1.5

Adjusted Signal

1.5

Raw Pattern Score

100%

Time Factor

2026-10-31

Last Push

20.3K

Stars

Language

1.1M

Lines of Code

3.7K

Files

1.6K

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 6.9/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 1619 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.1/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 19 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.1/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 8 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 7.0/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 1642 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 11LOW 1631

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 1642 distinct pattern matches across 12 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 Block1577 hits · 1566 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	meson_options.txt	841	value: 'auto',	COMMENT
LOW	meson_options.txt	861	# TODO: Missing osx_notifications	COMMENT
LOW	compat/aligned_alloc.c	21	#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H	COMMENT
LOW	compat/clock_nanosleep.c	21	*****************************************************************************/	COMMENT
LOW	compat/inet_pton.c	21	#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H	COMMENT
LOW	compat/localtime_r.c	21	#if defined(__STDC_LIB_EXT1__) && (__STDC_LIB_EXT1__ >= 20112L)	COMMENT
LOW	compat/flockfile.c	21	#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H	COMMENT
LOW	compat/fsync.c	21	#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H	COMMENT
LOW	compat/gai_strerror.c	41	*	COMMENT
LOW	compat/gai_strerror.c	61	# define EAI_FAIL -4	COMMENT
LOW	compat/fdopendir.c	21	#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H	COMMENT
LOW	compat/getpid.c	21	#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H	COMMENT
LOW	compat/strverscmp.c	21	#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H	COMMENT
LOW	compat/stdbit/stdbit.h	21		COMMENT
LOW	compat/test/ckd.c	21	#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H	COMMENT
LOW	compat/test/ckd.c	41	# endif	COMMENT
LOW	compat/windows/unistd.h	1	// Copyright © 2023 VideoLabs, VLC authors and VideoLAN	COMMENT
LOW	compat/windows/dirent.h	1	// Copyright © 2023 VideoLabs, VLC authors and VideoLAN	COMMENT
LOW	test/vlc-window.c	1	/* licence WTFPL */	COMMENT
LOW	test/watchosvlc.m	21	* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,	COMMENT
LOW	test/iosvlc.m	21	* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/meson_options.txt	1	# Copyright © 2025 Niklas Haas	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/gen-arm-core-table.sh	1	#!/bin/sh	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/attributes.h	81	#else	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/header_config.h	41	#elif defined(__arm__) \|\| defined(_M_ARM)	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/header_config.h	61	#define CHECKASM_ARCH_RISCV 1	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/header_config.h	81	#endif	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/header_config.h	101	#endif	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/header_config.h	121	#endif	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/perf.h	41	#include "checkasm/perf/ppc64le.h"	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/platform.h	41	#include "checkasm/platform/x86_32.h"	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/perf/arm.h	61	}	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/perf/loongarch64.h	41	#define CHECKASM_PERF_ASM() checkasm_rdtime()	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/perf/loongarch32.h	41	#define CHECKASM_PERF_ASM() checkasm_rdtimel()	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/perf/aarch64.h	61	#define CHECKASM_PERF_ASM() checkasm_pmccntr()	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/internal.h	41	#include "longjmp.h"	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/internal.h	61		COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/internal.h	81	#define ARRAY_SIZE(a) (sizeof(a) / sizeof((a)[0]))	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/perf_internal.h	81	/* This only depends on <dlfcn.h>, and isn't needed on other architectures. */	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/html_data.h	21	* LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/checkasm_config.h	41	#define ARCH_AARCH64 CHECKASM_ARCH_AARCH64	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/checkasm_config.h	61	#define ARCH_PPC64LE CHECKASM_ARCH_PPC64LE	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/checkasm_config.h	81	#define ARCH_X86_32 CHECKASM_ARCH_X86_32	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/checkasm_config.h	101	#ifndef HAVE_GETAUXVAL	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/checkasm_config.h	121	\|\| defined(__unix__)	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/checkasm_config.h	141	\|\| defined(__FreeBSD__) \|\| defined(__OpenBSD__) \|\| defined(__NetBSD__) \	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/checkasm_config.h	161	#define HAVE_STDBIT_H 1	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/checkasm_config.h	181	#define HAVE_PTHREAD_SETAFFINITY_NP 0	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/checkasm_config.h	201		COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/checkasm_config.h	221	#ifndef HAVE_SVE	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/checkasm_config.h	241	#else	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/utils.c	41	#ifdef _WIN32	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/checkasm.c	41	#include <inttypes.h>	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/longjmp.h	61	#if HAVE_SIGLONGJMP	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/arm/cpu.c	101	#elif ARCH_ARM	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/src/riscv/cpu.c	41	#include <stdatomic.h>	COMMENT
LOW	test/libvlc/downloader.c	21	#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H	COMMENT
LOW	test/libvlc/thumbnailer.c	21	*****************************************************************************/	COMMENT
LOW	test/libvlc/media_callback.c	21	*****************************************************************************/	COMMENT
LOW	test/modules/misc/medialibrary.c	21	*****************************************************************************/	COMMENT
1517 more matches not shown…

Redundant / Tautological Comments17 hits · 26 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	buildsystem/dependencies.sh	84	# Check if the archive is in .libs, which could signal	COMMENT
LOW⚡	modules/video_chroma/i420_rgb_sse2.h	76	pshufd $0, %%xmm5, %%xmm5 # Set xmm5 to 00 80 ... 00 80 00 80 \n\	CODE
LOW⚡	modules/video_chroma/i420_rgb_sse2.h	85	pshufd $0, %%xmm5, %%xmm5 # Set xmm5 to f3 7d ... f3 7d f3 7d \n\	CODE
LOW⚡	modules/video_chroma/i420_rgb_sse2.h	89	pshufd $0, %%xmm5, %%xmm5 # Set xmm5 to e5 fc ... e5 fc e5 fc \n\	CODE
LOW⚡	modules/video_chroma/i420_rgb_sse2.h	93	pshufd $0, %%xmm5, %%xmm5 # Set xmm5 to 40 93 ... 40 93 40 93 \n\	CODE
LOW⚡	modules/video_chroma/i420_rgb_sse2.h	97	pshufd $0, %%xmm5, %%xmm5 # Set xmm5 to 33 12 ... 33 12 33 12 \n\	CODE
LOW⚡	modules/video_chroma/i420_rgb_sse2.h	104	pshufd $0, %%xmm5, %%xmm5 # Set xmm5 to 10 10 ... 10 10 10 10 \n\	CODE
LOW	extras/misc/stackhandler.py	81	# Check if VLC version match	COMMENT
LOW	extras/misc/stackhandler.py	112	# Print the output	COMMENT
LOW	extras/ci/check-url.sh	6	# Check if a given URL exists or not	COMMENT
LOW	extras/package/apple/copy_plugins.sh	36	# Check if entry already exists (by plugin name)	COMMENT
LOW	extras/package/apple/build.sh	157	# Print message if verbose, else silent	COMMENT
LOW	extras/package/apple/build.sh	169	# Check if tool exists, if not error out	COMMENT
LOW	extras/package/apple/build.sh	624	# Set PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR to an empty string to prevent	COMMENT
LOW	extras/package/apple/build.sh	720	# Set flag to error on partial availability	COMMENT
LOW	extras/package/win32/build.sh	163	# Check if compiling with clang	COMMENT
LOW	extras/package/win32/build.sh	177	# Check if this is a UCRT toolchain	COMMENT

Fake / Example Data14 hits · 18 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	compat/test/strnstr.c	30	const char* haystack = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet";	CODE
LOW	compat/test/strnstr.c	30	const char* haystack = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet";	CODE
LOW	compat/test/strnstr.c	45	test( haystack, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, but bigger", 0, false );	CODE
LOW	compat/test/strnstr.c	45	test( haystack, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, but bigger", 0, false );	CODE
LOW⚡	modules/gui/qt/dialogs/help/help.cpp	223	// Lorem ipsum with some "Security" to see if red coloring works:	COMMENT
LOW⚡	modules/gui/qt/dialogs/help/help.cpp	224	"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, security consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed vitae ante lobortis," \	CODE
LOW⚡	modules/gui/qt/dialogs/help/help.cpp	224	"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, security consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed vitae ante lobortis," \	CODE
LOW⚡	modules/gui/qt/dialogs/help/help.cpp	231	"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, security consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed vitae ante lobortis," \	CODE
LOW⚡	modules/gui/qt/dialogs/help/help.cpp	231	"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, security consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed vitae ante lobortis," \	CODE
LOW⚡	modules/gui/qt/dialogs/help/help.cpp	238	"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, security consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed vitae ante lobortis," \	CODE
LOW⚡	modules/gui/qt/dialogs/help/help.cpp	238	"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, security consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed vitae ante lobortis," \	CODE
LOW	modules/stream_out/bridge.c	116	add_bool( SOUT_CFG_PREFIX_IN "placeholder", false,	CODE
LOW	modules/stream_out/bridge.c	136	"placeholder", "placeholder-delay", "placeholder-switch-on-iframe",	CODE
LOW	modules/stream_out/bridge.c	691	var_Get( p_stream, SOUT_CFG_PREFIX_IN "placeholder", &val );	CODE

Self-Referential Comments5 hits · 15 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	contrib/src/pkg-rewrite-absolute.py	117	# Create main parser	COMMENT
MEDIUM	contrib/src/pkg-static.sh	3	# This file is distributed under the same license as the vlc package.	COMMENT
MEDIUM	extras/misc/stackhandler.py	199	# Create the gdb batchfile	COMMENT
MEDIUM	extras/misc/authors_list.sh	168	# This file contains VideoLAN as a contributor.	COMMENT
MEDIUM	extras/package/wasm-emscripten/build.sh	4	# This file is under the same license as the vlc package.	COMMENT

Decorative Section Separators3 hits · 14 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM⚡	test/modules/stream_filter/httplive/traffic-shaping.sh	4	#----------------------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT
MEDIUM⚡	test/modules/stream_filter/httplive/traffic-shaping.sh	6	#----------------------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT
MEDIUM⚡	test/modules/stream_filter/httplive/traffic-shaping.sh	8	#----------------------------------------------------------------------------	COMMENT

Slop Phrases6 hits · 14 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
MEDIUM	include/vlc_executor.h	97	* Here is a simple example:	COMMENT
LOW	include/vlc_pgpkey.h	9	* Don't forget to upload the key to http://download.videolan.org/pub/keys/	COMMENT
MEDIUM	modules/audio_output/file.c	90	#define WAV_LONGTEXT N_("Instead of writing a raw file, you can add a WAV " \	COMMENT
MEDIUM	extras/misc/authors_list.sh	32	# Only if the script is not modified (wrt finding translators) you can use the current AUTHORS	COMMENT
LOW	extras/package/macosx/dmg/dmg_settings.py	9	# This is python, so make sure to write valid python,	COMMENT
LOW	extras/package/snap/snapcraft.yaml	388	# kf6-core24 already ships vlc, make sure to not delete our own files	COMMENT

Hyper-Verbose Identifiers4 hits · 5 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/utils.h	651	* @def checkasm_check_rect_padded(rect1, ...)	COMMENT
LOW	test/checkasm/ext/include/checkasm/utils.h	661	* @def checkasm_check_rect_padded_align(rect1, ...)	COMMENT
LOW	contrib/src/gen-cmake-toolchain.py	21	def _add_environ_val_not_empty(meson_key, env_key):	CODE
LOW	contrib/src/gen-cmake-toolchain.py	26	def _add_environ_cached_val_not_empty(meson_key: str, env_key: str):	CODE

Deep Nesting5 hits · 5 pts

Severity	File	Line	Context
LOW	buildsystem/check_qml_module.py	61	CODE
LOW	buildsystem/check_qml_module.py	80	CODE
LOW	extras/breakpad/symb_upload.py	22	CODE
LOW	extras/breakpad/symb_upload.py	88	CODE
LOW	extras/package/win32/msi/msi-heat.py	53	CODE

Unused Imports5 hits · 5 pts

Severity	File	Line	Context
LOW	buildsystem/gen-vlc-about.py	2	CODE
LOW	modules/gui/qt/scripts/genqmldir.py	3	CODE
LOW	modules/gui/qt/scripts/genqrc.py	2	CODE
LOW	modules/gui/qt/scripts/genqrc.py	3	CODE
LOW	extras/package/macosx/dmg/dmg_settings.py	2	CODE

Structural Annotation Overuse3 hits · 4 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	…ules/gui/qt/maininterface/compositor_x11_uisurface.hpp	96	// NOTE: This method attempts to make the OpenGL context current against this window:	COMMENT
LOW	modules/gui/qt/menus/custom_menus.hpp	54	// NOTE: This class is a helper to populate and maintain a QMenu from an QAbstractListModel.	COMMENT
LOW	modules/gui/qt/medialibrary/mlvideomodel.hpp	52	// NOTE: This function is useful when we want to apply a change before the database event.	COMMENT

Verbosity Indicators2 hits · 3 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	modules/gui/qt/util/kirigamiwheelhandler.cpp	230	// We need to check if the parent inherits QQuickScrollView in case the	COMMENT
LOW	share/lua/http/js/jquery.jstree.js	1413	// this variable stores the path to the themes folder - if left as false - it will be autodetected	COMMENT

Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping1 hit · 1 pts

Severity	File	Line	Snippet	Context
LOW	extras/misc/stackhandler.py	307	except Exception as ex:	CODE

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