The Conventional Branch project website has officially migrated from conventional-branch.github.io to conventionalbranch.org. From last year’s user suggestion to this year’s final implementation, let’s talk about the hesitations, pitfalls, and reflections behind the domain migration.
C/C++ tooling in the pre-commit ecosystem has long been limited. cpp-linter-hooks is currently the only pre-commit hook that supports both clang-format and clang-tidy, with built-in compilation database auto-detection, version pinning, and auto-fix capabilities.
A user opened an issue hoping Conventional Branch could provide an official Agent Skill, which I thought was a very reasonable request. I implemented it the same day, and now it can be downloaded and used with a single npx skills add command. Coincidentally, the project also surpassed 100 Stars this week, so I’ll talk about that too.
After reading Mario Zechner’s “I’ve sold out” and then reviewing AGENTS.md and CONTRIBUTING.md in the pi repository, I found that this project differs from common open-source collaboration methods in many ways. New contributors’ issues and PRs are closed by default, no reviews on weekends, and don’t submit PRs if you don’t understand the code. It seems tough, but behind it is a serious attempt to address a problem: how open-source projects can avoid being bogged down by low-quality contributions in the AI era.
Some say open source is useless, yielding neither profit nor time savings. But through four years of dedication, I’ve discovered three unexpected rewards: increased visibility for my work, connections with exceptional people and projects, and the accumulation of long-term value. These rewards are applicable to every developer.
