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Simon Willison hides AI-generated GitHub PR descriptions

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Simon Willison has begun using HTML's details and summary tags to hide AI-generated GitHub pull request descriptions. This approach aims to reduce the verbosity and improve the readability of PRs by making the AI-generated content less intrusive. AI

IMPACT Offers a practical method for managing the output of AI tools in software development workflows.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a personal workflow improvement for managing AI-generated content, not a new product or significant industry event.

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Simon Willison hides AI-generated GitHub PR descriptions

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · simonwillison.net ·

    I've recently started hiding the bulk of my AI-generated GitHub PR descriptions behind a collapsed <details><summary> HTML tag (thankfully supported by GitHub M

    I've recently started hiding the bulk of my AI-generated GitHub PR descriptions behind a collapsed <details><summary> HTML tag (thankfully supported by GitHub Markdown) and I think it's a useful pattern for making PR slop a little bit less exhausting simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/9/…

    LINKS simonwillison.net/…/details-summary

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