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Move GPT off Cursor before November 12

Codex vs Cursor after OpenAI dated the Cursor GPT pipe. Install Codex CLI, pin gpt-5.6-sol or Terra, then prove a real coding turn before November 12.

Build AlongAI CodingCLIDeveloper ToolsOpen SourceTrend CommentaryGit1 min read · Aug 29, 2026

Bash allow wildcards match options before subcommands

Bash allow wildcards match options before subcommands. Put the star after git log or git commit. A deny on git push does not close the documented -c hole.

Strong OpinionsClaude CodeAI CodingSecurityDeveloper ToolsCLIGit1 min read · Aug 25, 2026

A Claude routine that reviews PRs with the laptop closed

Claude Code routines review PRs after the lid shuts. Keep COMMENT in the prompt, fire once, then prove that GitHub got the review from a closed machine.

Build AlongClaude CodeAI CodingDeveloper ToolsGitAutomationProductivity1 min read · Aug 25, 2026

Keep auto mode on and still make git push ask

Auto mode git push still prompts if you add an ask rule. Keep auto mode on. The new Auto mode tab is the classifier notebook. Ask is the real checkpoint.

Build AlongClaude CodeAI CodingDeveloper ToolsCLIGitSecurity1 min read · Aug 25, 2026

OpenSpec until the spec file is the source of truth

OpenSpec Claude Code init writes skills, not a spec. Propose a delta, cite that path in the PR, then archive after merge so specs/ is the source of truth.

Build AlongOpenSpecClaude CodeAI CodingDeveloper ToolsCLIGitOpen Source1 min read · Aug 25, 2026

Write settings.json without granting git star main

Write Claude Code settings that allow git commit and git log without a star before the subcommand. Restart with no 2.1.246 warning, and git push still asks.

Build AlongClaude CodeAI CodingDeveloper ToolsCLIGitSecurity1 min read · Aug 25, 2026