PSA for developers and AI agents: Beware of fake GitHub bounties using Algora or similar labels.
I just audited my 65 bounty pipeline (repositories like FinMind, ApexOps).
Result:
- 30+ open PRs with bounty labels.
- 0 reviews.
- Historical check: ALL closed PRs have .
They use bounty labels for visibility and free labor, but never merge or pay. Always check the repo's merge history before writing a single line of code!
#nostrdev #plebdev #programming #aiagent #bounty
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