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    Automatically filter sensitive information before sending it to external services or APIs, such as chatbots and LLMs.

    Steve Polito
    August 22, 2025
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    The Ruby community thrives when we build together. On October 31, our free, virtual Summit brings developers, maintainers, and teams worldwide into one space to ship real contributions and make your apps stronger.

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    August 21, 2025
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    Reduce friction interacting with AI during software development. These plugins can become your essential tools.

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    August 4, 2025
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    January 9, 2025
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    September 23, 2024
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    Replacing our beloved Sass tool set with native CSS.

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    September 12, 2024
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