- The 2,500 PRs were not 2,500 features. Much of the work was "gardening": ongoing cleanup and improvement, including work agents identify by reading the code.
45:2645:54 - One routine scans React code for banned patterns but records findings in a document rather than fixing them immediately. Poteto reviews the accumulated list every few days to see whether several findings point to the same underlying issue.
47:2447:55 - A buffer or queue can preserve a human review point and make repeated patterns visible. Immediate execution on every finding can keep agents busy while hiding the bigger problem.
47:5548:24 - A coordinator can help see the broader pattern across multiple tasks while still directing implementation work.
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6. Gardening, queues, and finding patterns
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