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This report summarizes scanner evidence for wolfpld/tracy, a C++ project with 17,055 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 176,599 lines of code across 474 source files, recording 560 pattern matches distributed across 12 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 3.4 (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? 495 finding(s).
Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 21 finding(s).
Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 53 finding(s).
Which changes need focused human review? 560 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 560 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.
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | capture/src/capture.cpp | 1 | #ifdef _WIN32 | COMMENT |
| LOW | capture/src/capture.cpp | 21 | #include "CaptureFileBackup.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | capture/src/capturedaemon.cpp | 1 | #ifdef _WIN32 | COMMENT |
| LOW | capture/src/capturedaemon.cpp | 21 | #include <unordered_set> | COMMENT |
| LOW | monitor/src/monitor.cpp | 1 | // tracy-monitor: profile a process that was not built with the Tracy client. | COMMENT |
| LOW | monitor/src/monitor.cpp | 21 | #include <sys/resource.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | monitor/src/monitor.cpp | 41 | // symbolication stack. These configurations would either fail to build | COMMENT |
| LOW | update/src/OfflineSymbolResolverDbgHelper.cpp | 1 | #ifdef _WIN32 | COMMENT |
| LOW | update/src/OfflineSymbolResolverAddr2Line.cpp | 1 | #include "OfflineSymbolResolver.h" | COMMENT |
| LOW | update/src/OfflineSymbolResolver.cpp | 1 | #include <fstream> | COMMENT |
| LOW | update/src/update.cpp | 1 | #ifdef _WIN32 | COMMENT |
| LOW | util/CaptureConsole.hpp | 1 | #ifndef __CAPTURECONSOLE_HPP__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | util/CaptureConsole.cpp | 1 | #ifdef _WIN32 | COMMENT |
| LOW | python/bindings/NameBuffer.hpp | 1 | #pragma once | COMMENT |
| LOW | python/bindings/ServerModule.cpp | 1 | #include <pybind11/pybind11.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | python/bindings/ServerModule.cpp | 1221 | py::class_<FileRead, std::shared_ptr<FileRead>>( m, "FileRead" ); | COMMENT |
| LOW | merge/src/merge.cpp | 1 | #include "TracyFileRead.hpp" | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/test.cpp | 1 | #include <atomic> | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 121 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 141 | // // ... x = width, y = height, n = # 8-bit components per pixel ... | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 161 | // output otherwise. E.g. if you set desired_channels to 4, you will always | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 181 | // Paletted PNG, BMP, GIF, and PIC images are automatically depalettized. | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 201 | // which defaults to 2**24 = 16777216 pixels. Due to the above memory limit, | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 221 | // Philosophy | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 241 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 261 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 281 | // interface; if you attempt to load an HDR file, it will be automatically remapped | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 301 | // stbi_ldr_to_hdr_gamma(2.2f); | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 321 | // says there's premultiplied data (currently only happens in iPhone images, | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 341 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 381 | STBI_rgb_alpha = 4 | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 541 | // | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 561 | #define STBI_NO_PSD | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 581 | #define STBI_NO_ZLIB | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 601 | #define STBI_ASSERT(x) assert(x) | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 621 | #ifndef STBI_NO_THREAD_LOCALS | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 661 | #ifdef _MSC_VER | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 681 | #define STBI_REALLOC(p,newsz) realloc(p,newsz) | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 701 | // exposed in GCC/Clang is, sadly, not really suited for one-file libs. | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 761 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 781 | #include <arm_neon.h> | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 981 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 1081 | return a >= SHRT_MIN / b; | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 1141 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 1161 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 1721 | { | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 1901 | if (z > 255) z = 255; | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 1921 | // - non-interleaved case requires this anyway | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 2901 | COMMENT | |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 4081 | // - all input must be provided in an upfront buffer | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/tracy/stb_image.h | 6161 | return stbi__errpuc("unsupported bit depth", "PSD bit depth is not 8 or 16 bit"); | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/cuda/repro/on_demand/check_gpu_zones.cpp | 1 | // Loads a .tracy file and prints, for each GPU context, whether it is | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/rocprof/repro/on_demand/repro.cpp | 1 | // Reproduces the rocprofiler on-demand profiling crash. | COMMENT |
| LOW | tests/rocprof/repro/on_demand/check_gpu_ctx_name.cpp | 1 | // Loads a .tracy file and prints the GPU context names. | COMMENT |
| LOW | server/TracyFileRead.hpp | 1 | #ifndef __TRACYFILEREAD_HPP__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | server/TracyWorker.cpp | 1 | #ifdef _MSC_VER | COMMENT |
| LOW | server/TracyWorker.cpp | 21 | #endif | COMMENT |
| LOW | server/TracyFileWrite.hpp | 1 | #ifndef __TRACYFILEWRITE_HPP__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | server/TracyVector.hpp | 1 | #ifndef __TRACYVECTOR_HPP__ | COMMENT |
| LOW | server/TracyLocks.hpp | 1 | #ifndef __TRACYLOCKS_HPP__ | COMMENT |
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| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | examples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 25 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | examples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 30 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | examples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 61 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | examples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 63 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | examples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 67 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | examples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 73 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | examples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 80 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | examples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 82 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | examples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 107 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | examples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 109 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | examples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 18 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | examples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 20 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | examples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 24 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | examples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 26 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | examples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 29 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM⚡ | examples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 31 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | examples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 54 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | examples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt | 56 | # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 80 | except Exception: | CODE |
| HIGH | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 290 | except Exception: | CODE |
| HIGH | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 372 | except Exception: | CODE |
| HIGH | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 621 | except (asyncio.CancelledError, Exception): | CODE |
| HIGH | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 298 | except Exception: | CODE |
| HIGH | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 458 | except asyncio.CancelledError: | CODE |
| HIGH | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 547 | except (OSError, asyncio.TimeoutError, ConnectionRefusedError): | CODE |
| HIGH | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 632 | except Exception: | CODE |
| HIGH | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 700 | except Exception: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 5 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 22 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 22 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 22 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/tracy.py | 22 | CODE | |
| LOW | python/tracy_client/__init__.py | 3 | CODE | |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 2 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 56 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 80 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 235 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 250 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 290 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 298 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 362 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 372 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 395 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 438 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 600 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 632 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 649 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 700 | except Exception: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 784 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 880 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 949 | except Exception as e: | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | extra/mcp/test_thread_zone_stats.py | 25 | def test_threads_partition_the_global_stats(worker): | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/test_thread_zone_stats.py | 36 | def test_unknown_thread_is_empty(worker): | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | extra/mcp/test_plot_samples.py | 26 | def test_whole_window_matches_the_summary(worker): | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | extra/mcp/test_plot_samples.py | 32 | def test_two_windows_partition_the_samples(worker): | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | extra/mcp/test_plot_samples.py | 40 | def test_samples_are_thinned_and_ordered(worker): | CODE |
| LOW⚡ | extra/mcp/test_plot_samples.py | 46 | def test_unknown_plot_is_empty(worker): | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 71 | def _read_bindings_protocol_version() -> int | None: | CODE |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 1055 | def _handle_exit_with_watchdog(self, sig, frame): | CODE |
| LOW | profiler/wasm/httpd.py | 3 | class MyHTTPRequestHandler(server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler): | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIUM | .omp/skills/tracy-gui-verify/setup.sh | 9 | # already-applied harness patch hunks, rebuilds. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | .omp/skills/tracy-gui-verify/setup.sh | 40 | # The harness is fully in place iff each patch hunk's signature line is present. | COMMENT |
| MEDIUM | profiler/wasm/index.html | 106 | // application robust, you may want to override this behavior before shipping! | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | manual/latex2md.py | 86 | CODE | |
| LOW | manual/latex2md.py | 172 | CODE | |
| LOW | manual/latex2md.py | 209 | CODE | |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 71 | CODE | |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 167 | CODE | |
| LOW | extra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py | 555 | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | profiler/src/profiler/TracyLlmTools.cpp | 759 | RemoveAttributes( node, "//input", { "type", "placeholder" } ); | CODE |
| LOW | profiler/src/profiler/TracyLlmTools.cpp | 761 | RemoveAttributes( node, "//textarea", { "placeholder" } ); | CODE |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | public/tracy/TracyD3D12.hpp | 344 | // TODO: implement preemptive timeout policy | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | extra/mcp/start_mcp.sh | 6 | # Set PYTHONPATH to the directory containing TracyServerBindings.so/.pyd. | COMMENT |
| Severity | File | Line | Snippet | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOW | .omp/skills/tracy-gui-verify/setup.sh | 4 | # Usage: | COMMENT |