This report summarizes scanner evidence for open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo. SynthScan examined 102,721 lines of code across 420 source files, recording 174 pattern matches distributed across 14 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 2.0 (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? 140 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 4 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 89 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 174 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 174 distinct pattern matches across 14 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 | compose.yaml | 1 | # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors | COMMENT |
| LOW | .markdownlint.yaml | 1 | # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors | COMMENT |
| LOW | compose.extras.yaml | 1 | # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors | COMMENT |
| LOW | compose.extras.yaml | 21 | # otel-collector: | COMMENT |
| LOW | compose.agent.yaml | 1 | # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/load-generator/requirements.txt | 921 | # opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/load-generator/requirements.txt | 981 | # -r requirements.in | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/ad/src/main/java/oteldemo/AdService.java | 61 | private HealthStatusManager healthMgr; | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/chatbot/requirements.txt | 1 | # | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/chatbot/requirements.txt | 741 | # gradio | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/chatbot/requirements.txt | 801 | # -r requirements.in | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/chatbot/requirements.txt | 1341 | # httpcore2 | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/telemetry-docs/templates/markdown/weaver.yaml | 1 | # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/grafana/grafana.ini | 201 | ;reporting_enabled = true | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/grafana/grafana.ini | 601 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | src/grafana/grafana.ini | 941 | #################################### Distributed tracing ############ | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/grafana/grafana.ini | 1041 | # max_connections to Grafana Live WebSocket endpoint per Grafana server instance. See Grafana Live docs | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/grafana/grafana.ini | 1061 | [plugin.grafana-image-renderer] | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/grafana/grafana.ini | 1081 | # For the verbose information to be included in the Grafana server log you have to adjust the rendering log level to deb | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 201 | # py-key-value-aio | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 1921 | # via | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 1941 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-asgi | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 1961 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 2001 | # via traceloop-sdk | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 2021 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-haystack | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 2041 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 2221 | opentelemetry-proto==1.45.1 \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 2241 | # via | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 2261 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-llamaindex | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 2281 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-voyageai | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 2301 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-lancedb | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 2621 | # openfeature-provider-flagd | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 3041 | # -r requirements.in | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 3301 | # httpx2 | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/agent/requirements.txt | 3321 | # py-key-value-aio | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 181 | # via aiohttp | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 1341 | --hash=sha256:fd24c4425fdb8e822601335602375c6d0cb020f7a368e1d5842eb7925a9c8748 | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 1361 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-alephalpha | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 1381 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-openai | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 1421 | # via traceloop-sdk | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 1441 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-lancedb | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 1461 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-together | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 1641 | # opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-common | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 1661 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-haystack | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 1681 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 1701 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-cohere | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 1721 | # opentelemetry-instrumentation-together | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 2021 | py-key-value-aio==0.4.6 \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 2301 | --hash=sha256:2a0d60c172f83ac6ab31e4554906c0f3b3588d37b5cb939b1c061f4907e278e0 \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 2481 | # traceloop-sdk | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/mcp/requirements.txt | 2501 | # langchain-protocol | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/flagd-ui/priv/static/robots.txt | 1 | # See https://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html for documentation on how to use the robots.txt file | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/flagd-ui/assets/js/app.js | 21 | window.addEventListener("phx:page-loading-stop", _info => topbar.hide()) | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/checkout/genproto/oteldemo/demo.pb.go | 1 | // Copyright 2020 Google LLC | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/checkout/genproto/oteldemo/demo_grpc.pb.go | 1 | // Copyright 2020 Google LLC | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/product-catalog/genproto/oteldemo/demo.pb.go | 1 | // Copyright 2020 Google LLC | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/product-catalog/genproto/oteldemo/demo_grpc.pb.go | 1 | // Copyright 2020 Google LLC | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/otel-collector/otelcol-config.yml | 221 | # | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/otel-collector/otelcol-config-observability.yml | 1 | # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/otel-collector/otelcol-config-extras.yml | 1 | # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | test/telemetry/conftest.py | 122 | def _prometheus_service_count(): | CODE |
| LOW | test/telemetry/conftest.py | 145 | def _opensearch_service_log_count(service): | CODE |
| LOW | test/telemetry/conftest.py | 161 | def _opensearch_service_log_counts(services): | CODE |
| LOW | test/telemetry/conftest.py | 280 | def _run_agentic_warmup_probe(): | CODE |
| LOW | test/telemetry/test_agentic.py | 32 | def test_agent_has_workflow_span(jaeger_url): | CODE |
| LOW | src/load-generator/locustfile.py | 272 | async def open_cart_page_and_change_currency(self, page: PageWithRetry): | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 437 | function createBaseEmptyCartRequest(): EmptyCartRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 724 | function createBaseListRecommendationsRequest(): ListRecommendationsRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 817 | function createBaseListRecommendationsResponse(): ListRecommendationsResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 1047 | function createBaseListProductsResponse(): ListProductsResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 1116 | function createBaseGetProductRequest(): GetProductRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 1183 | function createBaseSearchProductsRequest(): SearchProductsRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 1250 | function createBaseSearchProductsResponse(): SearchProductsResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 1319 | function createBaseGetQuoteRequest(): GetQuoteRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 1406 | function createBaseGetQuoteResponse(): GetQuoteResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 1481 | function createBaseShipOrderRequest(): ShipOrderRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 1568 | function createBaseShipOrderResponse(): ShipOrderResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 1887 | function createBaseGetSupportedCurrenciesResponse(): GetSupportedCurrenciesResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 1962 | function createBaseCurrencyConversionRequest(): CurrencyConversionRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 2590 | function createBaseSendOrderConfirmationRequest(): SendOrderConfirmationRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 2677 | function createBasePlaceOrderRequest(): PlaceOrderRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 2826 | function createBasePlaceOrderResponse(): PlaceOrderResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 3292 | function createBaseGetFlagResponse(): GetFlagResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 3359 | function createBaseCreateFlagRequest(): CreateFlagRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 3460 | function createBaseCreateFlagResponse(): CreateFlagResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 3527 | function createBaseUpdateFlagRequest(): UpdateFlagRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 3612 | function createBaseUpdateFlagResponse(): UpdateFlagResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 3664 | function createBaseListFlagsRequest(): ListFlagsRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 3716 | function createBaseListFlagsResponse(): ListFlagsResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 3783 | function createBaseDeleteFlagRequest(): DeleteFlagRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/frontend/protos/demo.ts | 3850 | function createBaseDeleteFlagResponse(): DeleteFlagResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/chatbot/src/opamp.py | 60 | def build_agent_disconnect_message(self) -> bytes: | CODE |
| LOW | src/agent/src/agents/patch_vcr.py | 25 | def patched_deserialize_response(vcr_response, httpx_module): | CODE |
| LOW | src/agent/src/agents/patch_vcr.py | 216 | def _install_best_match_playback(): | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 408 | function createBaseEmptyCartRequest(): EmptyCartRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 639 | function createBaseListRecommendationsRequest(): ListRecommendationsRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 715 | function createBaseListRecommendationsResponse(): ListRecommendationsResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 914 | function createBaseListProductsResponse(): ListProductsResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 973 | function createBaseGetProductRequest(): GetProductRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 1030 | function createBaseSearchProductsRequest(): SearchProductsRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 1087 | function createBaseSearchProductsResponse(): SearchProductsResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 1146 | function createBaseGetQuoteRequest(): GetQuoteRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 1222 | function createBaseGetQuoteResponse(): GetQuoteResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 1281 | function createBaseShipOrderRequest(): ShipOrderRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 1357 | function createBaseShipOrderResponse(): ShipOrderResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 1622 | function createBaseGetSupportedCurrenciesResponse(): GetSupportedCurrenciesResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 1685 | function createBaseCurrencyConversionRequest(): CurrencyConversionRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 2199 | function createBaseSendOrderConfirmationRequest(): SendOrderConfirmationRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 2275 | function createBasePlaceOrderRequest(): PlaceOrderRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 2398 | function createBasePlaceOrderResponse(): PlaceOrderResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 2795 | function createBaseGetFlagResponse(): GetFlagResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 2852 | function createBaseCreateFlagRequest(): CreateFlagRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 2941 | function createBaseCreateFlagResponse(): CreateFlagResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 2998 | function createBaseUpdateFlagRequest(): UpdateFlagRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 3072 | function createBaseUpdateFlagResponse(): UpdateFlagResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 3115 | function createBaseListFlagsRequest(): ListFlagsRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 3158 | function createBaseListFlagsResponse(): ListFlagsResponse { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 3215 | function createBaseDeleteFlagRequest(): DeleteFlagRequest { | CODE |
| LOW | src/react-native-app/protos/demo.ts | 3272 | function createBaseDeleteFlagResponse(): DeleteFlagResponse { | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | test/telemetry/conftest.py | 367 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | test/telemetry/conftest.py | 382 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| MEDIUM | test/telemetry/conftest.py | 208 | def _raise_for_status(resp, description): | CODE |
| LOW | src/load-generator/locustfile.py | 282 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/load-generator/locustfile.py | 306 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/chatbot/src/chat_interface/chat_interface.py | 63 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/agent/src/agents/agents.py | 107 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/agent/src/agents/patch_vcr.py | 49 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | src/agent/src/agents/patch_vcr.py | 95 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | src/agent/src/agents/patch_vcr.py | 116 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | src/agent/src/agents/patch_vcr.py | 120 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | src/agent/src/agents/patch_vcr.py | 141 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | src/agent/src/agents/patch_vcr.py | 228 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | src/agent/src/agents/patch_vcr.py | 252 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| MEDIUM | src/agent/src/agents/patch_vcr.py | 37 | def normalize_body(request): | CODE |
| LOW | src/agent/src/agents/mcp_client.py | 28 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| MEDIUM | src/agent/src/agents/mcp_client.py | 25 | def cleanup(self): | CODE |
| LOW | src/shared/tools.py | 49 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/shared/tools.py | 69 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/shared/tools.py | 82 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/shared/tools.py | 98 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/shared/tools.py | 111 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/shared/tools.py | 124 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/shared/tools.py | 149 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/shared/tools.py | 162 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/shared/tools.py | 176 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | src/shared/tools.py | 214 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | test/telemetry/services.py | 46 | # Services that only run when compose.agent.yaml is included (make start-agentic). | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | test/telemetry/services.py | 47 | # Excluded from minimal/full scopes; covered by the agentic scope. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | test/telemetry/services.py | 104 | # Directed edges expected in the agentic service graph: | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/run-agentic-telemetry-tests.yml | 22 | # Human PRs: run after a reviewer approves a PR that touches agentic paths. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .github/workflows/run-agentic-telemetry-tests.yml | 94 | # agentic paths. This is the only path for non-dependabot contributors. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | src/agent/README.md | 233 | |-- agents.py # FastAPI app and LangChain agent orchestration | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | src/agent/src/agents/patch_vcr.py | 49 | except Exception: | CODE |
| HIGH | src/agent/src/agents/patch_vcr.py | 95 | except Exception: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | test/telemetry/conftest.py | 117 | # Jaeger returns {"services": null} until the first span arrives, so coerce | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | compose.extras.yaml | 7 | # This file is intentionally empty. It is always loaded last, giving forks | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | src/otel-collector/otelcol-config-extras.yml | 7 | # This file is intentionally empty. It is always loaded last, giving forks | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | compose.observability.yaml | 7 | # Usage: | COMMENT |
| LOW | compose.extras.yaml | 10 | # Usage: | COMMENT |
| LOW | compose.full.yaml | 7 | # Usage: | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | test/telemetry/conftest.py | 387 | CODE | |
| LOW | test/telemetry/test_agentic.py | 21 | CODE | |
| LOW | test/telemetry/test_traces_edges.py | 14 | CODE | |
| LOW | internal/tools/sanitycheck.py | 15 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | test/telemetry/conftest.py | 167 | # this robust across the full and minimal scopes while still proving each | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | src/load-generator/locustfile.py | 13 | CODE | |
| LOW | src/load-generator/locustfile.py | 38 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | src/email/email_server.rb | 65 | # Check if memory leak flag is enabled | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | src/mcp/src/mcp_server/astronomy_shop_mcp_server.py | 13 | logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | src/shipping/src/shipping_service.rs | 139 | street_address: "123 Main St".into(), | CODE |