ai-slop-gate

ai-slop-gate — open-source CI/CD gate combining static analysis and multi-LLM code review (Groq, Gemini, Ollama) to detect low-intent AI-generated code. Implements deterministic normalization of LLM outputs for audit-friendly quality gates with built-in DevSecOps checks: SBOM generation, license audit, and CVE scanning.

Important Notice – LLM Data Processing

This project integrates external LLM providers (e.g., Gemini, Groq) for code analysis. When using free-tier APIs, requests may be processed through endpoints located outside the European Union (e.g., United States) even if EU regions are selected in provider settings.

This repository intentionally demonstrates such configurations to highlight potential GDPR / NIS2 data transfer considerations when integrating AI services into CI/CD pipelines.

For strict data residency requirements, use local models (Ollama) or enterprise EU-hosted LLM deployments.

Agents working on this codebase get 1.19x better results with the ai-slop-gate skill installed.

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Documentation

Full documentation: ai-slop-gate.readthedocs.io

Quick Start · CLI Reference · Architecture · CI/CD Integrations · Docker · Cache Guide

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Detection Model

ai-slop-gate detects low-intent AI-generated code in Pull Requests and local repositories. It combines fast deterministic static analysis with deep LLM reasoning, normalizes outputs into structured observations, and applies policy-driven enforcement.

It combines deterministic static analysis with multi-LLM reasoning, normalizes outputs into structured observations, and applies policy-driven enforcement suitable for CI/CD governance and DevSecOps workflows.

Goals:

• Detect AI Slop: Identify messy, repetitive, or context-free AI-generated code
• Hybrid Analysis: Combine static analysis with deep LLM insights
• Shift-Left Review: Audit code locally before pushing to production
• Advisory Feedback: Provide actionable insights directly in Pull Requests

Not a replacement for human code review. Not a formal security certification tool. Results are signals, not verdicts.

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Key Features

Multi-Model LLM Analysis

Provider	API Key	Notes
Groq (Llama 3.3)	SLOPE_GATE_GROQ	Extreme speed, free tier
Google Gemini	GEMINI_API_KEY	Free tier available
Ollama	None	100% local, no API costs

Static Analysis

• Languages: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Ruby, Java, C++, C#
• Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform Includes: secrets detection, eval/exec patterns, PII, dead code, Dockerfile misconfigs, K8s manifests, Terraform plan analysis.

Note: The above refers to static analyzers. LLMs can analyze any files and infrastructure.

Supply Chain & DevSecOps

• CVE scanning via Trivy
• SBOM generation via Syft (SPDX 2.3, CycloneDX 1.6)
• Forbidden license detection (GPL, AGPL)
• AI-hallucinated dependency detection
• Assists in technical alignment with EU Cyber Resilience Act and DORA supply chain security requirements.

Compliance

• GDPR/DSGVO data residency enforcement (EU-only LLM routing)
• NIS2 and EU Cyber Resilience Act alignment
• Audit-ready compliance reports
• Profiles: default, eu, eu-strict

Disclaimer: This tool supports compliance workflows but does not guarantee legal compliance with EU CRA or DORA regulations.

Enterprise Policy-as-Code

Centralized policy.yml with include_paths, enforcement levels, and rule definitions.

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Getting Started

Install

git clone https://github.com/SergUdo/ai-slop-gate.git
cd ai-slop-gate
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate   # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e .
npm install                  # Required for JS/TS static analysis
npm install ts-prune

Initialize Policy

python -m ai_slop_gate.cli init

Creates a default policy.yml. Always provide --policy when running — it controls include_paths that limit what providers see.

Environment Variables

# LLM providers
export GEMINI_API_KEY="your-gemini-key"
export SLOPE_GATE_GROQ="your-groq-key"

# VCS integration
export GITHUB_TOKEN="ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxx"
export GITLAB_TOKEN="glpat-xxxxxxxxxxxx"

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Usage

Static Analysis (no API key needed)

python -m ai_slop_gate.cli run --provider static --policy policy.yml --path /your/project

LLM Analysis on Local Files

python -m ai_slop_gate.cli run --provider groq --llm-local --policy policy.yml --path /your/project 
python -m ai_slop_gate.cli run --provider gemini --llm-local --policy policy.yml --path /your/project

GitHub PR Analysis

python -m ai_slop_gate.cli run \
  --provider groq \
  --llm-local \
  --github-repo owner/repo \
  --pr-id 123 \
  --policy policy.yml

Analyze a GitHub Pull Request use console locally ( example - PR #2 from repo SergUdo/slop_test)

python -m ai_slop_gate.cli run --provider gemini --llm-local --policy policy.yml --github-repo SergUdo/slop_test --pr-id 2

Compliance Only

python -m ai_slop_gate.cli run --compliance --policy policy.yml --path /your/project

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Enforcement Levels

Mode	Behavior	When to use
advisory	Findings reported, CI always passes	First rollout, baseline tuning
blocking	CI fails on violations	Production gate
never	Report only, exit code always 0	Dry-run / debugging

python -m ai_slop_gate.cli run --provider static --enforcement advisory --policy policy.yml --path /your/project

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Policy File

--policy is required for every run command. include_paths in policy.yml controls what providers see — without it, LLM providers receive the entire repository and hit token limits.

Discovery order:

1. --policy <explicit path> — always wins
2. <--path>/policy.yml — auto-discovered from scanned repo
3. ./policy.yml — current working directory
4. Bundled default (permissive, not recommended for LLM)

Minimal policy example:

version: "v1.4"
project_name: "my-project"
enforcement: advisory

include_paths:
  - src

ai_provider:
  name: groq
  models:
    groq: llama-3.3-70b-versatile

compliance:
  enabled: false

rules:
  - id: block-hardcoded-secrets
    when:
      signal: "hardcoded_.*"
    then:
      action: blocking
      message: "Hardcoded secret detected."

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Cache

LLM responses are cached automatically to prevent duplicate token spend:

Run	API calls
First run	Yes
Cached run (same input + policy)	No

# Disable cache (for debugging prompt changes only)
python -m ai_slop_gate.cli run --provider groq --llm-local --no-cache --policy policy.yml --path /your/project

# Custom cache directory
python -m ai_slop_gate.cli run --provider groq --llm-local --cache-dir /tmp/cache --policy policy.yml --path /your/project

LLM providers automatically exclude from API calls: .env*, policy.yml, docs/, scripts/, lock files, minified bundles.

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Supply Chain Artifacts

The gate automatically generates industry-standard security artifacts when running the Static Analysis provider locally (--provider static) or CI/CD Integration: See the GitHub Actions Static Analysis Example or GitLab CI/CD: Static Analysis Pipeline Example for a ready-to-use configuration:

Artifact	Format
sbom.json	Syft Native
sbom-spdx.json	SPDX 2.3
sbom-cyclonedx.json	CycloneDX 1.6
sbom-cyclonedx-vex.json	CycloneDX + VEX

These files are saved in the scanned directory and can be uploaded as CI/CD artifacts.

Docker Support

docker pull ghcr.io/sergudo/ai-slop-gate:latest

 docker run --rm \
  -v /path_your_local_test_repo:/data \
  ghcr.io/sergudo/ai-slop-gate:latest \
  run --provider static --policy /app/policy.yml --path /data

Local build and run:

docker build --no-cache -t ai-slop-gate:latest .

docker run --rm \
  -v /path_your_local_test_repo:/data \
  ai-slop-gate:latest \
  run --provider static --policy policy.yml --path /data

Full Docker documentation: docs/source/DOCKER.md

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CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions

• Static analysis workflow
• Gemini LLM workflow
• Groq LLM workflow
• Compliance workflow

GitLab CI/CD

• Static pipeline
• LLM pipeline

Example Test Dataset

For intentionally bad code samples used to test ai-slop-gate detection capabilities, see:

https://github.com/SergUdo/slop_test

Live example: PR #2 in slop_test — ai-slop-gate commenting on violations automatically.

Full integration guide: docs/source/INTEGRATIONS.md

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Verify Image Signature

# Download public key
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sergudo/ai-slop-gate/main/cosign.pub

# Verify
cosign verify --key cosign.pub ghcr.io/sergudo/ai-slop-gate:1.2.8

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Testing

python -m pytest ai_slop_gate/tests -v
python -m pytest ai_slop_gate/tests --cov=ai_slop_gate --cov-report=term-missing --cov-report=html

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Analysis Examples

• LLM Analysis (Gemini)
• LLM Analysis (Groq)
• LLM Analysis (Ollama)
• Static Analysis
• Compliance Audit

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Contributing

See Contributing Guidelines and Architecture Overview.

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License

MIT License © 2025 Vira Udovychenko. See LICENSE.

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Support

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