An audio server, programming language, and IDE for sound synthesis and algorithmic composition.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | CHANGELOG.md | 1 | <!-- | COMMENT |
| LOW | QtCollider/QObjectProxy.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/QcApplication.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/type_codec.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/QObjectProxy.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/interface.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/Common.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/QWidgetProxy.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/type_codec.hpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/QcSignalSpy.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/hacks/hacks_qt.hpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/style/ProxyStyle.cpp | 1 | #include "ProxyStyle.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | QtCollider/primitives/prim_QObject.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/primitives/prim_QWidget.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/primitives/prim_misc.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/primitives/prim_QImage.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/primitives/prim_QQuartzComposer.mm | 21 | #include "primitives.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | QtCollider/widgets/QcWebView.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/widgets/QcMenu.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/widgets/QcWebView.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | QtCollider/widgets/soundfileview/view.cpp | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 21 | # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted | COMMENT |
| LOW | langutils/sc_lexer/standalone/main.cpp | 1 | #include "codepoint_stream.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | langutils/sc_lexer/include/lexer.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/SC_Alloca.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/SC_fftlib.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/common/SC_Endian.h | 41 | # include <netinet/in.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/SC_Endian.h | 101 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/common/SC_Types.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/function_attributes.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/common/function_attributes.h | 41 | # undef FLATTEN | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/function_attributes.h | 61 | #ifndef MALLOC | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/function_attributes.h | 81 | // provide c99-style __restrict__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/common/SC_Export.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/common/SC_Export.h | 41 | #ifdef BUILDING_SCSYNTH // if scsynth is being built, instead of used | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_Unit.h | 61 | typedef struct Unit Unit; | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_Unit.h | 261 | # define RELEASE_BUS_AUDIO(index) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_SndBuf.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_Constants.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_RGen.h | 21 | //----------------------------------------------------------------------------// | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_RGen.h | 41 | // fast. | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_Complex.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_InlineUnaryOp.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/Unroll.h | 41 | // indexing type | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/Unroll.h | 121 | # define ZXP(z) (*(z)++) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h | 161 | // destroy any resources held internally. | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h | 181 | #define ClearUnitOutputs (*ft->fClearUnitOutputs) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h | 201 | #define SC_GetNode (*ft->fGetNode) | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_InterfaceTable.h | 241 | # define SUPERNOVA_CHECK \ | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_PlugIn.h | 21 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | include/plugin_interface/SC_PlugIn.h | 41 | # include "SC_InlineBinaryOp.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | testsuite/server/boost_test.cpp | 1 | #define BOOST_TEST_MAIN | COMMENT |
| LOW | platform/wasm/scsynth.pre.js | 1 | // sets up ring buffers | COMMENT |
| LOW | platform/windows/compat_stuff/getopt/getopt.c | 21 | Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA | COMMENT |
| LOW | platform/windows/compat_stuff/getopt/getopt.c | 61 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | platform/windows/compat_stuff/getopt/getopt.c | 81 | # if (HAVE_LIBINTL_H && ENABLE_NLS) || defined _LIBC | COMMENT |
| LOW | external_libraries/oscpack_build.cpp | 1 | #include <boost/predef.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | …ternal_libraries/oscpack_1_1_0/osc/OscHostEndianness.h | 61 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | external_libraries/oscpack_1_1_0/ip/UdpSocket.h | 101 | // and may have drastically different behavior on different | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH⚡ | external_libraries/boost/boost/container/string.hpp | 544 | //! In this implementation, basic_string has performance characteristics very similar to | COMMENT |
| HIGH⚡ | external_libraries/boost/boost/container/string.hpp | 548 | //! In this implementation, begin(), | COMMENT |
| HIGH⚡ | external_libraries/boost/boost/container/string.hpp | 550 | //! In this implementation, iterators are only invalidated by member functions that | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | README_BELA.md | 93 | ### Step 1: Obtain the source code | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_BELA.md | 112 | ### Step 2: Make a build directory | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_BELA.md | 123 | ### Step 3: Set CMake flags | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_BELA.md | 152 | ### Step 4: Build | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_RASPBERRY_PI.md | 24 | ### Step 1: Hardware setup | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_RASPBERRY_PI.md | 30 | ### Step 2: Update the system, install packages and dependencies | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_RASPBERRY_PI.md | 76 | ### Step 3: Obtain the source code | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_RASPBERRY_PI.md | 85 | ### Step 4: Configure the build via CMake | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_RASPBERRY_PI.md | 116 | ### Step 5: Build and install | COMMENT |
| LOW | README_RASPBERRY_PI.md | 124 | ### Step 6: Set up JACK | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 921 | //Step 1: put new elements in the back | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 924 | //Step 2: sort them | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 927 | //Step 3: only left unique values from the back not already present in the original range | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 935 | //Step 4: merge both ranges | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRITICAL | HelpSource/static/lib/codemirror-5.39.2.min.js | 1 | !function(e,t){"object"==typeof exports&&"undefined"!=typeof module?module.exports=t():"function"==typeof define&&define | CODE |
| CRITICAL | HelpSource/static/lib/jquery.min.js | 2 | !function(e,t){"use strict";"object"==typeof module&&"object"==typeof module.exports?module.exports=e.document?t(e,!0):f | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH⚡ | tools/clang-format.py | 464 | print("To undo this, run `git checkout %s && git branch -D %s`" % (old_branch, new_branch)) | CODE |
| HIGH | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 16 | '["foo", {"bar": ["baz", null, 1.0, 2]}]' | CODE |
| HIGH | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 51 | >>> json.loads('["foo", {"bar":["baz", null, 1.0, 2]}]') == obj | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 305 | def validate_repo_state_for_rebase(commit_before_reformat, commit_after_reformat, target_branch): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 369 | def is_wanted_clang_formattable_file(f): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 374 | def get_all_clang_formattable_files(repo): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 476 | def filter_unwanted_files_from_diff(diff_text): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 484 | def prepare_diff_for_lint_format(clang_format, commit): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/remove_trailing_blank_lines.py | 4 | def remove_trailing_blank_lines(file_path: str): | CODE |
| LOW | tools/release/git_utilities.py | 8 | def check_no_uncommitted_changes(repo: Repo) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | tools/release/git_utilities.py | 28 | def reset_and_clean_working_directory(project_dir: str) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tools/release/git_utilities.py | 48 | def add_and_commit_everything(directory: str, message: str) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tools/release/git_utilities.py | 53 | def push_active_branch_origin(directory: str) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | tools/release/git_utilities.py | 59 | def pull_active_branch_origin(directory: str) -> None: | CODE |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/encoder.py | 47 | def py_encode_basestring_ascii(s): | CODE |
| LOW | HelpSource/static/scdoc.js | 367 | function getLineNumberStorageValue() { | CODE |
| LOW | HelpSource/static/scdoc.js | 371 | function setLineNumberStorageValue(v) { | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | external_libraries/boost/boost/timer/config.hpp | 18 | // enable dynamic or static linking as requested --------------------------------------// | COMMENT |
| HIGH | external_libraries/boost/boost/system/config.hpp | 38 | // enable dynamic or static linking as requested --------------------------------------// | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 97 | # what file suffixes are executable, so just pass on cmd as-is. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …ies/boost/boost/atomic/detail/extra_fp_ops_generic.hpp | 95 | //! Negate implementation for IEEE 754 / IEC 559 floating point types. We leverage the fact that the sign bit is the mos | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | external_libraries/boost/boost/container/vector.hpp | 2318 | //Absolutely experimental. This function might change, disappear or simply crash! | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | …al_libraries/boost/boost/detail/utf8_codecvt_facet.hpp | 48 | // Essentially, each library will have its own copy of utf8 code, in | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM⚡ | tools/clang-format.py | 452 | # Create a new commit onto clang-formatted branch | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | tools/clang-format.py | 457 | # Create a new branch to mark the hashes we have been using | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | …s/detail/hypergeometric_1F1_addition_theorems_on_z.hpp | 250 | // I'm unable to find any situation where this series isn't divergent and therefore | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | server/plugins/DemoUGens.cpp | 49 | // just for demonstration purposes, let's assume that a string that says "fail" causes the command to fail. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | server/plugins/DemoUGens.cpp | 210 | // just for demonstration purposes, let's assume that a negative value causes the command to fail. | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 921 | //Step 1: put new elements in the back | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 924 | //Step 2: sort them | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 927 | //Step 3: only left unique values from the back not already present in the original range | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | …l_libraries/boost/boost/container/detail/flat_tree.hpp | 935 | //Step 4: merge both ranges | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 2 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 8 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 11 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 111 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 378 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 532 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 48 | CODE | |
| LOW | tools/cmake_gen/generate_server_plugin_cmake.py | 106 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/scanner.py | 18 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/scanner.py | 32 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/cmake_gen/generate_server_plugin_cmake.py | 244 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 143 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 224 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 303 | CODE | |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 360 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/decoder.py | 16 | __all__ = ['JSONDecoder'] | CODE |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/scanner.py | 12 | __all__ = ['make_scanner'] | CODE |
| LOW | external_libraries/simplejson-2.3.2/__init__.py | 101 | __all__ = [ | STRING |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | tools/clang-format.py | 259 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | tools/clang-format.py | 416 | # Check if anything needed reformatting, and if so amend the commit | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | …raries/boost/boost/iostreams/detail/select_by_size.hpp | 24 | // Example usage: | COMMENT |