'Forget PRs, push direct to main': the emerging human+agent engineering workflow debate
hugobowne · x · 2026-11-03
Responding to advice about protecting the main branch with mandatory PRs and approvals, hugobowne makes the contrarian case: on teams of tightly-aligned humans and agents, skip PRs entirely and push straight to main — a signal that traditional code-review gates are being rethought as AI agents join the loop.
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