Claude Code refuses commits with 'OpenClaw': I reproduced it on my real repo and the behavior is weirder than the viral

Claude Code refuses commits with 'OpenClaw': I reproduced it on my real repo and the behavior is weirder than the viral post describes Something was nagging at me when I read the original post. The HN thread hit 1163 points in a few hours — guy discovers Claude Code refuses to commit when the message includes the string OpenClaw , cries censorship, everyone piles on, instant bonfire. But none of the comments I read actually answered the question I cared most about: what exactly is the mechanism,