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arXiv • Jun 23, 2026
Open-source census shows AI coding agents are already in the software supply chain
A large-scale repository study finds AI coding agent traces across open-source work and warns that single-signal detection misses most adoption.
• AI-generated or AI-assisted code is entering dependencies and upstream projects.
• Supply-chain review needs to consider agent traces, generated commits, and hidden automation.
• Organizations need policies for attribution, review, and acceptable automation.
Builder take
• Add dependency review and code provenance checks to serious AI-assisted engineering workflows.