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Code copilot drafts — you still own the review before merge

GitHub Copilot / IDE AI can write the patch in seconds — treat every suggestion as untrusted draft until you understand it and run your checks. Merge is a human gate.

Open your notes (or your IDE, if you have Copilot). Write a 3-line copilot gate: (1) never merge unread (2) run the smallest test or check (3) reject any secrets in suggestions. You're done when you've accepted one non-sensitive suggestion (or read its docs) and written the one line you'd change before commit, in 12 words or less.

Worked example

The builder-track skill is using AI to ship faster — not to skip review. Accepting a Copilot block you can't explain is the same class of mistake as pasting straight from chat into production. Use the suggestion, then force yourself through a 60-second understand-and-test pass. Commit, merge, and send are still yours.

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