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Let an agent review and fix every open PR overnight, and watch your usage

A developer let Amp work overnight on his open-source repo with one prompt: review every PR, wait for CI and Codex bot review comments, resolve them, re-request review, run an end-to-end test and prove everything worked. Claude Code hit its usage limit for 5 hours mid-run.

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@GaurangKaria on X · 2026-10-17

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-19.

What they did

A developer let Amp work overnight on his open-source repo with one prompt: review every PR, wait for CI and Codex bot review comments, resolve them, re-request review, run an end-to-end test and prove everything worked. Claude Code hit its usage limit for 5 hours mid-run.

Result (as claimed)

The parallel threads got confusing and the run used almost all the usage on his Amp plan, a useful warning before trying the same.

Tools they used

Cost: OpenAI Codex: free plan, paid from $8/mo; Claude Code: from $17/mo.

Set it up

  1. Pick a contained repo or task

    Start on a branch or side project where mistakes are cheap.

  2. Install and configure

    Set up Amp, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code. Read what it can run on your machine and limit permissions where possible.

  3. Run it on a real task

    Give it a well-scoped issue and let it work. Review the diff like any pull request.

  4. Add guardrails

    Keep tests and CI in the loop, and never let an agent push to main or touch production secrets unattended.

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Goal: Let an agent review and fix every open PR overnight, and watch your usage
What the original author did: A developer let Amp work overnight on his open-source repo with one prompt: review every PR, wait for CI and Codex bot review comments, resolve them, re-request review, run an end-to-end test and prove everything worked. Claude Code hit its usage limit for 5 hours mid-run.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): The parallel threads got confusing and the run used almost all the usage on his Amp plan, a useful warning before trying the same.
Source: https://x.com/GaurangKaria/status/2111455083476988312
Tools they used: Amp, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code
Category: Dev & ops

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

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