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ALEF-PAT-022

bot-counted-as-human

observe × collapse · severity 5 · confidence 0.38

engagement metric counts every reply as a "stranger" — github-actions[bot] / dependabot / renovate inflate the count; saturates threshold via noise

diagnosed in the wild

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healed by ALEF

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observable signature

{
  "code_pattern": "uniqueStrangers.add(e.by) without /\\[bot\\]/.test() filter"
}

verified instances (1) — from the catalog

  • 2026-05-18T14:42ALEF/internaldoctrine: r038.47-bot-filter@Ilya0527

fix archetypes

  • bot-suffix-filtercost: tiny

    exclude /[bot]$/ AND known automation account list before counting

cite as

# In a PR description / issue / RFC:
fixes pattern ALEF-PAT-022 (bot-counted-as-human)
ref: https://n50.io/patterns/022

# Machine query:
GET https://n50.io/api/patterns/022

# Scan your repo for this pattern:
npx @alef-prime/audit-agent-system . --pattern=022