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We made a fake repo with fake bounties, and the bots are applying fake PRs, so we know who is fake, and we can ban them from the Coolify repo. IQ over 1000

Who had "honeypot repos for AI bots on GitHub are a thing" on their bingo card for 2026?

We need a metaphorically rich name for this; a honeypot that only catches low-impact/high-noise AI bots. I'm also reminded of the human tendency to fall into bike-shedding / law of triviality traps. autopot? clankerpot? honeybadger?