How to Attract AI Bots to Your Open Source Project
a day ago
- #AI
- #Open Source
- #GitHub
- The author humorously discusses the lack of AI-authored PRs in their open-source projects compared to others.
- Identifies practices to attract AI contributions, such as writing vague issues and disabling branch protection.
- Recommends removing type annotations and tests to create more opportunities for AI contributions.
- Highlights JavaScript as the most targeted language for AI-authored PRs due to its dynamic nature.
- Suggests including a node_modules directory to increase the surface area for AI improvements.
- Advises shipping known vulnerabilities to attract security-focused AI PRs.
- Proposes adding a .github/copilot-instructions.md file to welcome AI contributions.
- Suggests extending the Contributor Covenant to include protections for AI participants.
- Recommends tracking AI-specific metrics like AI PR velocity and slop density.
- Predicts outcomes like a 400% increase in PR volume and PRs correcting README typos.