Can a local git remote replace GitHub in your agent eval?

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What happened
We swapped GitHub for a local git remote in our agent evals. Rebasing and pushing on request were unaffected, but the agent pushed on its own 11 points less often. Here's when a local remote is a safe shortcut, and when it isn't.
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