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Sphinx: a hook that quizzes you on your AI agent's code before push
Show HN (Oct 18) launch — a pre-push hook that quizzes the developer on AI-generated code, forcing them to demonstrate understanding of what the agent wrote before it ships.
Why it matters
Fights the 'almost-right code merged blind' problem: instead of more review tooling, it tests the human's comprehension of agent output at push time.
What you could build with it
A team lead at a software startup could gate every AI-generated pull request with Sphinx's quiz hook so developers must show they understand the code before merging, cutting blind acceptance of agent output.
Does it hold up?
Too early to judge — launched today on Show HN; no usage evidence yet.
Built with Sphinx
- The quiz hook is a Level 1 control - and the bypass is loggeddev.to · Writeup of Sphinx's install flow and its 'sphinx yolo' bypass flag that logs every skip, framing the quiz as a delivery-stage control for agent-generated code.
- Quizzing Developers on AI-Generated Codedev.to · Analysis of why explanation-as-a-delivery-stage-control matters: an agent's confidence is not evidence its assumptions about the system are correct.
- parthh01/sphinxgithub · 127 ★ · The open-source repo behind the sphinx-understand npm package: a comprehension checkpoint that quizzes developers on agent-assisted code before push.
Learn more
launch page (Show HN mirror) →
First spotted on article: source.
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