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by simianwords3 hours ago |
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upvoteby alex000kim3 hours ago|
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technically you're correct, but look at the prompt https://github.com/alex000kim/claude-code/blob/main/src/util...

it's written to _actively_ avoid any signs of AI generated code when "in a PUBLIC/OPEN-SOURCE repository".

Also, it's not about you. Undercover mode only activates for Anthropic employees (it's gated on USER_TYPE === 'ant', which is a build-time flag baked into internal builds).

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upvoteby simianwords3 hours ago|
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I don’t know what you mean. It just informs to not use internal code names.
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upvoteby robflynn3 hours ago|
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It also says don't announce that you are AI in any way including asking it to not say "Co-authored by Claude". I read the file myself.

I'm still inclined to think people might be overreacting to that bit since it seems to be for anthropic-only to prevent leaking internal info.

But I did read the prompt and it did say hide the fact that you are AI.

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upvoteby simianwords3 hours ago|
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Why does that matter though
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upvoteby robflynn1 hours ago|
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There are probably different reasons for different people. I can definitely see the angle that trying to specifically pretend to not be AI when contributing to open source could be seen as a bad thing due to the open source supply chain attacks, some AI-driven, that we've been having, not to mention the AI-slop PR spam.

But, I also get Anthropic's side that when they're contributing they don't want their internals leaked. If it had been left at that, that's fine, but having it pretend like it's not AI at all rubs me a little bit the wrong way. Why try to hide it?

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upvoteby simianwords1 hours ago|
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>There are probably different reasons for different people. I can definitely see the angle that trying to specifically pretend to not be AI when contributing to open source could be seen as a bad thing due to the open source supply chain attacks, some AI-driven, that we've been having, not to mention the AI-slop PR spam.

But none of the other agents advertise that the commit was done by an agent. Like Codex. Your panic should apply equally to already existing agents like Codex no?

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upvoteby giancarlostoro3 hours ago|
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I agree with you, I think people are overthinking this.
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upvoteby slopinthebag3 hours ago|
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I think it means OSS projects should start unilaterally banning submissions from people working for Anthropic.
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upvoteby simianwords3 hours ago|
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Why? What does this have to do with the leak
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upvoteby hrmtst938371 hours ago|
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If anybody cares about AI-written code slipping in they can grep for style tells or run a classifier against a suspect repo. You won't get guarantees. Watermarks and disclosure tags die the moment someone edits the patch, so secret strings and etiquette signs are cargo cult security and the only answer is review.
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