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Rafaelpta/dupehound

Rafaelpta/dupehound is an MIT-licensed duplicate-code detector aimed at codebases with heavy AI contribution, using local static analysis to catch copy-pasted or lightly renamed functions and to turn duplicate clusters into a measurable code-quality signal.

Score8.0
Popularity9.0
Risknone
TierSilver
Score breakdown
Usefulness8.0
Novelty7.0
Momentum6.0
Maturity6.0
Open-source/build8.4
Evidence7.2
Workflow potential9.1
Setup ease8.8

Popularity is tracked separately. Support, ads, sponsorships, and tips never affect these signals.

Why it matters

Useful for developers and teams that let coding agents move fast but still want a concrete way to spot when the assistant is rewriting the same logic again and again.

Who should use it

teams reviewing AI-generated pull requestsdevelopers trying to control codebase sprawlengineering managers who want a simple AI-code quality signalmaintainers adding lightweight CI checks around duplication

Who should skip it

Skip if the source link, docs, or setup requirements do not match your workflow.

Risk explanation

No inherent user-impacting risk is flagged from the captured evidence.

Evidence links

Closest alternatives / related signals

code-qualityai-codingstatic-analysiscideveloper-tools