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tj/git-extras

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3.5 Likely human-written View on GitHub

Analysis Overview

This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of tj/git-extras, a Shell project with 18,073 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 22,462 lines of code across 187 source files, recording 48 pattern matches distributed across 4 syntactic categories. The overall adjusted score of 3.5 places this repository in the Likely human-written 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).

3.5
Adjusted Score
3.5
Raw Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-07-14
Last Push
18.1K
Stars
Shell
Language
22.5K
Lines of Code
187
Files
48
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 0HIGH 0MEDIUM 6LOW 42

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 48 distinct pattern matches across 4 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.

Hyper-Verbose Identifiers37 hits · 46 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtests/test_git_archive_file.py14 def test_archive_file_on_tags_branch(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_archive_file.py21 def test_archive_file_on_any_not_tags_branch_without_default_branch(CODE
LOWtests/test_git_archive_file.py34 def test_archive_file_on_any_not_tags_branch_with_default_branch(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_archive_file.py44 def test_archive_file_on_branch_name_has_slash(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_archive_file.py56 def test_archive_file_on_dirname_has_backslash(self, named_temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_archive_file.py64 def test_archive_file_on_tag_name_has_slash(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_authors.py21 def test_output_authors_has_email_without_any_parameter(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_authors.py30 def test_list_authors_has_email_defaultly(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_authors.py39 def test_list_authors_has_not_email(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py17 def test_browse_github_file_on_mac(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py25 def test_browse_gitlab_file_on_mac(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py34 def test_browse_bitbucket_file_on_mac(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py43 def test_browse_github_file_on_git_bash_on_window(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py52 def test_browse_gitlab_file_on_git_bash_on_window(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py61 def test_browse_bitbucket_file_on_git_bash_on_window(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py154 def test_browse_github_file_not_mac_or_msys_or_linux(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py166 def test_browse_gitlab_file_not_mac_or_msys_or_linux(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py178 def test_browse_bitbucket_file_not_mac_or_msys_or_linux(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py190 def test_browse_github_file_with_line_number(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py202 def test_browse_gitlab_file_with_line_number(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py214 def test_browse_bitbucket_file_with_line_number(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py226 def test_browse_unknown_site_file(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse.py236 def test_browse_unknown_site_file_with_line_number(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/helper.py86 def invoke_installed_extras_command(self, name, *params):CODE
LOWtests/helper.py129 def change_origin_to_bitbucket(self):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_alias.py43 def test_get_alias_globally_and_defaultly(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_alias.py48 def test_set_alias_globally_and_defaultly(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse_ci.py16 def test_browse_github_ci_on_mac(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse_ci.py22 def test_browse_gitlab_ci_on_mac(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse_ci.py29 def test_browse_bitbucket_ci_on_mac(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse_ci.py36 def test_browse_github_ci_on_git_bash_on_window(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse_ci.py43 def test_browse_gitlab_ci_on_git_bash_on_window(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse_ci.py50 def test_browse_bitbucket_ci_on_git_bash_on_window(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse_ci.py129 def test_browse_github_ci_not_mac_or_msys_or_linux(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse_ci.py139 def test_browse_gitlab_ci_not_mac_or_msys_or_linux(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse_ci.py149 def test_browse_bitbucket_ci_not_mac_or_msys_or_linux(self, temp_repo):CODE
LOWtests/test_git_browse_ci.py159 def test_browse_unknown_site_file(self, temp_repo):CODE
Decorative Section Separators6 hits · 27 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMetc/git-extras-completion.zsh1# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMetc/git-extras-completion.zsh3# -----------COMMENT
MEDIUMetc/git-extras-completion.zsh11# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMetc/git-extras-completion.zsh18# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMetc/git-extras-completion.zsh20# -----------COMMENT
MEDIUMetc/git-extras-completion.zsh25# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
Deep Nesting3 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtests/helper.py86CODE
LOWscripts/checkstyle.py94CODE
LOWscripts/checkstyle.py136CODE
Over-Commented Block2 hits · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWetc/git-extras-completion.zsh1# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
LOWscripts/checkstyle.py1#!/usr/bin/env python3COMMENT