Hide your slop PR descriptions behind <details><summary>
Story 15, from Simon Willison
A software engineer uses HTML's <details><summary> tags to hide AI-generated PR descriptions, making them more readable and focused.
Key points
- AI-generated PR descriptions are often too detailed and overwhelming.
- Using <details><summary> hides most of the text, showing only a summary by default.
- The summary includes a high-level explanation and sometimes a screenshot.
- The full AI-generated text is hidden but still accessible for deeper reading.
- The author uses the model name and effort level in the summary for clarity.
- The author uses a mnemonic 'details-summary' to remember the tag order.
Why it matters
This technique helps engineers manage the flood of AI-generated PRs by making them more digestible and prioritizing human-curated summaries over lengthy, dense text.
Counterpoint
The approach relies on GitHub's support for <details><summary> in Markdown, which may not be available in all platforms or tools.
Sources
- Hide your slop PR descriptions behind <details><summary> (Simon Willison)
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