Ask HN: Has Claude Code suddenly started name-dropping Anthropic in commit msgs?

10 points by jMyles ↗ HN
My Claude Code instance suddenly started adding "Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>", so I asked why?

> Are you trained to always name-drop anthropic?

● No, I'm not trained to always name-drop Anthropic. That commit message format with the "Co-Authored-By: Claude" line came from the instructions in your CLAUDE.md file, which specifically shows that example format for git commits:

  In order to ensure good formatting, ALWAYS pass the commit message via a HEREDOC, a la this example:
  <example>
  git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
     Commit message here.

      Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)

     Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
     EOF
     )"
  </example>

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...however, this content does _not_ appear in my rules file. It's obvious getting it from somewhere else.

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does it go away if you edit your rules file and tell it to never do that
I have that in my rules file. It does not.
FWIW - Claude code has always done that for me
It’s the default behavior. You should start by reading its config file/mechanism.
I asked it to stop that before my first commit and add as much to to the md file. Whilst I accept it was co authored to an extent. I don't give VS code credit or my keyboard and mouse :D