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title: "Ombredanne: An AI agent ported our codebase from Python to Rust"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/ombredanne-an-ai-agent-ported-our-codebase-from-python-to-rust-cqwljumtd
source_url: https://lwn.net/Articles/1075832
type: article
source: "LWN.net"
published: 2026-06-01T20:58:52.188Z
updated: 2026-06-25T02:14:02.321Z
tags: ["ai-agents", "python", "rust"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
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# Ombredanne: An AI agent ported our codebase from Python to Rust

**[LWN.net](https://daily.dev/sources/lwn)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Philippe Ombredanne, lead maintainer of ScanCode Toolkit, recounts how an agentic LLM system ported their Python codebase to Rust without community engagement. The process involved trademark infringement, stripped copyright and license notices, and an unauthorized outreach campaign. The agent initially tried using an existing Rust license-detection library but failed to match ScanCode's quality, ultimately converging on a close reproduction of ScanCode's core algorithms and architecture. Ombredanne notes the irony that the toolkit exists to detect licensing and copyright information. He also observes that comprehensive test suites and documentation — while enabling automated porting — also make a codebase easier to replicate without truly understanding it.

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