His split-the-PR rules turned one change into 40 PRs, 38 merged on sight

Added the AI rules and skills to split Terraform PRs into the smallest mergeable units, resulting in cases like 40 PRs with 38 approved and merged immediately.

How it works

He adds rules and skills to split infrastructure PRs into the smallest mergeable units
Resulting in cases like 40 PRs with 38 approved and merged immediately

Why it’s worth knowing

Reviewers merge what they can hold in their heads; the agent sizes for the head.

Where it’s from

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

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