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opencode: The Only AI That Won't Trash Your Scrapy Spiders

AI spits out Scrapy spiders that look good—until they hit a live site and explode. opencode changes that, if you know the right prompts. Here's the no-BS way to make it work.

theAIcatchup Apr 08, 2026 4 min read
Terminal window with opencode generating Scrapy spider code for books.toscrape

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • opencode beats generic AI by working inside your Scrapy project directory. 𝕏
  • Specific prompts with structure constraints produce production-ready code. 𝕏
  • AGENTS.md and large-context models are non-negotiable for success. 𝕏
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