The article announces the release of commit-rewriter version 0.2. It adds support for operating on branches other than the default, allowing users to run the tool against a specified branch with the command `uvx commit-rewriter --branch other`. The update is tagged under git.
Simon Willison released commit-rewriter 0.1, a web app that lets users edit commit messages for a repository. The tool is useful for cleaning up commits that contain internal references or unwanted code before publication. After editing, it creates a timestamped branch to preserve the original state and rewrites the selected commits.
The article describes a developer’s strategy for ensuring that an agent uses a diagnostics library by implementing a pre‑commit hook that scans the git diff for direct calls to observability modules. If such calls are detected, the commit fails and a prompt is injected, instructing the agent to use the diagnostics library instead. This approach eliminates the need for manual code updates and maintains consistency across the codebase.
Release: llm 0.37.1 A bugfix release for LLM, with contributions from Steven Huang, Tao An, Arjan Mossel, and XQ. Tags: llm
GitHub Models is now retired I missed this news until today, when the GitHub Actions run for my simonw/research repository failed with this error message: GitHub Models is temporarily unavailable as part of a scheduled retirement brownout. That message is already stale, because the retirement has been completed.
Python 3.15.0 has been added to the actions/python-versions repository. The author had been monitoring the repository for the release and used ChatGPT to automate the check. With the new version available, users can now include "3.15" in their GitHub Actions testing matrix to run tests against the latest Python release.
The article announces the release of github-to-sqlite version 2.9.1. It includes a fix that ensures compatibility with sqlite-utils 4.x. The update is relevant for users integrating GitHub data into SQLite databases.
I started building my markdown-svg-renderer tool in May , but I've since added enough features to it that it's worth talking about here again. It's evolved into my ideal tool for sharing Markdown transcripts that include SVG documents.
The article announces that Claude Code will now support AGENTS.md files starting with version 2.1.277. If a CLAUDE.md file is absent in a folder, Claude will automatically look for and use AGENTS.md, leveraging Claude Code mods to customize the harness. The built‑in mod is available for use, and users can also create their own custom project instructions.
Shot‑scraper 1.12 adds WebP support, allowing users to capture web page screenshots in WebP format with an optional quality setting. The new --quality flag controls compression, while omitting it produces lossless images. WebP screenshots are reported to be significantly smaller than JPEG or PNG equivalents.
The article discusses how users of major tech platforms, frustrated by the lack of human customer support, are increasingly turning to ChatGPT for help with everyday tech issues. ChatGPT is reportedly suggesting that these users have uncovered a noteworthy story and that 404 Media can assist them. The piece highlights the growing role of AI in both troubleshooting and journalism.
Simon Willison released version 0.1a2 of his web-edit app, a lightweight web interface for browsing and editing files within a folder. The update adds a copy-to-clipboard feature for both text and image data, aimed at simplifying the transfer of logs and other outputs. The tool was primarily developed to enable file editing across devices via Tailscale, and the new feature was motivated by the author’s need to copy logs from a laptop to a Gist while using DeepSeek 4.1 Flash 1017 on a phone.
The private keys of eight eMudhra intermediate CA certificates have been compromised, affecting root chains trusted by major browsers and many downstream trust stores. Software that bundles trusted certificates must update their lists, and Linux distributions are advised to refresh ca‑certificates packages. Updated Python tools (uv 0.13.4, pip 26.2.2, certifi 2026.10.19) now include the revised certificate lists.