Repository Analysis

wolfpld/tracy

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3.1 Likely human-written View on GitHub

Analysis Overview

This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of wolfpld/tracy, a C++ project with 16,454 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 173,064 lines of code across 433 source files, recording 519 pattern matches distributed across 10 syntactic categories. The overall adjusted score of 3.1 places this repository in the Likely human-written band.

The scanner applied 160+ deterministic lexical heuristics, multi-line block detectors, abstract syntax tree depth profilers, and a cross-file Jaccard similarity matrix to construct a statistically normalised synthetic code estimate. All matches are individually weighted by severity coefficient and contextual multiplier before summation, and the resulting headline score is temporally discounted to account for the repository's development history relative to the commercial emergence of large language model coding tooling (November 2022 onward).

3.1
Adjusted Score
3.1
Raw Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-07-12
Last Push
16.5K
Stars
C++
Language
173.1K
Lines of Code
433
Files
519
Pattern Hits
2026-07-14
Scan Date
0.00
HC Hit Rate

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Score
Primary synthetic code indicator. Raw score normalised per 1,000 lines of code and multiplied by the temporal discount factor. This is the definitive comparative metric — use it to rank repositories by AI authorship density.
Raw Score
The unmodified sum of all severity-weighted, context-multiplied pattern match scores before temporal discounting. Reflects the absolute signal strength independent of when the repository was last active.
Time Factor
The temporal discount multiplier (0–100%) applied to the raw score. Repositories last updated before ChatGPT's launch (Nov 2022) receive a 5% factor. Full signal is only assigned to repositories active in the post-adoption era (Jan 2024+).
Pattern Hits
Total count of individual pattern matches across all files and categories. A high hit count with a low score may indicate a very large codebase with isolated AI snippets; a low count with a high score indicates dense, concentrated AI signatures.
HC Hit Rate
High+Critical pattern hits per file, averaged across the repository. This orthogonal signal catches repositories where a few files are densely packed with high-severity AI tells — a strong indicator even when the normalised score appears moderate due to codebase size.
Lines of Code / Files
Total lines and files analysed. The scanner examines 94 file extensions. These denominators are used to normalise the score, enabling fair comparison between repositories of vastly different sizes.

Score History

This chart maps the temporal evolution of the adjusted synthetic code score across successive scan runs. An upward trajectory indicates ongoing incorporation of AI-generated code or expanding LLM-assisted scaffolding; a stable or declining trajectory may reflect active human refactoring, code removal, or the adoption of stricter authorship policies. The dashed secondary line (right axis) independently tracks total raw pattern hit count, which can diverge from the normalised score when codebase size changes significantly between scans.

Severity Breakdown

Classifies detected patterns by their diagnostic confidence and structural impact. CRITICAL patterns (coefficient 10) represent definitive synthetic signatures — hallucinated imports, explicit LLM attribution metadata — virtually never produced by human authors. HIGH (5) indicates strong structural tells such as cross-file repetition or cross-linguistic idioms. MEDIUM (2) covers recognisable conversational padding and AI-specific vocabulary. LOW (1) captures subtle indicators like tautological comments and generic boilerplate that require density to carry independent signal.

CRITICAL 0HIGH 0MEDIUM 19LOW 500

Directory Score Breakdown

This horizontal bar chart decomposes the repository's raw synthetic code score by top-level directory, allowing you to pinpoint precisely which modules or components carry the highest AI authorship density. Directories with disproportionately high scores relative to their size warrant targeted manual review: concentrated AI signatures often trace back to mass-generated configuration layers, auto-ported test suites, LLM-scaffolded boilerplate classes, or entire subsystems authored under heavy copilot assistance. Use this view to prioritise your human code-review effort.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 519 distinct pattern matches across 10 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a statistically significant AI authorship indicator. 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 diagnostic confidence level (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 weight because LLMs systematically over-annotate. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier as dense clusters constitute far stronger evidence of synthetic authorship than isolated hits.

Over-Commented Block460 hits · 412 pts
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LOWcapture/src/capture.cpp1#ifdef _WIN32COMMENT
LOWcapture/src/CaptureOutput.hpp1#ifndef __CAPTUREOUTPUT_HPP__COMMENT
LOWcapture/src/capturedaemon.cpp1#ifdef _WIN32COMMENT
LOWcapture/src/CaptureOutput.cpp1#ifdef _WIN32COMMENT
LOWmonitor/src/monitor.cpp1#include <errno.h>COMMENT
LOWupdate/src/OfflineSymbolResolverDbgHelper.cpp1#ifdef _WIN32COMMENT
LOWupdate/src/OfflineSymbolResolverAddr2Line.cpp1#include "OfflineSymbolResolver.h"COMMENT
LOWupdate/src/OfflineSymbolResolver.cpp1#include <fstream>COMMENT
LOWupdate/src/update.cpp1#ifdef _WIN32COMMENT
LOWpython/bindings/NameBuffer.hpp1#pragma onceCOMMENT
LOWpython/bindings/ServerModule.cpp1#include <pybind11/pybind11.h>COMMENT
LOWpython/bindings/ServerModule.cpp1101 return std::make_unique<Worker>( *f );COMMENT
LOWmerge/src/merge.cpp1#include "TracyFileRead.hpp"COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/test.cpp1#include <atomic>COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h121COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h141// // ... x = width, y = height, n = # 8-bit components per pixel ...COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h161// output otherwise. E.g. if you set desired_channels to 4, you will alwaysCOMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h181// Paletted PNG, BMP, GIF, and PIC images are automatically depalettized.COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h201// which defaults to 2**24 = 16777216 pixels. Due to the above memory limit,COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h221// PhilosophyCOMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h241//COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h261//COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h281// interface; if you attempt to load an HDR file, it will be automatically remappedCOMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h301// stbi_ldr_to_hdr_gamma(2.2f);COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h321// says there's premultiplied data (currently only happens in iPhone images,COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h341//COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h381 STBI_rgb_alpha = 4COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h541//COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h561 #define STBI_NO_PSDCOMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h581#define STBI_NO_ZLIBCOMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h601#define STBI_ASSERT(x) assert(x)COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h621#ifndef STBI_NO_THREAD_LOCALSCOMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h661#ifdef _MSC_VERCOMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h681#define STBI_REALLOC(p,newsz) realloc(p,newsz)COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h701// exposed in GCC/Clang is, sadly, not really suited for one-file libs.COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h761COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h781#include <arm_neon.h>COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h981#endifCOMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h1081 return a >= SHRT_MIN / b;COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h1141COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h1161COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h1721{COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h1901 if (z > 255) z = 255;COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h1921// - non-interleaved case requires this anywayCOMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h2901COMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h4081// - all input must be provided in an upfront bufferCOMMENT
LOWtests/tracy/stb_image.h6161 return stbi__errpuc("unsupported bit depth", "PSD bit depth is not 8 or 16 bit");COMMENT
LOWtests/rocprof/repro/on_demand/repro.cpp1// Reproduces the rocprofiler on-demand profiling crash.COMMENT
LOWtests/rocprof/repro/on_demand/check_gpu_ctx_name.cpp1// Loads a .tracy file and prints the GPU context names.COMMENT
LOWserver/TracyFileRead.hpp1#ifndef __TRACYFILEREAD_HPP__COMMENT
LOWserver/TracyWorker.cpp1#ifdef _MSC_VERCOMMENT
LOWserver/TracyWorker.cpp21#include <inttypes.h>COMMENT
LOWserver/TracyFileWrite.hpp1#ifndef __TRACYFILEWRITE_HPP__COMMENT
LOWserver/TracyVector.hpp1#ifndef __TRACYVECTOR_HPP__COMMENT
LOWserver/TracySort.hpp1#ifndef __TRACYSORT_HPP__COMMENT
LOWserver/TracyMmap.hpp1#ifndef __TRACYMMAP_HPP__COMMENT
LOWserver/TracyEvent.hpp1#ifndef __TRACYEVENT_HPP__COMMENT
LOWserver/tracy_pdqsort.h21COMMENT
LOWserver/tracy_xxhash.h281 * avoiding naming collision with previous inclusions.COMMENT
LOWserver/tracy_xxhash.h301# undef XXH64_freeStateCOMMENT
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Decorative Section Separators18 hits · 72 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMexamples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt25# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt30# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt61# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt63# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt67# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt73# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt80# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt82# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt107# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/webgpu/triangle/CMakeLists.txt109# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt18# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt20# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt24# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt26# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt29# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt31# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt54# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
MEDIUMexamples/opengl/triangle/CMakeLists.txt56# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMENT
Unused Imports19 hits · 19 pts
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LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py5CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py22CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py22CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py22CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/tracy.py22CODE
LOWpython/tracy_client/__init__.py3CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py2CODE
Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping14 hits · 14 pts
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LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py48 except Exception as e:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py72 except Exception:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py171 except Exception:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py200 except Exception:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py208 except Exception:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py262 except Exception:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py272 except Exception:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py290 except Exception:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py327 except Exception:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py457 except Exception as e:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py475 except Exception:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py559 except Exception as e:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py655 except Exception as e:CODE
LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py724 except Exception as e:CODE
AI Slop Vocabulary1 hit · 3 pts
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MEDIUMprofiler/wasm/index.html106 // application robust, you may want to override this behavior before shipping!COMMENT
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers2 hits · 2 pts
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LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py63def _read_bindings_protocol_version() -> int | None:CODE
LOWprofiler/wasm/httpd.py3class MyHTTPRequestHandler(server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):CODE
Fake / Example Data2 hits · 2 pts
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LOWprofiler/src/profiler/TracyLlmTools.cpp762 RemoveAttributes( node, "//input", { "type", "placeholder" } );CODE
LOWprofiler/src/profiler/TracyLlmTools.cpp764 RemoveAttributes( node, "//textarea", { "placeholder" } );CODE
TODO Padding1 hit · 2 pts
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LOWpublic/tracy/TracyD3D12.hpp344 // TODO: implement preemptive timeout policyCOMMENT
Redundant / Tautological Comments1 hit · 2 pts
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LOWextra/mcp/start_mcp.sh4# Set PYTHONPATH to the directory containing TracyServerBindings.so/.pyd.COMMENT
Deep Nesting1 hit · 1 pts
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LOWextra/mcp/tracy_mcp.py63CODE