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This report summarizes scanner evidence for vicinaehq/vicinae, a C++ project with 10,482 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 206,249 lines of code across 1369 source files, recording 325 pattern matches distributed across 11 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 2.0 (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.
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.
Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 268 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 36 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 25 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 325 finding(s).
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.
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.
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.
The scanner identified 325 distinct pattern matches across 11 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.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
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| LOW | src/data-control-server/src/selection.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/data-control-server/src/ext/clipman.cpp | 1 | #include <cerrno> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/data-control-server/src/ext/clipman.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/typescript/extension-manager/tsconfig.json | 1 | { | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/typescript/extension-manager/tsconfig.json | 21 | // "jsxImportSource": "", /* Specify module specifier used to import the JSX factory functi | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/typescript/extension-manager/tsconfig.json | 41 | // "customConditions": [], /* Conditions to set in addition to the resolver-specific default | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/typescript/extension-manager/tsconfig.json | 61 | // "importHelpers": true, /* Allow importing helper functions from tslib once per project, | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/typescript/extension-manager/tsconfig.json | 81 | // "preserveSymlinks": true, /* Disable resolving symlinks to their realpath. This correlates | COMMENT |
| LOW | …pescript/extension-manager/types/react-reconciler.d.ts | 901 | alternate: Fiber | null; | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/snippet/src/server.cpp | 1 | #include "snippet/snippet.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/browser-extension/src/browser.cpp | 1 | #include <cstdint> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/pch.h | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/pch.h | 21 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | src/server/src/navigation-controller.cpp | 1 | #include "navigation-controller.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/service-registry.cpp | 1 | #include "service-registry.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/service-registry.cpp | 21 | #include "services/selection/abstract-selection-service.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/navigation-controller.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/vicinae.cpp | 1 | #include "vicinae.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/server.cpp | 1 | #include "config/config.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/server.cpp | 21 | #include "ui/windows/overlay-controller.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/server.cpp | 41 | #include "ui/quick/shortcut-inhibitor-attached.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/server.cpp | 61 | #include "services/news/news-service.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/server.cpp | 81 | #include "services/snippet/linux-snippet-server.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/server.cpp | 101 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/server.cpp | 121 | #include <QtQuickControls2/QQuickStyle> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/settings/general-settings-model.cpp | 1 | #include "ui/settings/general-settings-model.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/settings/extension-settings-model.cpp | 1 | #include "ui/settings/extension-settings-model.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/quick/markdown-model.cpp | 1 | #include "ui/quick/markdown-model.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/quick/syntax-highlighter.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/bridges/config-bridge.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/image/image-stream.cpp | 1 | #include "image-stream.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/image/win-file-icon-loader.cpp | 1 | #include "win-file-icon-loader.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/image/image-renderer.cpp | 1 | #include "image-renderer.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/image/image-renderer.cpp | 21 | #include <QIcon> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/image/url.cpp | 1 | #include "services/builtin-icon/builtin-icon.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/image/win-file-icon-loader.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/image/url.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/action-panel/action.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | …server/src/ui/action-panel/action-panel-controller.cpp | 1 | #include "ui/action-panel/action-panel-controller.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/windows/settings-window.cpp | 1 | #include "ui/windows/settings-window.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/windows/settings-window.cpp | 21 | #include "service-registry.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/windows/launcher-window.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/windows/launcher-window.cpp | 1 | #include "ui/windows/launcher-window.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/windows/launcher-window.cpp | 21 | #include "ui/bridges/platform-bridge.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/windows/launcher-window.cpp | 41 | #include <QGuiApplication> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/windows/onboarding-window.cpp | 1 | #include "ui/windows/onboarding-window.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/views/drag-utils.cpp | 1 | #include <QDrag> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/views/dmenu-model.cpp | 1 | #include "ui/views/dmenu-model.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/views/view-utils.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/views/section-source.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/extension/extension-command.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | …/server/src/extension/extension-interval-scheduler.cpp | 1 | #include "extension/extension-interval-scheduler.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/extension/extension.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/extension/extension-command-runtime.cpp | 1 | #include "extension-command-runtime.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/extension/extension-command-runtime.cpp | 21 | #include <QString> | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/extension/manager/extension-manager.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/extension/manager/extension-manager.cpp | 1 | #include "extension/manager/extension-manager.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/extension/model/model-deser.cpp | 1 | #include "extension/model/model-deser.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/extension/model/model-deser.cpp | 21 | #include "extension/model/list-model.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/server/src/extension/api/ui-service.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 9 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 11 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 21 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 23 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 31 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 33 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | extra/matugen.toml | 45 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | extra/matugen.toml | 47 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 64 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 66 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 73 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 75 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | extra/matugen.toml | 87 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | extra/matugen.toml | 89 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | extra/matugen.toml | 101 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | extra/matugen.toml | 103 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 114 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 116 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 121 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | extra/matugen.toml | 123 | # ============================================================================ | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | extra/extension-boilerplate/src/form.tsx | 252 | text="This is a description. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididu | CODE |
| LOW | extra/extension-boilerplate/src/form.tsx | 252 | text="This is a description. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididu | CODE |
| LOW | extra/schemas/extension.json | 23 | "required": ["type", "name", "placeholder"], | CODE |
| LOW | extra/schemas/extension.json | 75 | "placeholder": { | CODE |
| LOW | extra/schemas/extension.json | 295 | "placeholder": { | CODE |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/settings/preference-form-model.cpp | 67 | {PlaceholderRole, "placeholder"}, | CODE |
| LOW | src/server/src/ui/windows/launcher-window.cpp | 215 | map[QStringLiteral("placeholder")] = arg.placeholder; | CODE |
| LOW | src/server/src/extension/views/extension-form-model.cpp | 68 | {PlaceholderRole, "placeholder"}, | CODE |
| LOW | src/server/src/extension/views/extension-form-model.cpp | 353 | if (f.placeholder) data["placeholder"] = toQ(*f.placeholder); | CODE |
| LOW | …r/src/extension/views/missing-preference-view-host.cpp | 122 | {PlaceholderRole, "placeholder"}, | CODE |
| LOW | …src/services/extension-registry/extension-manifest.cpp | 82 | base.setPlaceholder(obj["placeholder"].toString()); | CODE |
| LOW | …src/services/extension-registry/extension-manifest.cpp | 129 | arg.placeholder = obj.value("placeholder").toString(); | CODE |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/edge-cases.cpp | 152 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "query", "percentEncoded": true } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/edge-cases.cpp | 167 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "query", "percentEncoded": false } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/edge-cases.cpp | 180 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "query" } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/edge-cases.cpp | 193 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "query", "optional": true } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/edge-cases.cpp | 206 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "query", "optional": false } | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | src/lib/script-command/tests/edge-cases.cpp | 219 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "first" } | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | src/lib/script-command/tests/edge-cases.cpp | 220 | # @vicinae.argument2 { "type": "password", "placeholder": "second" } | COMMENT |
| LOW⚡ | src/lib/script-command/tests/edge-cases.cpp | 221 | # @vicinae.argument3 { "type": "dropdown", "placeholder": "third", "data": { "title": "Option", "value": "val" } } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/argument-validation.cpp | 8 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "unknown_type", "placeholder": "test" } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/argument-validation.cpp | 19 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "dropdown", "placeholder": "select" } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/argument-validation.cpp | 30 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "dropdown", "placeholder": "select", "data": { "title": "Option", "value": "opt1" } } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/argument-validation.cpp | 47 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "enter text" } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/argument-validation.cpp | 59 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "password", "placeholder": "enter password" } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/argument-validation.cpp | 71 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "test" } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/argument-validation.cpp | 84 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "test", "optional": true, "percentEncoded": true } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/argument-validation.cpp | 109 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "test", "secure": true } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/argument-validation.cpp | 121 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "password", "placeholder": "test", "secure": false } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/main.cpp | 20 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "from city", "percentEncoded": true } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/main.cpp | 21 | # @vicinae.argument2 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "to city", "optional": true, "percentEncoded": true } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/main.cpp | 65 | # @vicinae.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "from city", "percentEncoded": true } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/main.cpp | 66 | # @vicinae.argument2 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "to city", "optional": true, "percentEncoded": true } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/tests/fields.cpp | 18 | REQUIRE(result->author.value() == "John Doe"); | CODE |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/scripts/demo-with-args.sh | 11 | # @raycast.argument1 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "from city", "percentEncoded": true } | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/lib/script-command/scripts/demo-with-args.sh | 12 | # @raycast.argument2 { "type": "text", "placeholder": "to city", "optional": true, "percentEncoded": true } | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
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| HIGH | CONTRIBUTING.md | 33 | ### AI generated code | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
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| LOW | scripts/install.sh | 118 | # Check if we can write to the target directories | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/install.sh | 789 | # Check if binary directory is in PATH | COMMENT |
| LOW | scripts/macdeploy.sh | 5 | # Set VICINAE_CODESIGN_IDENTITY to use a real Developer ID identity. | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | …ra/extension-boilerplate/src/desktop-notif-interval.ts | 10 | export default async function DesktopNotificationInterval() { | CODE |
| LOW | src/typescript/api/src/utils/extension-types.ts | 58 | function generateExtensionPreferences(manifest: Manifest): string { | CODE |
| LOW | src/typescript/api/src/utils/extension-types.ts | 117 | function generateCommandPreferences(manifest: Manifest): string { | CODE |
| LOW | src/typescript/api/src/api/window-management.ts | 210 | export async function getWindowsOnActiveWorkspace(): Promise< | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
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| LOW | src/typescript/CMakeLists.txt | 42 | # Step 1: generate all TS proto files from .fig definitions | COMMENT |
| LOW | src/typescript/CMakeLists.txt | 60 | # Step 2: bundle the extension manager (depends on generated proto + source + API package) | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
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| LOW | scripts/update-nix-npm-hashes.sh | 5 | # Usage: | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
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| LOW | src/typescript/api/src/api/components/actions.tsx | 343 | // TODO: implement date picker action. This probably requires a full rework of the action panel. | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
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| LOW | extra/pywal_to_json_converter.py | 83 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
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| LOW | src/browser-extension/chrome/background.js | 87 | function handleRequest(id, type, data) { | CODE |