Unique-Rules Mode

unique-rules removes file spread from scoring.

Use this when you want score to focus on rule diversity and total finding volume, not how many files were hit.

Penalties used

• Rule variety penalty
• Finding volume penalty
• File spread penalty is always 0

Example calculation

Using the same diagnostics as the files-mode example:

• 18 total findings
• 3 unique error rules
• 4 unique warning rules
• 9 affected files
• 30 total files scanned

Step 1, rule penalty:

(3 * 1.5) + (4 * 0.75) = 7.5

Step 2, files penalty:

0

Step 3, findings penalty:

min(15, floor(18 / 7)) = 2

Step 4, final score:

max(0, round(100 - 7.5 - 0 - 2)) = round(90.5) = 91

Label: Great.

Why choose unique-rules mode

• Stable score in diff-only or partial scans
• Less sensitive to monorepo file-count skew
• Most of the time, it's better to stick to files mode.