AI Slop Code Risk Monitor

transmission/transmission

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Official Transmission BitTorrent client repository

1.0 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for transmission/transmission, a C++ project with 15,367 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 196,204 lines of code across 654 source files, recording 201 pattern matches distributed across 6 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.0 (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.

1.0
Adjusted Signal
1.0
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-31
Last Push
15.4K
Stars
C++
Language
196.2K
Lines of Code
654
Files
201
Pattern Hits
2026-10-31
Scan Date
0.00
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 4.9/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 197 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.1/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 4 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.1/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 4 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 5.0/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 201 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 0HIGH 0MEDIUM 0LOW 201

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 201 distinct pattern matches across 6 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.

Over-Commented Block187 hits · 187 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWupdate-version-h.sh81 rm -f "$vcs_revision_file"COMMENT
LOWtests/qt/rpc-test-fixtures.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWtests/libtransmission/test-fixtures.h1// This file Copyright (C) 2013-2022 Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWtests/assets/benc2cpp.py1#!/usr/bin/env python3COMMENT
LOWqt/my-valgrind.sh1#!/bin/shCOMMENT
LOWqt/FileTreeModel.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/OptionsDialog.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/QtCompat.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/PrefsDialog.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/RpcClient.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/MainWindow.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/Application.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/Torrent.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/Formatter.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/DetailsDialog.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/IconCache.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/TorrentModel.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/Prefs.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/Session.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/VariantHelpers.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/FilterBar.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/FileTreeItem.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/NativeIconMac.mm1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/InteropHelper.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/RpcQueue.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWqt/Filters.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWlibtransmission-app/favicon-cache.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWrelease/find-broken-translations.py1#!/usr/bin/env python3COMMENT
LOWdaemon/daemon.h1// This file Copyright © Mnemosyne LLC.COMMENT
LOWmacosx/Utils.h1// This file Copyright © Transmission authors and contributors.COMMENT
LOWmacosx/MessageWindowController.mm1// This file Copyright © Transmission authors and contributors.COMMENT
LOWmacosx/FileOutlineController.mm1// This file Copyright © Transmission authors and contributors.COMMENT
LOWmacosx/GroupsController.mm1// This file Copyright © Transmission authors and contributors.COMMENT
LOWmacosx/CreatorWindowController.mm1// This file Copyright © Transmission authors and contributors.COMMENT
LOWmacosx/Controller.mm1// This file Copyright © Transmission authors and contributors.COMMENT
LOWmacosx/Controller.mm21#include <libtransmission/string-utils.h>COMMENT
LOWmacosx/Controller.mm41#import "AddWindowController.h"COMMENT
LOWmacosx/Controller.mm1701{COMMENT
LOWmacosx/TorrentTableView.mm1// This file Copyright © Transmission authors and contributors.COMMENT
LOWmacosx/Torrent.mm1// This file Copyright © Transmission authors and contributors.COMMENT
LOWmacosx/InfoWindowController.mm1// This file Copyright © Transmission authors and contributors.COMMENT
LOWmacosx/PrefsController.mm1// This file Copyright © Transmission authors and contributors.COMMENT
LOW…mework/Versions/B/PrivateHeaders/SPUInstallationType.h1//COMMENT
LOW…ersions/B/PrivateHeaders/SUInstallerLauncher+Private.h1//COMMENT
LOW…ework/Versions/B/PrivateHeaders/SPUUserAgent+Private.h1//COMMENT
LOW…sions/B/PrivateHeaders/SPUStandardUserDriver+Private.h1//COMMENT
LOW…work/Versions/B/PrivateHeaders/SUAppcastItem+Private.h1//COMMENT
LOW…ersions/B/PrivateHeaders/SPUAppcastItemStateResolver.h1//COMMENT
LOW…Sparkle.framework/Versions/B/Headers/SPUDownloadData.h1//COMMENT
LOW…rkle.framework/Versions/B/Headers/SPUUpdaterDelegate.h1//COMMENT
LOW…ramework/Versions/B/Headers/SUVersionDisplayProtocol.h1//COMMENT
LOWmacosx/Sparkle.framework/Versions/B/Headers/SUAppcast.h1//COMMENT
LOW…rkle.framework/Versions/B/Headers/SPUUpdaterSettings.h1//COMMENT
LOWmacosx/Sparkle.framework/Versions/B/Headers/SUExport.h1//COMMENT
LOW…e.framework/Versions/B/Headers/SPUStandardUserDriver.h1//COMMENT
LOW…rkle.framework/Versions/B/Headers/SPUUserUpdateState.h1//COMMENT
LOW…arkle.framework/Versions/B/Headers/SUUpdaterDelegate.h1//COMMENT
LOW…x/Sparkle.framework/Versions/B/Headers/SPUUserDriver.h1//COMMENT
LOWmacosx/Sparkle.framework/Versions/B/Headers/SUErrors.h1//COMMENT
LOW…x/Sparkle.framework/Versions/B/Headers/SUAppcastItem.h1//COMMENT
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Fake / Example Data3 hits · 4 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW⚡gtk/Utils.h89 auto dummy_value = Glib::Value<T>();CODE
LOW⚡gtk/Utils.h90 dummy_value.init(decltype(dummy_value)::value_type());CODE
LOW⚡gtk/Utils.h92 return dummy_value.create_param_spec(name, nick, blurb, TR_GLIB_PARAM_FLAGS(READABLE));CODE
Deep Nesting4 hits · 4 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtests/assets/benc2cpp.py24CODE
LOWtests/assets/benc2cpp.py120CODE
LOWrelease/find-broken-translations.py44CODE
LOWrelease/find-broken-translations.py107CODE
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers4 hits · 4 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWweb/src/utils.js69export function createTextualTabsContainer(id, tabs, callback) {CODE
LOWweb/src/utils.js328function setOrDeleteAttribute(element, attribute, b) {CODE
LOWtests/assets/benc2cpp.py24def bytes_to_cpp_string_literal(data: bytes) -> str:CODE
LOWtests/assets/benc2cpp.py120def render_bencode_tokens_pretty(STRING
Example Usage Blocks2 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtests/assets/benc2cpp.py15# Usage:COMMENT
LOWrelease/find-broken-translations.py14# Usage:COMMENT
Unused Imports1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWtests/assets/benc2cpp.py18CODE