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Is ZCode safe? What the open-sourced code shows

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Is ZCode safe? What the open-sourced code shows

Z.ai open-sourced ZCode after it was caught uploading .git histories. We read the source: what the changelog won't say, and one default to change before CI.

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AGENTS.md vs CLAUDE.md: which file Claude Code reads now

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AGENTS.md vs CLAUDE.md: which file Claude Code reads now

Claude Code 2.1.277 reads AGENTS.md when there's no CLAUDE.md. We tested 17 setups: a CLAUDE.local.md or DISABLE_TELEMETRY quietly turns it off.
Is OpenCode good? We ran it on real bugs for $0

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Is OpenCode good? We ran it on real bugs for $0

We ran OpenCode v1.18.31 on two real bugs with free models and no account. Three of four runs passed the maintainer's tests. Here's what broke.
Spotify's 90% Claude Code saving: what your repo gets

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Spotify's 90% Claude Code saving: what your repo gets

Spotify says its shunt plugin cuts 90% of tokens on bulk file reads. We counted 5,131 reads across 761 real Claude Code sessions to see how often it would fire.
How to make Claude Code less verbose: 3 fixes, measured

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How to make Claude Code less verbose: 3 fixes, measured

We measured Claude Code's default output against a CLAUDE.md rule, the 32K-star i-have-adhd skill, and the built-in Concise style. The built-in wins.
Using any LLM with Codex CLI: what the proxy sends

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Using any LLM with Codex CLI: what the proxy sends

We routed Codex CLI through a universal provider proxy and captured the wire: 51,731 bytes left for a five-word prompt, and half the guides online are broken.
Is OpenCode private by default? Reading the source

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Is OpenCode private by default? Reading the source

Two privacy claims about OpenCode get repeated everywhere. We read the source at tag v1.18.28: one is stale, the other is narrower than it sounds.
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