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useplunk/plunk

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1.5 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for useplunk/plunk, a TypeScript project with 5,569 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 143,314 lines of code across 710 source files, recording 148 pattern matches distributed across 10 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.5 (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.

1.5
Adjusted Signal
1.5
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-28
Last Push
5.6K
Stars
TypeScript
Language
143.3K
Lines of Code
710
Files
148
Pattern Hits
2026-10-31
Scan Date
0.01
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 2.3/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 62 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 4.3/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 80 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 1.9/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 42 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 6.9/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 148 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 9MEDIUM 6LOW 133

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 148 distinct pattern matches across 10 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.

Fake / Example Data71 hits · 80 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWpackages/shared/src/__tests__/mailbox-simulator.test.ts36 expect(isMailboxSimulatorAddress('simulator.amazonses.com@example.org')).toBe(false);CODE
LOWpackages/shared/src/i18n/index.ts162 * Example: t("pages.unsubscribe.description", { email: "user@example.com" })COMMENT
LOWpackages/email/src/emails/PasswordReset.tsx14 email = 'user@example.com',CODE
LOWpackages/email/src/emails/EmailVerification.tsx14 email = 'user@example.com',CODE
LOWapps/landing/src/pages/tools/verify-email.tsx97 placeholder="user@example.com"CODE
LOWapps/web/src/components/TeamSettings.tsx333 <Input type="email" placeholder="user@example.com" {...field} />CODE
LOW…eb/src/components/workflow-steps/WebhookStepDialog.tsx91 "contact": { "email": "user@example.com", "subscribed": true, "data": { ... } },CODE
LOWapps/web/src/pages/onboarding/workflows.tsx64 email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json484 "email": "user@example.com"CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json882 "to": "user@example.com",CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json894 "name": "Jane Doe",CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json913 "name": "Jane Doe",CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json933 "to": "user@example.com",CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json949 "to": "user@example.com",CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json960 "to": "user@example.com",CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json969 "to": "user@example.com",CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json985 "to": "user@example.com",CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json999 "to": "user@example.com",CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json1084 "email": "user@example.com"CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json1178 "email": "user@example.com",CODE
LOWapps/wiki/openapi.json1550 "email": "user@example.com",CODE
LOWapps/wiki/lib/render-openapi-operation.ts127 if (schema.format === 'email') return 'user@example.com';CODE
LOWapps/api/src/__tests__/integration/actions.test.ts122 name: 'John Doe',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/__tests__/integration/actions.test.ts149 name: 'John Doe',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/__tests__/integration/actions.test.ts163 name: 'John Doe',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/__tests__/integration/actions.test.ts184 name: 'Jane Doe',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/__tests__/integration/actions.test.ts222 {name: 'Jane Doe', email: 'test1@example.com'},CODE
LOWapps/api/src/__tests__/integration/actions.test.ts247 name: 'Jane Doe',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/__tests__/integration/actions.test.ts260 name: 'Jane Doe',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/__tests__/import-processor.test.ts262 company: 'Acme Inc',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/__tests__/import-processor.test.ts279 expect(data?.company).toBe('Acme Inc'); // NewCODE
LOWapps/api/src/controllers/Actions.ts48 * email: "user@example.com",COMMENT
LOW⚡apps/api/src/controllers/Actions.ts122 * - String: "user@example.com"COMMENT
LOW⚡apps/api/src/controllers/Actions.ts123 * - Object: {name: "Jane Doe", email: "user@example.com"}COMMENT
LOW⚡apps/api/src/controllers/Actions.ts123 * - Object: {name: "Jane Doe", email: "user@example.com"}COMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/controllers/Actions.ts148 * to: "user@example.com",COMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/controllers/Actions.ts162 * name: "Jane Doe",COMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/controllers/Actions.ts163 * email: "user@example.com"COMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/controllers/Actions.ts176 * {name: "Jane Doe", email: "jane@example.com"},COMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/DomainService.test.ts192 const result1 = await DomainService.verifyEmailDomain('user@example.com', project.id);CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/DomainService.test.ts193 const result2 = await DomainService.verifyEmailDomain('admin@example.com', project.id);CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/SegmentService.test.ts120 email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/SegmentService.test.ts137 data: {company: 'Acme Inc'},CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/SegmentService.test.ts499 email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/SegmentService.test.ts569 data: {company: 'Acme Inc'},CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/SegmentService.test.ts587 name: 'Company not equal to "Acme Inc"',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/SegmentService.test.ts588 filters: [{field: 'data.company', operator: 'notEquals', value: 'Acme Inc'}],CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/SegmentService.test.ts600 data: {company: 'Acme Inc'},CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/ContactService.test.ts81 const second = await ContactService.upsert(projectId, 'user@example.com', {lastName: 'Doe'});CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/ContactService.test.ts84 expect(second.email).toBe('user@example.com');CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/ContactService.test.ts135 company: 'Acme Inc',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/ContactService.test.ts143 company: 'Acme Inc',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/ContactService.test.ts366 name: 'John Doe',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/ContactService.test.ts373 name: 'John Doe',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/ContactService.test.ts434 company: 'Acme Inc',CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/__tests__/ContactService.test.ts444 expect(updated.data).toHaveProperty('company', 'Acme Inc'); // PreservedCODE
LOW…rc/services/__tests__/SegmentService.operators.test.ts52 email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOW…rc/services/__tests__/SegmentService.operators.test.ts204 email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOW…rc/services/__tests__/SegmentService.operators.test.ts301 email: 'user@example.com',CODE
LOW…rc/services/__tests__/SegmentService.operators.test.ts551 data: {company: 'Acme Inc'},CODE
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Hyper-Verbose Identifiers36 hits · 36 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWpackages/ui/src/components/atoms/Select.tsx138function SelectItemWithDescription({CODE
LOWpackages/shared/src/mailbox-simulator.ts19export function isMailboxSimulatorAddress(address: string | null | undefined): boolean {CODE
LOWpackages/email/src/emails/ProjectDisabledPayment.tsx14export function ProjectDisabledPaymentEmail({CODE
LOWpackages/email/src/emails/CardVerificationFailed.tsx16export function CardVerificationFailedEmail({CODE
LOWpackages/email/src/emails/BillingLimitExceeded.tsx17export function BillingLimitExceededEmail({CODE
LOW…s/landing/src/components/snippets/DeliverySnippets.tsx67export function ThrottledResponseFragment({className = 'w-full max-w-xs'}: {className?: string}) {CODE
LOWapps/landing/src/lib/emailHtmlConverter.ts166export function convertToCompleteEmailHtml(html: string): string {CODE
LOW…nding/src/pages/features/scheduling-and-throttling.tsx132export default function SchedulingAndThrottlingFeature() {CODE
LOWapps/landing/src/pages/features/transactional-email.tsx140export default function TransactionalEmailFeature() {CODE
LOW…ng/src/pages/guides/email-marketing-best-practices.tsx25export default function EmailMarketingBestPractices() {CODE
LOW…/src/pages/guides/transactional-vs-marketing-email.tsx16export default function TransactionalVsMarketingEmail() {CODE
LOW…/src/components/workflow-steps/ConditionStepDialog.tsx78function hasMultiBranchConnections(step: StepWithTemplate): boolean {CODE
LOWapps/web/src/lib/hooks/useDomains.ts45export function useCheckDomainVerification() {CODE
LOWapps/wiki/lib/render-openapi-operation.ts141function findOperationByMethodPath(CODE
LOWapps/wiki/lib/render-openapi-operation.ts159export async function renderOpenAPIOperationFromMDX(CODE
LOWapps/api/src/utils/templateValidation.ts17export function assertValidTemplateSyntax(fields: Record<string, unknown>): void {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/campaign-cancel-cleanup-processor.ts43export async function deleteUnsentCampaignEmails(CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/campaign-cancel-cleanup-processor.ts101export function createCampaignCancelCleanupWorker(): Worker<CampaignCancelCleanupJobData> {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/api-request-cleanup-processor.ts73export function createApiRequestCleanupWorker(): Worker<ApiRequestCleanupJobData> {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/card-verification-processor.ts16export function createCardVerificationWorker(): Worker {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/contact-fields-processor.ts29export function createContactFieldsWorker(): Worker<ContactFieldsJobData> {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/card-verification-sweep-processor.ts249export function createCardVerificationSweepWorker(): Worker<CardVerificationSweepJobData> {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/background-index-builder.ts130function createSingleConnectionClient(): PrismaClient {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/segment-count-processor.ts77async function processSegmentCountUpdate(job: Job<SegmentCountJobData>): Promise<void> {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/scheduled-email-sweep-processor.ts33export async function requeueOverdueScheduledEmails({CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/scheduled-email-sweep-processor.ts79export function createScheduledEmailSweepWorker(): Worker<ScheduledEmailSweepJobData> {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/campaign-stats-sweep-processor.ts43export function createCampaignStatsSweepWorker(): Worker<CampaignStatsSweepJobData> {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/scheduled-processor.ts15export function createScheduledCampaignWorker() {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/idempotency-key-cleanup-processor.ts75export async function deleteExpiredThrottleClaims(): Promise<number> {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/idempotency-key-cleanup-processor.ts101export function createIdempotencyKeyCleanupWorker(): Worker<IdempotencyKeyCleanupJobData> {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/domain-verification-processor.ts17async function processDomainVerification(job: Job<DomainVerificationJobData>): Promise<void> {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/domain-verification-processor.ts32export function createDomainVerificationWorker(): Worker {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/email-body-cleanup-processor.ts79export function createEmailBodyCleanupWorker(): Worker<EmailBodyCleanupJobData> {CODE
LOWapps/api/src/services/EmailHeaderService.ts60export function bodyHasListManagementLink(html: string, contactId: string): boolean {CODE
LOW…ervices/__tests__/WorkflowConditions.operators.test.ts39 async function createConditionalWorkflow(CODE
LOW…ervices/__tests__/WorkflowConditions.operators.test.ts734 async function createMultiBranchWorkflow(CODE
Magic Placeholder Names7 hits · 35 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
HIGHapps/landing/src/pages/guides/email-api-guide.tsx27 -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \\CODE
HIGHapps/wiki/lib/render-openapi-operation.ts267 const curlParts = [`curl -X ${method} '${baseUrl}${ref.path}'`, " -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'"];CODE
HIGHapps/smtp/README.md75<your-api-key> # your project secret (plain text)CODE
HIGHapps/api/src/app.ts327 suggestion = 'Include an Authorization header with format: "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"';CODE
HIGHapps/api/src/middleware/auth.ts128 'Authorization header must use Bearer token format: "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"',CODE
HIGHapps/api/src/middleware/auth.ts197 'Authorization header must use Bearer token format: "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"',CODE
HIGHapps/api/src/middleware/auth.ts265 'Authorization header must use Bearer token format: "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"',CODE
Decorative Section Separators6 hits · 18 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMdocker-compose.yml26 # ============================================COMMENT
MEDIUMdocker-compose.yml28 # ============================================COMMENT
MEDIUMdocker-compose.yml107 # ============================================COMMENT
MEDIUMdocker-compose.yml109 # ============================================COMMENT
MEDIUM.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml130# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUM.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml143# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
Over-Commented Block17 hits · 17 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWdocker-compose.yml1version: '3.8'COMMENT
LOWdocker-compose.yml201 # Explicit SES sending rate (avoid silent fallback to 14/sec whenCOMMENT
LOWvitest.config.ts21 '**/*.config.js',COMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml1name: NPM PublishCOMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml121 # correct outcome, not a failure.COMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml141# No NPM_TOKEN, nothing to rotate. If a publish ever fails with an OIDC error,COMMENT
LOWapps/landing/public/__env.js1// Runtime environment configuration placeholderCOMMENT
LOWapps/web/public/__env.js1// Runtime environment configuration placeholderCOMMENT
LOWapps/wiki/public/__env.js1// Runtime environment configuration placeholderCOMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/app/constants.ts141// Maximum total attachment size in MB (default: 10). AWS SES supports up to 40 MB.COMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/utils/mime.ts21 // break anywhere without changing how the text renders. Wrapping here insteadCOMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/jobs/email-processor.ts321 // Mark as sent with SES message ID.COMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/controllers/Webhooks.ts581COMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/controllers/Actions.ts341 //COMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/services/ActivityService.ts101 startDate?: Date,COMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/services/EmailHeaderService.ts181 // providers to render the one-click control, and List-Unsubscribe-Post isCOMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/services/SecurityService.ts501 /**COMMENT
Cross-Language Confusion (JS/TS)2 hits · 10 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
HIGHapps/landing/src/pages/guides/email-api-guide.tsx84 print('Sent', response.json()['data']['emails'][0]['email'])CODE
HIGHapps/landing/src/pages/guides/email-api-guide.tsx86 print('Failed to send', response.status_code, response.text)`,CODE
Verbosity Indicators3 hits · 4 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWapps/api/src/services/EmailVerificationService.ts102 // Step 1: Check NS records - proves the domain exists in DNSCOMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/services/EmailVerificationService.ts114 // Step 2: Check MX records - required for receiving emailCOMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/services/EmailVerificationService.ts128 // Step 3: Check if domain has A/AAAA records - informational onlyCOMMENT
Structural Annotation Overuse3 hits · 4 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWapps/api/src/services/EmailVerificationService.ts102 // Step 1: Check NS records - proves the domain exists in DNSCOMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/services/EmailVerificationService.ts114 // Step 2: Check MX records - required for receiving emailCOMMENT
LOWapps/api/src/services/EmailVerificationService.ts128 // Step 3: Check if domain has A/AAAA records - informational onlyCOMMENT
Redundant / Tautological Comments2 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWdocker-entrypoint-nginx.sh55# Check if openapi.local.json exists in the standalone directoryCOMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml28 # Check if this is a release-please commitCOMMENT
Example Usage Blocks1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWdocker-compose.yml13# Usage:COMMENT