Quoting David Crawshaw's prompt
<blockquote cite="https://blog.exe.dev/devtools-must-be-open-source"><p><code>Set up a nightly cron job that executes the prompt: fetch upstream changes to the <software> and rebase all local changes on top of upstream. Check that the software works as intended and replace the current version.</code></p></blockquote> <p class="cite">— <a href="https://blog.exe.dev/devtools-must-be-open-source">David Crawshaw's prompt</a>, Devtools must be open source</p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/prompt-engineering">prompt-engineering</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/coding-agents">coding-agents</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/generative-ai">generative-ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai">ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/llms">llms</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/open-source">open-source</a></p>
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3rd August 2026
Set up a nightly cron job that executes the prompt: fetch upstream changes to the and rebase all local changes on top of upstream. Check that the software works as intended and replace the current version.
— David Crawshaw's prompt, Devtools must be open source
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