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  "articleBody": "Amp can now use a Git identity that is separate from the email on your Amp account. Pick the name and verified email that should appear on commits made in orbs.\n\nYou can ask Puck to set it for you:\n\n![Puck setting Tim Culverhouse and tim@culver.house as the personal default Git identity](https://static.ampcode.com/news/git-identity-puck-20260826.png?v=3)\n\nIf you have not added the identity yet, Puck sends a verification link to the email address. Once you click it, Puck gets notified and can make the identity your personal default if you asked it to.\n\nYou can also manage identities under [Signing Keys](https://ampcode.com/settings/keys#git-identities). Your personal default applies to personal projects unless you choose another identity in a project's settings. Workspace admins choose one rule for the whole workspace:\n\n- **Amp** uses the Amp identity.\n- **Amp Account** uses each member's Amp account.\n- **User Choice** lets each member choose.\n\nWhen Amp starts an orb, it sets `GIT_AUTHOR_*` and `GIT_COMMITTER_*` from the selected identity. If commit signing is on, Amp only signs for an email you have verified.\n\nYour Amp login can stay `tfc@ampcode.com` while your commits use `tim@culver.house`.\n",
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  "content_html": "<p>Amp can now use a Git identity that is separate from the email on your Amp account. Pick the name and verified email that should appear on commits made in orbs.</p>\n<p>You can ask Puck to set it for you:</p>\n<p><picture class=\"article-picture article-picture-fallback\" style=\"--image-ratio:16 / 9\"><img src=\"https://static.ampcode.com/news/git-identity-puck-20260826.png?v=3\" alt=\"Puck setting Tim Culverhouse and tim@culver.house as the personal default Git identity\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" class=\"progressive-image\"></picture></p>\n<p>If you have not added the identity yet, Puck sends a verification link to the email address. Once you click it, Puck gets notified and can make the identity your personal default if you asked it to.</p>\n<p>You can also manage identities under <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://ampcode.com/settings/keys#git-identities\">Signing Keys</a>. Your personal default applies to personal projects unless you choose another identity in a project's settings. Workspace admins choose one rule for the whole workspace:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amp</strong> uses the Amp identity.</li>\n<li><strong>Amp Account</strong> uses each member's Amp account.</li>\n<li><strong>User Choice</strong> lets each member choose.</li>\n</ul>\n<p>When Amp starts an orb, it sets <code>GIT_AUTHOR_*</code> and <code>GIT_COMMITTER_*</code> from the selected identity. If commit signing is on, Amp only signs for an email you have verified.</p>\n<p>Your Amp login can stay <code>tfc@ampcode.com</code> while your commits use <code>tim@culver.house</code>.</p>\n",
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