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Summary
OpenAI reportedly rebuilt its Git backend in a single large repository to handle activity from Codex agents, naming the new system Pando. It retains standard Git clients and protocols but independently coordinates updates across branches, reducing cross-branch wait times, and reuses packfiles to di…
Key points
- Reveals that after agents produce large amounts of code, version control infrastructure becomes the real bottleneck.
- As AI agents drive up commit and branch counts, Git backends will shift from supporting role to critical infrastructure in development workflows.
- Teams with large monorepos can use this to review branch coordination and caching strategies and evaluate building in-house or adjusting existing processes.
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