# Thariq proposes a new way to distribute open-source software for agent modification

> Original title: feels like there needs to be a new way to distribute opensource software such that people can modify via agents but also get upstream aut...

- Source: Thariq
- Published: 2026-10-27T21:08:48.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/w25ucmprg1mq01204yk28m5we
- Original: https://x.com/trq212/status/2115188992861970693

## Summary

Thariq says open-source software needs a new distribution model that lets people modify it with coding agents while upstream changes merge in automatically. He notes that coding agents can do this today but will not do it automatically.

## Post

feels like there needs to be a new way to distribute opensource software such that people can modify via agents but also get upstream automatically merged in

coding agents can do this but they won’t do it automatically

## Quoted post @trq212

> experimenting with a lil personal project: an AI-native macOS dock with custom modes (writing, building, etc.) to help me stay focused
> 
> my agent is able to customize mode behavior and add new modes, it uses jev to classify my activity + notifications in real time & act on them

https://x.com/trq212/status/2115135857669881939