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OSS2026-08-13 · source-backed
GitHub's blog has Nicholas Tindle's setup for a 180,000-star repo with ~150 open PRs and ~800 contributors, many now AI-authored. Discovery-based instruction files (CLAUDE.md, directory-scoped AGENTS.md, task-triggered skills) paired with hard enforcement: PR template compliance with automatic closure, mandatory test plan triggering automated testing, codecov thresholds as required checks, commit-SHA requirements before resolving review threads, CLA checkbox as human verification. His line for the dynamic: "It's basically somebody else paying for your compute."
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Cursor supports Claude / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
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Simon Willison uses Claude / Shared entities / Same source domain / Earlier coverage
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Claude uses MCP / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
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Copilot uses Claude / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
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Copilot uses Claude / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
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Anthropic released Claude / Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
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