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GitHub Browser Plugin for AI Contribution Blame in Pull Requests

Details

External ID
46871473
Source
HN
Company
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Product
GitHub Browser Plugin for AI Contribution Blame in Pull Requests
Website domain
rbby.dev
Launched
Feb. 3, 2026
Cohort
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Upvotes
62
Upvotes percentile
0.8409703504043127
Tags
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Fetched at
Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
Updated at
Sept. 7, 2026, 9:26 p.m.

Enrichment

Theme
git and repository workflow tools
Vertical
Horizontal
Function
Dev tools
Audience
Developer
AI stance
AI-native
Project type
Hobby / open-source project
Normalized one-liner
ai contribution analysis in pull requests
Manually corrected
False

Could you build this?

Yes It is a browser extension augmenting the GitHub PR interface by parsing metadata from git-ai commits or annotations and rendering visual blame badges on the DOM.

Discussion

20 comments analyzed.

Competitors mentioned: Sandal (with lw and tmp args), GitLens

Concerns raised: Asymmetry between time to generate AI code and time to review it, Risk of spam and low-quality PRs with no accountability, AI-generated code looks convincing but can be nonsensical, Difficult to enforce AI disclosure policies across projects, Adds noise to git commit history without clear benefit

Feature requests: Per-line tracking of AI vs human code in blended commits, Clear pricing model for agent accounts

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one — 132 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #11 of 133 (itself plus its competitors, highest first — normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 85 days after the earliest competitor.

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