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Developer details automated coding loop using Claude Code for open-source app

A developer has detailed a highly automated workflow for building an open-source task manager application, OpenTodo, using Claude Code. This process involved over 2,600 commits, with Claude co-authoring approximately 1,900 of them and handling 649 merged pull requests over 24 days. The workflow consists of proposing ideas, having Claude apply them by creating branches and writing tests, continuous integration (CI) judges the changes, and the developer authorizes merges. Claude also handles archiving by updating living specifications and writing changelog entries. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates a novel, highly automated workflow for software development using AI agents, potentially accelerating development cycles.

RANK_REASON Developer describes a workflow using an existing AI tool, not a new release or significant industry event.

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Developer details automated coding loop using Claude Code for open-source app

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/Alternative_One_4804 ·

    My Claude Code loop: spec → apply → CI → merge → archive. 347 changes and 649 merged PRs in 24 days on one open-source app

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I've been running Claude Code in a tight, spec-driven loop on <a href="https://open-todo.app">OpenTodo</a>, a self-hosted, local-first task manager. It's a Go server with SQLite and a React PWA in a single binary, AGPL licensed. The first commit …