AI Slop Code Risk Monitor

xyproto/algernon

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

Small self-contained pure-Go web server with Lua, Teal, Markdown, HTTP/2, QUIC, Redis, TypeScript, npm-less React 19, SQLite, and PostgreSQL support ++

2.9 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for xyproto/algernon, a JavaScript project with 3,032 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 53,881 lines of code across 363 source files, recording 54 pattern matches distributed across 9 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 2.9 (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.

2.9
Adjusted Signal
2.9
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-31
Last Push
3.0K
Stars
JavaScript
Language
53.9K
Lines of Code
363
Files
54
Pattern Hits
2026-10-31
Scan Date
0.03
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 4.1/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 37 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 9.5/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 16 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 0.5/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 5 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 13.3/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 54 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 10HIGH 0MEDIUM 5LOW 39

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 54 distinct pattern matches across 9 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.

Hallucination Indicators10 hits · 100 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
CRITICALsamples/react_db/js/jquery.min.js2!function(e,t){"use strict";"object"==typeof module&&"object"==typeof module.exports?module.exports=e.document?t(e,!0):fCODE
CRITICALsamples/react_db/js/marked.min.js6!function(e,t){"object"==typeof exports&&"undefined"!=typeof module?t(exports):"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?defCODE
CRITICALsamples/react_db/js/marked.umd.js52`+r.text,this.inlineQueue.pop(),this.inlineQueue.at(-1).src=s.text):t.push(r);continue}if(e){let s="Infinite loop on bytCODE
CRITICALsamples/bootstrap/flatly/jquery/jquery-1.10.2.min.js5}({});var B=/(?:\{[\s\S]*\}|\[[\s\S]*\])$/,P=/([A-Z])/g;function R(e,n,r,i){if(x.acceptData(e)){var o,a,s=x.expando,l=e.CODE
CRITICALsamples/react_simple/js/jquery.min.js2!function(e,t){"use strict";"object"==typeof module&&"object"==typeof module.exports?module.exports=e.document?t(e,!0):fCODE
CRITICALsamples/react_simple/js/marked.min.js6!function(e,t){"object"==typeof exports&&"undefined"!=typeof module?t(exports):"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?defCODE
CRITICALsamples/react_simple/js/marked.umd.js52`+r.text,this.inlineQueue.pop(),this.inlineQueue.at(-1).src=s.text):t.push(r);continue}if(e){let s="Infinite loop on bytCODE
CRITICALsamples/react_jsonfile/js/jquery.min.js2!function(e,t){"use strict";"object"==typeof module&&"object"==typeof module.exports?module.exports=e.document?t(e,!0):fCODE
CRITICALsamples/react_jsonfile/js/marked.min.js6!function(e,t){"object"==typeof exports&&"undefined"!=typeof module?t(exports):"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?defCODE
CRITICALsamples/react_jsonfile/js/marked.umd.js52`+r.text,this.inlineQueue.pop(),this.inlineQueue.at(-1).src=s.text):t.push(r);continue}if(e){let s="Infinite loop on bytCODE
Over-Commented Block27 hits · 27 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWREADME.md881##### HashMapCOMMENT
LOWgencert.sh1#!/bin/shCOMMENT
LOWapi_test.go61 // if err := New("permissionsql", permissionsql.Version, 2.0).Check(); err != nil {COMMENT
LOWsystem/fedora/build.sh1#!/bin/bashCOMMENT
LOWengine/jsxcache.go61 return api.LoaderJSCOMMENT
LOWengine/pongo_test.go61 for range n {COMMENT
LOWengine/pongo_test.go81// for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {COMMENT
LOWengine/basic.go281 // TODO: If flush() was called, and no further writing to w was done by now, then don't flush twiceCOMMENT
LOWengine/certstorage.go21 certStorageName = "certmagic"COMMENT
LOWengine/help.go41list:clear() -> boolCOMMENT
LOWengine/help.go61// Get all keys of the hash mapCOMMENT
LOWengine/help.go141JFile(filename) -> userdataCOMMENT
LOWengine/help.go161// Create a JSON document node.COMMENT
LOWengine/help.go181// The second argument is an optional authentication token that is used for theCOMMENT
LOWengine/help.go201// Create a new HTTP Client objectCOMMENT
LOWengine/help.go221GET(string, [table], [table]) -> stringCOMMENT
LOWengine/help.go281// Given two prompts, return how similar they are. The first opt. string is the metric for the distance:COMMENT
LOWengine/help.go301// Return the version string for the serverCOMMENT
LOWengine/help.go321// Default connection string: "server=localhost;user=user;password=password,port=1433"COMMENT
LOWengine/help.go421// Get all unconfirmed usernamesCOMMENT
LOWengine/help.go461PasswordAlgo() -> stringCOMMENT
LOWengine/help.go481Confirm(string)COMMENT
LOWengine/help.go501// to the HTTP response. Returns true if successful.COMMENT
LOWengine/help.go541print(...)COMMENT
LOWengine/help.go561error(number[, string])COMMENT
LOWengine/help.go601COMMENT
LOWthemes/assets/werc.css1#side-bar a,ul.sitemap-list a{text-transform:capitalize}body{color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica,VerdCOMMENT
AI Slop Vocabulary3 hits · 7 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMengine/rendering.go1121 // TODO: Consider making a more robust (and slower) check that splits the data into words firstCOMMENT
MEDIUMengine/assets/react19/react-dom.production.min.js1!function(e,n){"object"==typeof exports&&"undefined"!=typeof module?module.exports=n(require("react")):"function"==typeoCODE
MEDIUMengine/assets/react19/react-dom.production.min.js1!function(e,n){"object"==typeof exports&&"undefined"!=typeof module?module.exports=n(require("react")):"function"==typeoCODE
Fake / Example Data4 hits · 6 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOW⚡samples/bootstrap/flatly/index.html401 <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.</p>CODE
LOW⚡samples/bootstrap/flatly/index.html401 <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.</p>CODE
LOW⚡samples/bootstrap/flatly/index.html409 <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.</p>CODE
LOW⚡samples/bootstrap/flatly/index.html409 <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer posuere erat a ante.</p>CODE
Self-Referential Comments2 hits · 6 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
MEDIUMsamples/bootstrap/flatly/theme/variables.less257//## Define the breakpoints at which your layout will change, adapting to different screen sizes.COMMENT
MEDIUMsamples/bootstrap/flatly/theme/variables.less306//## Define the maximum width of `.container` for different screen sizes.COMMENT
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers4 hits · 4 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWengine/assets/reactrefresh/react-refresh-runtime.js105 function collectCustomHooksForSignature(type) {CODE
LOWengine/assets/react19/react.development.js195 function defineKeyPropWarningGetter(props, displayName) {CODE
LOWengine/assets/react19/react.development.js210 function elementRefGetterWithDeprecationWarning() {CODE
LOWengine/assets/react19/react.development.js581 function recursivelyFlushAsyncActWork(returnValue, resolve, reject) {CODE
Unused Imports2 hits · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWplugins/py/main.py4CODE
LOWplugins/py/main.py6CODE
Redundant / Tautological Comments1 hit · 2 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWwelcome.sh11# Check if $kernmax is present and not in the valid formatCOMMENT
Excessive Try-Catch Wrapping1 hit · 1 pts
SeverityFileLineSnippetContext
LOWplugins/py/main.py128 except Exception as e:CODE