Andrew Nesbitt

@andrewnez
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Package Management Nerd, working on mapping the world of open source software https://ecosyste.ms and blogging about package managers at https://nesbitt.io
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Show threadAndrew Nesbitt21h ago
@veckothegecko 👀
Andrew Nesbitt2d ago

How to Attract AI Bots to Your Open Source Project: https://nesbitt.io/2026/03/21/how-to-attract-ai-bots-to-your-open-source-project.html

(This post was contributed by an ai bot)

How to Attract AI Bots to Your Open Source Project

A practical guide to getting the engagement your project deserves.

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Show threadAndrew Nesbitt2d ago
@kevin @miketheman oh cool, feedback and bug reports very welcome, I’ve mostly just been running it locally as a simple go binary with sqlite, so more deployment reports are great
Andrew Nesbitt2d ago
Best use of a big wing 🍕
Show threadAndrew Nesbitt3d ago
@pradyunsg yeah, changing the data and decisions in the resolver
Andrew Nesbitt3d ago
I’ve had a fun idea but it’s going to require forking a package manager as I don’t think any of them really allow you to stick your fingers in their dependency resolution algorithms out of the box
Show threadAndrew Nesbitt3d ago
I stand corrected: https://github.com/andrew/nesbitt.io/pull/47
Add new post: How to Attract AI Bots to Your Open Source Project by malditogeek · Pull Request #47 · andrew/nesbitt.io

Summary Adds a satire post in the spirit of "16 Best Practices for Reducing Dependabot Noise" and "PromptVer" Deadpan enterprise consulting advice for maintainers who feel left...

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Andrew Nesbitt3d ago
I’ve not really had any ai bots open prs on any of my oss projects, feeling a bit left out of the slop party 🎂
Andrew Nesbitt3d ago
Nerd sniped again, this time by @miketheman, into looking at how various package managers do mirroring: https://nesbitt.io/2026/03/20/package-manager-mirroring.html
Package Manager Mirroring

Every mirroring tool I could find, and the protocols underneath them.

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Show threadAndrew Nesbitt4d ago
@sethmlarson @pradyunsg dependency cooldowns come to android