Repository Analysis

supercollider/supercollider

An audio server, programming language, and IDE for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition.

8.7 Low AI signal View on GitHub

Analysis Overview

This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of supercollider/supercollider, a C++ project with 6,645 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 1,276,517 lines of code across 5235 source files, recording 13080 pattern matches distributed across 18 syntactic categories. The overall adjusted score of 8.7 places this repository in the Low 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).

8.7
Adjusted Score
8.7
Raw Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-07-14
Last Push
6.6K
Stars
C++
Language
1.3M
Lines of Code
5.2K
Files
13.1K
Pattern Hits
2026-07-14
Scan Date
0.00
HC Hit Rate

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Score
Primary synthetic code indicator. Raw score normalised per 1,000 lines of code and multiplied by the temporal discount factor. This is the definitive comparative metric — use it to rank repositories by AI authorship density.
Raw Score
The unmodified sum of all severity-weighted, context-multiplied pattern match scores before temporal discounting. Reflects the absolute signal strength independent of when the repository was last active.
Time Factor
The temporal discount multiplier (0–100%) applied to the raw score. Repositories last updated before ChatGPT's launch (Nov 2022) receive a 5% factor. Full signal is only assigned to repositories active in the post-adoption era (Jan 2024+).
Pattern Hits
Total count of individual pattern matches across all files and categories. A high hit count with a low score may indicate a very large codebase with isolated AI snippets; a low count with a high score indicates dense, concentrated AI signatures.
HC Hit Rate
High+Critical pattern hits per file, averaged across the repository. This orthogonal signal catches repositories where a few files are densely packed with high-severity AI tells — a strong indicator even when the normalised score appears moderate due to codebase size.
Lines of Code / Files
Total lines and files analysed. The scanner examines 94 file extensions. These denominators are used to normalise the score, enabling fair comparison between repositories of vastly different sizes.

Score History

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.

Severity Breakdown

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.

CRITICAL 2HIGH 8MEDIUM 9LOW 13061

Directory Score Breakdown

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.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 13080 distinct pattern matches across 18 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.

Over-Commented Block13006 hits · 10934 pts
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LOWCHANGELOG.md1<!-- COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/QObjectProxy.cpp21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/QcApplication.cpp21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/type_codec.cpp21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/QObjectProxy.h21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/interface.cpp21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/Common.h21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/QWidgetProxy.cpp21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/type_codec.hpp21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/QcSignalSpy.h21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/hacks/hacks_qt.hpp21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/style/ProxyStyle.cpp1#include "ProxyStyle.hpp"COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/primitives/prim_QObject.cpp21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/primitives/prim_QWidget.cpp21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/primitives/prim_misc.cpp21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/primitives/prim_QImage.cpp21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/primitives/prim_QQuartzComposer.mm21#include "primitives.h"COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/widgets/QcWebView.cpp21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/widgets/QcMenu.h21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/widgets/QcWebView.h21COMMENT
LOWQtCollider/widgets/soundfileview/view.cpp21COMMENT
LOWtools/clang-format.py21# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permittedCOMMENT
LOWlangutils/sc_lexer/standalone/main.cpp1#include "codepoint_stream.hpp"COMMENT
LOWlangutils/sc_lexer/include/lexer.hpp1#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWinclude/common/SC_Alloca.h21#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWinclude/common/SC_fftlib.h21COMMENT
LOWinclude/common/SC_Endian.h41# include <netinet/in.h>COMMENT
LOWinclude/common/SC_Endian.h101COMMENT
LOWinclude/common/SC_Types.h21#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWinclude/common/function_attributes.h21COMMENT
LOWinclude/common/function_attributes.h41# undef FLATTENCOMMENT
LOWinclude/common/function_attributes.h61#ifndef MALLOCCOMMENT
LOWinclude/common/function_attributes.h81// provide c99-style __restrict__COMMENT
LOWinclude/common/SC_Export.h21COMMENT
LOWinclude/common/SC_Export.h41#ifdef BUILDING_SCSYNTH // if scsynth is being built, instead of usedCOMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_Unit.h61typedef struct Unit Unit;COMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_Unit.h261# define RELEASE_BUS_AUDIO(index)COMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_SndBuf.h21#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_Constants.h21#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_RGen.h21//----------------------------------------------------------------------------//COMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_RGen.h41// fast.COMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_Complex.h21COMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_InlineUnaryOp.h21#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/Unroll.h41// indexing typeCOMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/Unroll.h121# define ZXP(z) (*(z)++)COMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h21#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h161 // destroy any resources held internally.COMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h181#define ClearUnitOutputs (*ft->fClearUnitOutputs)COMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h201#define SC_GetNode (*ft->fGetNode)COMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h241# define SUPERNOVA_CHECK \COMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_PlugIn.h21#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWinclude/plugin_interface/SC_PlugIn.h41# include "SC_InlineBinaryOp.h"COMMENT
LOWtestsuite/server/boost_test.cpp1#define BOOST_TEST_MAINCOMMENT
LOWplatform/wasm/scsynth.pre.js1// sets up ring buffersCOMMENT
LOWplatform/windows/compat_stuff/getopt/getopt.c21 Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MACOMMENT
LOWplatform/windows/compat_stuff/getopt/getopt.c61COMMENT
LOWplatform/windows/compat_stuff/getopt/getopt.c81# if (HAVE_LIBINTL_H && ENABLE_NLS) || defined _LIBCCOMMENT
LOWexternal_libraries/oscpack_build.cpp1#include <boost/predef.h>COMMENT
LOW…ternal_libraries/oscpack_1_1_0/osc/OscHostEndianness.h61COMMENT
LOWexternal_libraries/oscpack_1_1_0/ip/UdpSocket.h101 // and may have drastically different behavior on differentCOMMENT
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AI Response Leakage3 hits · 34 pts
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HIGHexternal_libraries/boost/boost/container/string.hpp544//! In this implementation, basic_string has performance characteristics very similar toCOMMENT
HIGHexternal_libraries/boost/boost/container/string.hpp548//! In this implementation, begin(),COMMENT
HIGHexternal_libraries/boost/boost/container/string.hpp550//! In this implementation, iterators are only invalidated by member functions thatCOMMENT
Structural Annotation Overuse14 hits · 24 pts
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LOWREADME_BELA.md93### Step 1: Obtain the source codeCOMMENT
LOWREADME_BELA.md112### Step 2: Make a build directoryCOMMENT
LOWREADME_BELA.md123### Step 3: Set CMake flagsCOMMENT
LOWREADME_BELA.md152### Step 4: BuildCOMMENT
LOWREADME_RASPBERRY_PI.md24### Step 1: Hardware setupCOMMENT
LOWREADME_RASPBERRY_PI.md30### Step 2: Update the system, install packages and dependenciesCOMMENT
LOWREADME_RASPBERRY_PI.md76### Step 3: Obtain the source codeCOMMENT
LOWREADME_RASPBERRY_PI.md85### Step 4: Configure the build via CMakeCOMMENT
LOWREADME_RASPBERRY_PI.md116### Step 5: Build and installCOMMENT
LOWREADME_RASPBERRY_PI.md124### Step 6: Set up JACKCOMMENT
LOW…l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp921 //Step 1: put new elements in the backCOMMENT
LOW…l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp924 //Step 2: sort themCOMMENT
LOW…l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp927 //Step 3: only left unique values from the back not already present in the original rangeCOMMENT
LOW…l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp935 //Step 4: merge both rangesCOMMENT
Hallucination Indicators2 hits · 20 pts
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CRITICALHelpSource/static/lib/codemirror-5.39.2.min.js1!function(e,t){"object"==typeof exports&&"undefined"!=typeof module?module.exports=t():"function"==typeof define&&defineCODE
CRITICALHelpSource/static/lib/jquery.min.js2!function(e,t){"use strict";"object"==typeof module&&"object"==typeof module.exports?module.exports=e.document?t(e,!0):fCODE
Cross-Language Confusion3 hits · 18 pts
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HIGHtools/clang-format.py464 print("To undo this, run `git checkout %s && git branch -D %s`" % (old_branch, new_branch))CODE
HIGHexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py16 '["foo", {"bar": ["baz", null, 1.0, 2]}]'CODE
HIGHexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py51 >>> json.loads('["foo", {"bar":["baz", null, 1.0, 2]}]') == objCODE
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers14 hits · 16 pts
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LOWtools/clang-format.py305def validate_repo_state_for_rebase(commit_before_reformat, commit_after_reformat, target_branch):CODE
LOWtools/clang-format.py369def is_wanted_clang_formattable_file(f):CODE
LOWtools/clang-format.py374def get_all_clang_formattable_files(repo):CODE
LOWtools/clang-format.py476def filter_unwanted_files_from_diff(diff_text):CODE
LOWtools/clang-format.py484def prepare_diff_for_lint_format(clang_format, commit):CODE
LOWtools/remove_trailing_blank_lines.py4def remove_trailing_blank_lines(file_path: str):CODE
LOWtools/release/git_utilities.py8 def check_no_uncommitted_changes(repo: Repo) -> None:CODE
LOWtools/release/git_utilities.py28 def reset_and_clean_working_directory(project_dir: str) -> None:CODE
LOWtools/release/git_utilities.py48 def add_and_commit_everything(directory: str, message: str) -> None:CODE
LOWtools/release/git_utilities.py53 def push_active_branch_origin(directory: str) -> None:CODE
LOWtools/release/git_utilities.py59 def pull_active_branch_origin(directory: str) -> None:CODE
LOWexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/encoder.py47def py_encode_basestring_ascii(s):CODE
LOWHelpSource/static/scdoc.js367function getLineNumberStorageValue() {CODE
LOWHelpSource/static/scdoc.js371function setLineNumberStorageValue(v) {CODE
Synthetic Comment Markers2 hits · 15 pts
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HIGHexternal_libraries/boost/boost/timer/config.hpp18// enable dynamic or static linking as requested --------------------------------------//COMMENT
HIGHexternal_libraries/boost/boost/system/config.hpp38// enable dynamic or static linking as requested --------------------------------------//COMMENT
AI Slop Vocabulary4 hits · 10 pts
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LOWtools/clang-format.py97 # what file suffixes are executable, so just pass on cmd as-is.COMMENT
MEDIUM…ies/boost/boost/atomic/detail/extra_fp_ops_generic.hpp95//! Negate implementation for IEEE 754 / IEC 559 floating point types. We leverage the fact that the sign bit is the mosCOMMENT
MEDIUMexternal_libraries/boost/boost/container/vector.hpp2318 //Absolutely experimental. This function might change, disappear or simply crash!COMMENT
MEDIUM…al_libraries/boost/boost/detail/utf8_codecvt_facet.hpp48// Essentially, each library will have its own copy of utf8 code, inCOMMENT
Self-Referential Comments2 hits · 9 pts
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MEDIUMtools/clang-format.py452 # Create a new commit onto clang-formatted branchCOMMENT
MEDIUMtools/clang-format.py457 # Create a new branch to mark the hashes we have been usingCOMMENT
Slop Phrases3 hits · 9 pts
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MEDIUM…s/detail/hypergeometric_1F1_addition_theorems_on_z.hpp250 // I'm unable to find any situation where this series isn't divergent and thereforeCOMMENT
MEDIUMserver/plugins/DemoUGens.cpp49 // just for demonstration purposes, let's assume that a string that says "fail" causes the command to fail.COMMENT
MEDIUMserver/plugins/DemoUGens.cpp210 // just for demonstration purposes, let's assume that a negative value causes the command to fail.COMMENT
Verbosity Indicators4 hits · 9 pts
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LOW…l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp921 //Step 1: put new elements in the backCOMMENT
LOW…l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp924 //Step 2: sort themCOMMENT
LOW…l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp927 //Step 3: only left unique values from the back not already present in the original rangeCOMMENT
LOW…l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp935 //Step 4: merge both rangesCOMMENT
Unused Imports6 hits · 6 pts
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LOWtools/clang-format.py2CODE
LOWtools/clang-format.py2CODE
LOWtools/clang-format.py2CODE
LOWtools/clang-format.py8CODE
LOWtools/clang-format.py11CODE
LOWexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py111CODE
Deep Nesting6 hits · 6 pts
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LOWtools/clang-format.py378CODE
LOWtools/clang-format.py532CODE
LOWtools/clang-format.py48CODE
LOWtools/cmake_gen/generate_server_plugin_cmake.py106CODE
LOWexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/scanner.py18CODE
LOWexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/scanner.py32CODE
AI Structural Patterns5 hits · 5 pts
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LOWtools/cmake_gen/generate_server_plugin_cmake.py244CODE
LOWexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py143CODE
LOWexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py224CODE
LOWexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py303CODE
LOWexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py360CODE
Modern Structural Boilerplate3 hits · 2 pts
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LOWexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/decoder.py16__all__ = ['JSONDecoder']CODE
LOWexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/scanner.py12__all__ = ['make_scanner']CODE
LOWexternal_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py101__all__ = [STRING
Dead Code1 hit · 2 pts
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MEDIUMtools/clang-format.py259CODE
Redundant / Tautological Comments1 hit · 2 pts
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LOWtools/clang-format.py416 # Check if anything needed reformatting, and if so amend the commitCOMMENT
Example Usage Blocks1 hit · 2 pts
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LOW…raries/boost/boost/iostreams/detail/select_by_size.hpp24// Example usage:COMMENT