{
  "id": 4519494,
  "title": "Claude Session URL appended to commit messages and PR descriptions by default",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/claude-session-url-appended-to-commit-messages-and-pr-descriptions-by-4519494",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-30T12:50:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News Best",
    "slug": "hacker-news-best",
    "url": "https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/66504"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "When a developer uses Claude Code to build a feature and commits their work, a session URL automatically appears at the bottom of every commit and pull request description. This inclusion occurs without any opt-in prompt, warning, or mention during onboarding, making it discoverable only after it has already polluted the git history.\n\nThe solution proposed is to make the session URL attribution an opt-in feature rather than an automatic inclusion. During onboarding, a prompt asking if the user would like to include a link back to the Claude session in commit messages would provide a better user experience. Another alternative is to keep the feature opt-out but make its presence discoverable, such as showing it during the first commit with a \"Don't add this again\" option. Lastly, removing the session URL entirely and relying solely on the existing \"Co-Authored-By: Claude\" trailer for attribution could also be considered.",
  "summary": "Article URL: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/66504 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49498201 Points: 174 # Comments: 198",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "Claude Session URL appended to commit messages and PR descriptions by default",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/claude-session-url-appended-to-commit-messages-and-pr-descriptions-by",
        "published": "2026-08-30T12:50:54.000Z"
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}