholder: { name: 'placeholder', type: 'CalendarDate | CalendarDateTime | ZonedDateTime' }, | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | docs/nuxt.config.ts | 408 | placeholder: { name: 'placeholder', type: 'CalendarDate | CalendarDateTime | ZonedDateTime' }, | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | docs/nuxt.config.ts | 418 | placeholder: { name: 'placeholder', type: 'Time | CalendarDateTime | ZonedDateTime' }, | CODE |
| LOW | …ents/content/examples/chat/ChatPromptEditorExample.vue | 63 | :placeholder="placeholder" | CODE |
| LOW | …ntent/examples/scroll-area/ScrollAreaShadowExample.vue | 9 | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam pulvinar risus non risus hendrerit venenatis. Pe | CODE |
| LOW | …ntent/examples/scroll-area/ScrollAreaShadowExample.vue | 9 | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam pulvinar risus non risus hendrerit venenatis. Pe | CODE |
| LOW | …components/content/examples/theme/ThemeFormExample.vue | 14 | name: 'John Doe', | CODE |
| LOW | …/examples/use-scroll-shadow/UseScrollShadowExample.vue | 15 | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam pulvinar risus non risus hendrerit venenatis. Pe | CODE |
| LOW | …/examples/use-scroll-shadow/UseScrollShadowExample.vue | 15 | Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam pulvinar risus non risus hendrerit venenatis. Pe | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/modal.md | 81 | description: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/modal.md | 81 | description: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/card.md | 87 | description: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/card.md | 87 | description: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/drawer.md | 80 | description: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/drawer.md | 80 | description: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/user.md | 23 | name: 'John Doe' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/user.md | 34 | name: 'John Doe' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/user.md | 50 | name: 'John Doe' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/user.md | 98 | name: 'John Doe' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/user.md | 134 | name: 'John Doe' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/user.md | 153 | name: 'John Doe' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/slideover.md | 80 | description: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/docs/2.components/slideover.md | 80 | description: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.' | CODE |
| LOW | docs/content/templates/dashboard.md | 1475 | <UInput v-model="state.name" placeholder="John Doe" class="w-full" /> | CODE |
| LOW | playgrounds/repl/src/App.vue | 95 | <UInput v-model="state.name" placeholder="John Doe" class="w-full" /> | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | playgrounds/nuxt/app/pages/components/accordion.vue | 5 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, faci | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | playgrounds/nuxt/app/pages/components/accordion.vue | 5 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, faci | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | playgrounds/nuxt/app/pages/components/accordion.vue | 10 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, faci | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | playgrounds/nuxt/app/pages/components/accordion.vue | 10 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, faci | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | playgrounds/nuxt/app/pages/components/accordion.vue | 14 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, faci | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | playgrounds/nuxt/app/pages/components/accordion.vue | 14 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, faci | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | playgrounds/nuxt/app/pages/components/accordion.vue | 18 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, faci | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | playgrounds/nuxt/app/pages/components/accordion.vue | 18 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, faci | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | playgrounds/nuxt/app/pages/components/accordion.vue | 23 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, faci | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | playgrounds/nuxt/app/pages/components/accordion.vue | 23 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, faci | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | playgrounds/nuxt/app/pages/components/accordion.vue | 28 | content: 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed neque elit, tristique placerat feugiat ac, faci | CODE |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | …onents/content/examples/tabs/TabsModelValueExample.vue | 17 | // Note: This is for demonstration purposes only. Don't do this at home. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …tent/examples/accordion/AccordionModelValueExample.vue | 24 | // Note: This is for demonstration purposes only. Don't do this at home. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …p/components/content/examples/chip/ChipShowExample.vue | 9 | // Note: This is for demonstration purposes only. Don't do this at home. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …/content/examples/stepper/StepperModelValueExample.vue | 22 | // Note: This is for demonstration purposes only. Don't do this at home. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …ontent/examples/timeline/TimelineModelValueExample.vue | 32 | // Note: This is for demonstration purposes only. Don't do this at home. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | playgrounds/nuxt/app/pages/components/editor.vue | 49 | Here's a simple example using the \`Button\` component: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | docs/content/templates/chat.md | 118 | AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=your-api-key-here | CODE |
| HIGH | docs/content/templates/editor.md | 1231 | AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=your-api-key-here | CODE |
| HIGH | docs/content/templates/editor.md | 2255 | AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=your-api-key-here | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | test/components/nuxt/LinkLocale.spec.ts | 8 | function createLocalePathFallbackFixture(component: typeof Link | typeof Button) { | CODE |
| LOW | docs/app/composables/useTheme.ts | 362 | function recomposeComponentOverrides(keys: Iterable<string>) { | CODE |
| LOW | docs/app/composables/useNavigation.ts | 121 | function filterChildrenByFramework(item: ContentNavigationItem, framework: string, icons: ReturnType<typeof useStudioIco | CODE |
| LOW | docs/app/utils/theme/engine/sections.ts | 203 | function setOrDelete<T extends object, K extends keyof T>(target: T, key: K, value: T[K] | undefined) { | CODE |
| LOW | docs/server/utils/transformMDC.ts | 290 | function generateGroupedTSInterface( | CODE |
| LOW | skills/nuxt-ui/references/guidelines/forms.md | 183 | async function validateAndSubmit() { | CODE |
| LOW | src/templates.ts | 76 | function generateVariantDeclarations(variants: string[]) { | CODE |
| LOW | src/runtime/plugins/colors.ts | 47 | function removeTemporaryColorsStyle() { | CODE |
| LOW | src/runtime/utils/editor.ts | 470 | export function buildFloatingUIMiddleware(options: FloatingUIOptions): Middleware[] { | CODE |
| LOW | src/runtime/utils/form.ts | 42 | async function validateSuperstructSchema(state: any, schema: Struct<any, any>): Promise<ValidateReturnSchema<typeof stat | CODE |
| LOW | src/utils/components.ts | 48 | async function buildComponentDependencyGraph(componentDir: string): Promise<Map<string, Set<string>>> { | CODE |
| LOW | src/utils/components.ts | 92 | function resolveComponentDependencies( | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRITICAL | src/runtime/composables/useEditorMenu.ts | 288 | const tr = options.editor.view.state.tr.setMeta(pluginKeyInstance, { exit: true }) | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | docs/content/docs/2.components/table.md | 600 | There are different pagination approaches as explained in [Pagination Guide](https://tanstack.com/table/v8/docs/guide/pa | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | docs/app/composables/useThemeStudioHistory.ts | 101 | // The baseline moves NOW, not at the debounced settle, a second | COMMENT |
| LOW | docs/app/composables/useTheme.ts | 401 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | docs/app/plugins/theme.ts | 21 | // "absent" can mean "the other tab reset it"). At boot the deferred | COMMENT |
| LOW | docs/app/pages/theme.vue | 41 | // The boot restore stood down for the link (plugins/theme.ts). One that | COMMENT |