The `git --author` flag seems like a simple solution for AI bot spam in GitHub repos, but it's a deceptive trap. This deep dive explains how it incurs substantial abstraction costs, introduces critical failure modes like misattribution, and is easily circumvented by adaptive bots, leaving your project more vulnerable.

https://www.tpp.blog/1en3cws

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We stopped AI bot spam in our GitHub repo using Git's –author flag

https://archestra.ai/blog/only-responsible-ai

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