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signalapp/Signal-Server

SlopCodeMonitor badge for signalapp/Signal-Server Adjusted legacy signal; badge bands: 25 / 50 / 75 (different from dashboard bands).

Server supporting the Signal Private Messenger applications on Android, Desktop, and iOS

1.7 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for signalapp/Signal-Server, a Java project with 10,761 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 172,251 lines of code across 1279 source files, recording 66 pattern matches distributed across 2 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.7 (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.

1.7
Adjusted Signal
1.7
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-28
Last Push
10.8K
Stars
Java
Language
172.3K
Lines of Code
1.3K
Files
66
Pattern Hits
2026-10-31
Scan Date
0.02
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 1.1/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 40 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 7.1/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 26 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.0/100 · LOW

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

PR Review Velocity Impact 8.3/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 66 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 26HIGH 0MEDIUM 0LOW 40

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 66 distinct pattern matches across 2 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.

Hallucination Indicators26 hits · 255 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
CRITICAL…textsecuregcm/filters/TimestampResponseFilterTest.java30 final MultivaluedMap<String, Object> headers = org.glassfish.jersey.message.internal.HeaderUtils.createOutbound();CODE
CRITICAL…textsecuregcm/filters/RemoteDeprecationFilterTest.java234 assertEquals(io.grpc.Status.Code.INVALID_ARGUMENT.value(), status.getCode());CODE
CRITICAL…ystems/textsecuregcm/grpc/AccountsGrpcServiceTest.java1077 .setMismatchedDevices(org.signal.chat.messages.MismatchedDevices.newBuilder()CODE
CRITICAL…tems/textsecuregcm/grpc/GrpcServiceIdentifierUtil.java38 return org.signal.chat.common.ServiceIdentifier.newBuilder()CODE
CRITICAL…ispersystems/textsecuregcm/grpc/SubscriptionsUtil.java176 final org.signal.chat.purchase.ChargeFailure.Builder builder = org.signal.chat.purchase.ChargeFailure.newBuilder()CODE
CRITICAL…validators/ServiceIdentifierIdentityTypeValidator.java25 if (d.getType().equals(org.signal.chat.require.IdentityType.getDescriptor())) {CODE
CRITICAL…validators/ServiceIdentifierIdentityTypeValidator.java26 return switch (Objects.requireNonNull(org.signal.chat.require.IdentityType.forNumber(d.getNumber()))) {CODE
CRITICAL…ystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/DeviceController.java133 Tags.of(io.micrometer.core.instrument.Tag.of(UserAgentTagUtil.PLATFORM_TAG, clientPlatformName)),CODE
CRITICAL…ystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/DeviceController.java577 return io.micrometer.core.instrument.Tag.of(STRING
CRITICAL…stems/textsecuregcm/controllers/ProfileController.java558 Tags.of(UserAgentTagUtil.getPlatformTag(userAgent), io.micrometer.core.instrument.Tag.of("endpoint", endpoint)CODE
CRITICAL…/textsecuregcm/controllers/SubscriptionController.java104@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Subscriptions")CODE
CRITICAL…rsystems/textsecuregcm/controllers/KeysController.java82@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Keys")CODE
CRITICAL…s/textsecuregcm/controllers/DeviceCheckController.java57@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "DeviceCheck")CODE
CRITICAL…uregcm/controllers/SecureValueRecovery2Controller.java52@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Secure Value Recovery")CODE
CRITICAL…textsecuregcm/controllers/CallRoutingControllerV2.java26@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Calling")CODE
CRITICAL…textsecuregcm/controllers/LoginPurchaseController.java43@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "LoginPurchase")CODE
CRITICAL…stems/textsecuregcm/controllers/ArchiveController.java96@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Archive")CODE
CRITICAL…xtsecuregcm/controllers/OneTimeDonationController.java90@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "OneTimeDonations")CODE
CRITICAL…stems/textsecuregcm/controllers/MessageController.java100@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Messages")CODE
CRITICAL…/textsecuregcm/controllers/RegistrationController.java90@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Registration")CODE
CRITICAL…securegcm/controllers/CallQualitySurveyController.java36@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Call quality survey")CODE
CRITICAL…stems/textsecuregcm/controllers/AccountController.java75@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Account")CODE
CRITICAL…/textsecuregcm/controllers/VerificationController.java109@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Verification")CODE
CRITICAL…ems/textsecuregcm/controllers/AccountControllerV2.java58@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Account")CODE
CRITICAL…tems/textsecuregcm/controllers/CallLinkController.java28@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "CallLink")CODE
CRITICAL…/textsecuregcm/controllers/AttachmentControllerV4.java52@io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.tags.Tag(name = "Attachments")CODE
Over-Commented Block40 hits · 40 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW…ecuregcm/metrics/TlsCertificateExpirationUtilTest.java21 // It was generated with:COMMENT
LOW…ecuregcm/metrics/TlsCertificateExpirationUtilTest.java41 // -in test-rsa.csr \COMMENT
LOW…securegcm/metrics/MicrometerAwsSdkMetricPublisher.java41 // +-- ...COMMENT
LOW…/textsecuregcm/purchases/SubscriptionCurrencyUtil.java21///COMMENT
LOW…tems/textsecuregcm/purchases/LoginPurchaseManager.java41 final IssuedReceiptsManager issuedReceiptsManager,COMMENT
LOW…stems/textsecuregcm/purchases/AppleAppStoreClient.java61 /// @param defaultEnvironment The first environment to try. If it is the production environment and aCOMMENT
LOW…tsecuregcm/util/AlternatePhoneNumberFormGenerator.java21 /// @apiNote This method is intended to support number format transitions in cases where we do not already haveCOMMENT
LOW…/textsecuregcm/grpc/PendingAcknowledgementTracker.java21COMMENT
LOW…ispersystems/textsecuregcm/grpc/MessageDispatcher.java81 this.pushNotificationManager = pushNotificationManager;COMMENT
LOW…ispersystems/textsecuregcm/grpc/MessageDispatcher.java101 /// ## Queue EmptyCOMMENT
LOW…/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/grpc/GrpcExceptions.java101 /// The request has incorrectly set authentication credentials for the RPC. This represents a client bug where theCOMMENT
LOW…g/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/grpc/net/SniMapper.java41COMMENT
LOW…ems/textsecuregcm/grpc/net/OmnibusH2StreamHandler.java41import org.slf4j.Logger;COMMENT
LOW…xtsecuregcm/auth/webauthn/WebAuthnCeremonyManager.java81 /// that it is a [non-identifiable user handle](https://www.w3.org/TR/webauthn/#sctn-user-handle-privacy)COMMENT
LOW…xtsecuregcm/auth/webauthn/WebAuthnCeremonyManager.java181 /// Verifies an authenticator response to a WebAuthn authentication ceremony, consuming any existing stored challenge.COMMENT
LOW…persystems/textsecuregcm/scheduler/SchedulingUtil.java21import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Metrics;COMMENT
LOW…rsystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountLockManager.java81 /// runs once a lock for the identifier has been acquired, and the lock is released as soon asCOMMENT
LOW…persystems/textsecuregcm/storage/DeviceCapability.java61 .filter(DeviceCapability::requireForNewDevices)COMMENT
LOW…org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/Accounts.java301 /// Create an account record via a receipt presentationCOMMENT
LOW…org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/Accounts.java441 // Carry over the existing ZK credential key to the new accountCOMMENT
LOW…org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/Accounts.java701 return existingExpirationSeconds;COMMENT
LOW…spersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessagesManager.java241 /// @param accountDeviceIdentifiers a map from ACI to the list of device IDs for which expired messages should beCOMMENT
LOW…/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/Account.java581 }COMMENT
LOW…spersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java601 Device.PRIMARY_ID,COMMENT
LOW…spersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java1181COMMENT
LOW…spersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/AccountsManager.java1241COMMENT
LOW…hispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/MessageStream.java21COMMENT
LOW…/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/storage/TotpManager.java61 ///COMMENT
LOW…stems/textsecuregcm/storage/IssuedReceiptsManager.java81 /// previously OR if it was issued a receipt credential previously for the exact same receipt credential requestCOMMENT
LOW…m/storage/devicecheck/AppAttestAssertionConverter.java21/// App Attest assertions since iOS 27 include an extensions map and don't include attested credential data. TheyCOMMENT
LOW…gcm/storage/foundationdb/FoundationDbMessageStore.java61COMMENT
LOW…gcm/storage/foundationdb/FoundationDbMessageStore.java581COMMENT
LOW…regcm/storage/foundationdb/VersionstampUUIDCipher.java21COMMENT
LOW…regcm/storage/foundationdb/VersionstampUUIDCipher.java41/// | versionstamp_b |COMMENT
LOW…regcm/storage/foundationdb/VersionstampUUIDCipher.java221 // Every round begins with the parameters block. We haven't written any round-specific input into the providedCOMMENT
LOW…regcm/storage/foundationdb/VersionstampUUIDCipher.java261 /// Returns a `Cipher` instance suitable for use in the core NIST/FF1 loop.COMMENT
LOW…s/textsecuregcm/storage/foundationdb/package-info.java1/// These classes manage message storage in a set of FoundationDB databases.COMMENT
LOW…s/textsecuregcm/storage/foundationdb/package-info.java21/// | + {aci (UUID)} (account subspace)COMMENT
LOW…hispersystems/textsecuregcm/telephony/CarrierData.java1/*COMMENT
LOW…stems/textsecuregcm/telephony/CarrierDataProvider.java21 /// cached data is older than the given maximum age, and may choose to fetch fresh data under any circumstancesCOMMENT