Repository Analysis

woodpecker-ci/woodpecker

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4.6 Likely human-written View on GitHub

Analysis Overview

This report presents the forensic synthetic code analysis of woodpecker-ci/woodpecker, a Go project with 7,439 GitHub stars. SynthScan v2.0 examined 213,116 lines of code across 1385 source files, recording 970 pattern matches distributed across 6 syntactic categories. The overall adjusted score of 4.6 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).

4.6
Adjusted Score
4.6
Raw Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-07-14
Last Push
7.4K
Stars
Go
Language
213.1K
Lines of Code
1.4K
Files
970
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 1LOW 969

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 970 distinct pattern matches across 6 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 Block812 hits · 812 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWcmd/server/flags_test.go1// Copyright 2026 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/server/server.go1// Copyright 2018 Drone.IO Inc.COMMENT
LOWcmd/server/grpc_server.go1// Copyright 2024 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/server/openapi_test.go1// Copyright 2024 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/server/openapi_json_gen.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/server/man.go1// Copyright 2025 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/server/flags.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/server/openapi.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/server/openapi.go21COMMENT
LOWcmd/server/health.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/server/app.go1// Copyright 2025 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/server/setup.go1// Copyright 2022 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/server/main.go1// Copyright 2018 Drone.IO Inc.COMMENT
LOWcmd/server/server_test.go1// Copyright 2026 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/server/setup_test.go1// Copyright 2026 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/agent/man.go1// Copyright 2025 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/agent/dummy.go1// Copyright 2024 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/agent/main.go1// Copyright 2018 Drone.IO Inc.COMMENT
LOWcmd/agent/core/config.go1// Copyright 2022 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/agent/core/run.go1// Copyright 2024 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/agent/core/flags.go1// Copyright 2022 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/agent/core/health.go1// Copyright 2018 Drone.IO Inc.COMMENT
LOWcmd/agent/core/agent.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/agent/core/agent_test.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/agent/core/config_test.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/agent/core/health_test.go1// Copyright 2018 Drone.IO Inc.COMMENT
LOWcmd/cli/docs.go1// Copyright 2021 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/cli/man.go1// Copyright 2025 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/cli/app.go1// Copyright 2021 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWcmd/cli/main.go1// Copyright 2021 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/const.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/tracing/tracer.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/parse_test.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/parse.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/concurrency_test.go1// Copyright 2026 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/container_test.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/network_test.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/volume_test.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/concurrency.go1// Copyright 2026 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/concurrency.go21)COMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/container_list.go1// Copyright 2026 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/network.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/volume.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/container.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/workflow.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/base/int_test.go1// Copyright 2024 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/base/slice.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/base/slice_test.go1// Copyright 2024 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/types/base/int.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/option.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter_test.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/error.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/linter.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/schema/schema_test.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/linter/schema/schema.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/utils/image_test.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/utils/image.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/compiler/option.go1// Copyright 2022 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/compiler/compiler.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
LOWpipeline/frontend/yaml/compiler/compiler_test.go1// Copyright 2023 Woodpecker AuthorsCOMMENT
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Fake / Example Data152 hits · 164 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWweb/src/components/form/NumberField.vue2 <TextField v-model="innerValue" :placeholder="placeholder" type="number" />CODE
LOWweb/src/components/form/TextField.vue9 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWweb/src/components/form/TextField.vue17 :placeholder="placeholder"CODE
LOWweb/src/components/form/SelectField.vue6 <option v-if="placeholder" value="" class="hidden">{{ placeholder }}</option>CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/hu.json104 "placeholder": "Branch (az alap branchet használja ha üres)"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/hu.json108 "placeholder": "A cron feladat neve"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/hu.json112 "placeholder": "Menetrend"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/hu.json267 "placeholder": "A felhasználó egy adminisztrátor"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/hu.json309 "placeholder": "Az Agent neve"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/hu.json332 "placeholder": "Az agent megakadályozása, hogy új feladatokat vegyen fel"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/de.json29 "placeholder": "Name des Agenten"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/de.json34 "placeholder": "Agent daran hindern, neue Aufgaben zu nehmen"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/de.json126 "placeholder": "Benutzer ist ein Admin",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/de.json383 "placeholder": "Branch (verwendet Standard-Branch wenn leer)",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/de.json394 "placeholder": "Name des Cron"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/de.json403 "placeholder": "Zeitplan",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/de.json426 "placeholder": "Plugin-Image"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/de.json487 "placeholder": "Registry-Adresse (z. B. docker.io)"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/ru.json29 "placeholder": "Название обработчика"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/ru.json34 "placeholder": "Запретить обработчику получать новые задачи"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/ru.json126 "placeholder": "Пользователь является администратором",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/ru.json382 "placeholder": "Ветвь (если пусто, используется ветвь по умолчанию)",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/ru.json393 "placeholder": "Имя задачи cron"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/ru.json402 "placeholder": "Расписание",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/ru.json425 "placeholder": "Образ плагина"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/ru.json486 "placeholder": "Адрес реестра (например: docker.io)"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pl.json25 "placeholder": "Nazwa agenta"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pl.json30 "placeholder": "Nie pozwalaj agentowi pobierać nowych zadań"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pl.json94 "placeholder": "Użytkownik jest administratorem"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pl.json323 "placeholder": "Gałąź (używa domyślnej gałęzi jeśli puste)",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pl.json334 "placeholder": "Nazwa zadania cron"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pl.json343 "placeholder": "Harmonogram",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pl.json420 "placeholder": "Adres rejestru (np. docker.io)"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/uk.json32 "placeholder": "Назва агента"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/uk.json51 "placeholder": "Зупинити отримання нових задач агентом"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/uk.json116 "placeholder": "Користувач належить до адміністрації",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/uk.json373 "placeholder": "Гілка (типова, якщо порожньо)",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/uk.json384 "placeholder": "Назва cron-завдання"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/uk.json392 "placeholder": "Розклад",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/uk.json465 "placeholder": "Образ плагіна"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/uk.json477 "placeholder": "Адреса реєстру (наприклад, docker.io)"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/eo.json138 "placeholder": "Branĉo (uzas defaŭltan branĉon se malplena)"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/eo.json142 "placeholder": "Nomo de la cron-tasko"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/eo.json146 "placeholder": "Plano"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/eo.json287 "placeholder": "Nomo de la agento"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/eo.json291 "placeholder": "Haltigi agenton de preni novajn taskojn"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/eo.json359 "placeholder": "Uzanto estas administranto"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pt.json119 "placeholder": "Image do plugin"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pt.json176 "placeholder": "Branch (usa o branch padrão se estiver vazio)"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pt.json180 "placeholder": "Nome do trabalho cron"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pt.json184 "placeholder": "Programação"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pt.json226 "placeholder": "Endereço de registry (por exemplo, docker.io)"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pt.json423 "placeholder": "O usuário é um administrador",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pt.json466 "placeholder": "Nome do agente"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/pt.json469 "placeholder": "Impedir agente de assumir novas tarefas",CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/en.json125 "placeholder": "Plugin image"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/en.json167 "placeholder": "Branch (uses default branch if empty)"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/en.json171 "placeholder": "Name of the cron job"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/en.json175 "placeholder": "Schedule"CODE
LOWweb/src/assets/locales/en.json345 "placeholder": "Name of the agent"CODE
92 more matches not shown…
Decorative Section Separators1 hit · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMe2e/scenarios/depends_on_ordering_test.go132// └─> Lint ────────┴─> Auth server testsCOMMENT
TODO Padding2 hits · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWweb/src/components/repo/pipeline/PipelineLog.vue385 type: null, // TODO: implement way to detect errors and warningsCODE
LOWwoodpecker-go/woodpecker/client.go34 // TODO: implement endpointsCOMMENT
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers2 hits · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWweb/src/store/pipelines.ts26function comparePipelinesWithStatus(a: Pipeline, b: Pipeline): number {CODE
LOWdocs/plugins/woodpecker-plugins/src/index.ts125export default function pluginWoodpeckerPluginsIndex(context: LoadContext, options: any): Plugin<Content> {CODE
Verbosity Indicators1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWserver/api/login.go138 // if organization filter is enabled, we need to check if the user is a member of oneCOMMENT