AI Slop Code Risk Monitor

wwmm/easyeffects

SlopCodeMonitor badge for wwmm/easyeffects Adjusted legacy signal; badge bands: 25 / 50 / 75 (different from dashboard bands).

Limiter, compressor, convolver, equalizer and auto volume and many other plugins for PipeWire applications

1.1 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for wwmm/easyeffects, a HTML project with 10,428 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 199,390 lines of code across 433 source files, recording 180 pattern matches distributed across 10 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 1.1 (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.

1.1
Adjusted Signal
1.1
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-31
Last Push
10.4K
Stars
HTML
Language
199.4K
Lines of Code
433
Files
180
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 4.8/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 162 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.0/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 1 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.8/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 20 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 5.4/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 180 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 1MEDIUM 19LOW 160

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 180 distinct pattern matches across 10 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 Block143 hits · 143 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWutil/run-clang-tidy.py1#!/usr/bin/env python3COMMENT
LOWutil/update-release-files.sh1#!/usr/bin/env bashCOMMENT
LOWsrc/pw_module_manager.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/pw_model_modules.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/stream_output_effects.cpp21#include <pipewire/link.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/presets_list_model.cpp21#include <qabstractitemmodel.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/multiband_gate.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/stereo_tools.cpp21#include <qnamespace.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/equalizer.cpp21#include <qlist.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/deepfilternet.cpp21#include <qnamespace.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/util.cpp21#include <gsl/gsl_interp.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/pw_metadata_manager.cpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/stream_input_effects.cpp21#include <pipewire/link.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/midside_equalizer_preset.cpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/rnnoise.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/tags_plugin_name.cpp21#include <qabstractitemmodel.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/gate.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/lv2_wrapper.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/pitch.cpp21#include <qnamespace.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/expander.cpp21#include <qnamespace.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/pw_model_nodes.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/echo_canceller.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/plugin_base.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/test_signals.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/pw_manager.cpp21#include <pipewire/client.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/pw_manager.cpp41#include <spa/monitor/device.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/pw_manager.cpp61#include <QString>COMMENT
LOWsrc/speex.cpp21#include <qnamespace.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/presets_directory_manager.cpp21#include <qcontainerfwd.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/convolver.cpp21#include <fftw3.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/convolver.cpp41#include <span>COMMENT
LOWsrc/presets_rnnoise_manager.cpp21#include <qcontainerfwd.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/voice_suppressor.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/spectrum.cpp21#include <qnamespace.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/equalizer_apo.cpp21#include <qtypes.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/pw_client_manager.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/pw_model_clients.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/effects_base.cpp21#include <qcontainerfwd.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/effects_base.cpp41#include <vector>COMMENT
LOWsrc/effects_base.cpp61#include "gate.hpp"COMMENT
LOWsrc/pw_link_manager.cpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/crystalizer.cpp21#include <qlist.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/presets_autoload_manager.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/limiter.cpp21#include <qnamespace.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/autogain.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/db_manager.cpp21#include <kconfiggroup.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/db_manager.cpp41#include "easyeffects_db_crusher.h"COMMENT
LOWsrc/db_manager.cpp61#include "easyeffects_db_pitch.h"COMMENT
LOWsrc/pw_node_manager.cpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/pw_node_manager.cpp41#include <spa/pod/pod.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/multiband_compressor.hpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/autotune.cpp21#include <lilv/lilv.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/presets_manager.cpp21#include <qcontainerfwd.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/presets_manager.cpp41#include <optional>COMMENT
LOWsrc/presets_manager.cpp61#include "delay_preset.hpp"COMMENT
LOWsrc/presets_manager.cpp81#include "plugin_preset_base.hpp"COMMENT
LOWsrc/presets_community_manager.cpp21#include <qcontainerfwd.h>COMMENT
LOWsrc/midside_equalizer.cpp21COMMENT
LOWsrc/midside_equalizer.cpp41#include "easyeffects_db_midside_equalizer.h"COMMENT
LOWsrc/ladspa_wrapper.cpp21#include <dlfcn.h>COMMENT
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Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping17 hits · 27 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWutil/check-kcfg-numeric-defaults.sh51 except Exception as e:CODE
LOWutil/check-kcfg-numeric-defaults.sh80 except Exception:CODE
LOW⚡util/check-kcfg-numeric-defaults.sh114 except Exception as e:CODE
LOW⚡util/check-kcfg-numeric-defaults.sh120 except Exception:CODE
LOW⚡util/check-kcfg-numeric-defaults.sh126 except Exception:CODE
LOWutil/check-kcfg-numeric-defaults.sh147 except Exception as e:CODE
LOWutil/check-kcfg-numeric-defaults.sh155 except Exception as e:CODE
MEDIUMutil/check-kcfg-numeric-defaults.sh117def to_number(s):CODE
MEDIUMutil/port_po_files.py23 print(f"Error: Source directory not found at '{source_po_dir}'")CODE
LOW⚡util/port_po_files.py47 except Exception as e:CODE
MEDIUMutil/run-clang-tidy.py81 print('Error: could not find compilation database.')CODE
MEDIUMutil/run-clang-tidy.py379 print('Error exporting fixes.\n', file=sys.stderr)CODE
MEDIUMutil/run-clang-tidy.py388 print('Error applying fixes.\n', file=sys.stderr)CODE
MEDIUMutil/generate_command_docs.py13 print(f"Error: {TAGS_FILE} not found.")CODE
MEDIUMutil/generate_command_docs.py25 print(f"Error: Directory '{KCFG_DIR}' not found.")CODE
LOWutil/generate_command_docs.py127 except Exception as e:CODE
MEDIUMutil/generate_command_docs.py128 print(f"Error parsing {kcfg_path}: {e}")CODE
AI Slop Vocabulary9 hits · 26 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMutil/check-kcfg-numeric-defaults.sh30# Embedded Python: robust XML parsing + namespace handling + type filteringCOMMENT
LOW.github/workflows/CI.yaml37 # so on pull requests we create a user-friendly string to use in place of the merge commit sha, otherwise we just COMMENT
MEDIUMsrc/util.hpp104 // This is a more robust implementation of `std::from_chars`COMMENT
MEDIUM⚡src/contents/site/search/search_index.json1{"config":{"lang":["en"],"separator":"[\\s\\-]+","pipeline":["stopWordFilter"],"fields":{"title":{"boost":1000.0},"text"CODE
MEDIUM⚡src/contents/site/search/search_index.json1{"config":{"lang":["en"],"separator":"[\\s\\-]+","pipeline":["stopWordFilter"],"fields":{"title":{"boost":1000.0},"text"CODE
MEDIUM⚡src/contents/site/search/search_index.json1{"config":{"lang":["en"],"separator":"[\\s\\-]+","pipeline":["stopWordFilter"],"fields":{"title":{"boost":1000.0},"text"CODE
MEDIUM⚡src/contents/site/search/search_index.json1{"config":{"lang":["en"],"separator":"[\\s\\-]+","pipeline":["stopWordFilter"],"fields":{"title":{"boost":1000.0},"text"CODE
MEDIUM⚡src/contents/site/search/search_index.json1{"config":{"lang":["en"],"separator":"[\\s\\-]+","pipeline":["stopWordFilter"],"fields":{"title":{"boost":1000.0},"text"CODE
MEDIUM⚡src/contents/site/search/search_index.json1{"config":{"lang":["en"],"separator":"[\\s\\-]+","pipeline":["stopWordFilter"],"fields":{"title":{"boost":1000.0},"text"CODE
Self-Referential Comments2 hits · 9 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUM⚡util/port_po_files.py34 # Define the destination path based on the language code and project nameCOMMENT
MEDIUM⚡util/port_po_files.py40 # Create the destination directory if it doesn't existCOMMENT
AI Response Leakage1 hit · 8 pts
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HIGH⚡src/contents/site/search/search_index.json1{"config":{"lang":["en"],"separator":"[\\s\\-]+","pipeline":["stopWordFilter"],"fields":{"title":{"boost":1000.0},"text"CODE
Slop Phrases2 hits · 4 pts
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MEDIUM⚡src/contents/site/search/search_index.json1{"config":{"lang":["en"],"separator":"[\\s\\-]+","pipeline":["stopWordFilter"],"fields":{"title":{"boost":1000.0},"text"CODE
LOW⚡src/contents/site/search/search_index.json1{"config":{"lang":["en"],"separator":"[\\s\\-]+","pipeline":["stopWordFilter"],"fields":{"title":{"boost":1000.0},"text"CODE
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers3 hits · 3 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWutil/port_po_files.py7def copy_po_files_to_qt_structure(source_po_dir, dest_translations_dir, project_name="easyeffects"):CODE
LOWutil/run-clang-tidy.py75def find_compilation_database(path):CODE
LOWsrc/contents/site/assets/javascripts/lunr/wordcut.js5137 function createPredicateIndexFinder(dir) {CODE
Redundant / Tautological Comments1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWutil/port_po_files.py21 # Check if the source directory existsCOMMENT
Unused Imports1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWutil/run-clang-tidy.py38CODE
Deep Nesting1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWutil/generate_command_docs.py23CODE