Co-Authored-By attribution should be opt-in, not opt-out

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 20, 2026 by AnassKartit Closed Feb 20, 2026

Description

Claude Code adds a Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com> trailer to every git commit by default. This should be off by default and opt-in for users who want it.

Why

  • Users don't expect their CLI tool to inject branding into their git history
  • It acts as free marketing/advertising in every repo, commit log, and GitHub history
  • Most developer tools don't inject attribution into user commits by default
  • It clutters commit messages with information the developer didn't author
  • The current behavior requires users to discover and configure the attribution setting to disable it

Expected behavior

Attribution should be opt-in: off by default, with a setting to enable it for users who want transparency about AI-assisted commits.

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