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A team of agents made 300 commits and burned his weekly limit in 2.5 days

A team of Opus 5.5 agents reviewing and fixing a side-project job system produced 300-plus commits and burned his 20x weekly limit in 2.5 days.

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How it works

  1. A team of Opus agents reviews and fixes a side-project job system
  2. Produces more than 300 commits
  3. Burns his 20x weekly limit in 2.5 days

Why it’s worth knowing

300 commits is either a triumph or a bonfire; the limit decided.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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