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Simon Willison uses HTML tags to manage AI-generated PR descriptions

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Simon Willison has adopted a strategy to manage the verbose PR descriptions generated by AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Codex. He uses HTML's `<details>` and `<summary>` tags within GitHub Markdown to collapse the lengthy, AI-generated explanations. This allows him to present a concise, human-curated introduction to the PR, with the full AI-generated details available only upon expansion. This method improves the readability of PRs by hiding the extensive AI-generated text, making the essential information more accessible to reviewers. AI

IMPACT This technique offers a practical solution for managing the verbosity of AI-generated code documentation, improving developer workflow.

RANK_REASON Blog post discussing a technique for managing AI-generated content.

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Simon Willison uses HTML tags to manage AI-generated PR descriptions

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  1. Simon Willison TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Hide your slop PR descriptions behind <details><summary>

    <p>Most of the changes I make to my projects these days come in the form of PRs opened for me by Claude Code or Codex. The PR is my unit of work - I use them to bundle commits together, iterating on them until a feature is complete, document decisions and then merge the finished …

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