Bug: Squad greets all users as 'Brady' — hardcoded name in template files #977

The Brady Bug 🐛

Squad calls every user "Brady" regardless of who they are. This happens because template files that ship to user repos contain hardcoded "Brady" examples, and LLMs treat these examples as patterns — using "Brady" literally instead of the actual git config user.name result.

Root Cause

Three sources of contamination in template files:

1. squad.agent.md (coordinator template)

2. init-mode/SKILL.md (init walkthrough)

3. Template sync amplifies it

These files exist in 5 synced locations (template sync is enforced by tests):

• .squad-templates/squad.agent.md (canonical)
• .github/agents/squad.agent.md
• packages/squad-cli/templates/squad.agent.md
• packages/squad-sdk/templates/squad.agent.md
• .copilot/skills/init-mode/SKILL.md + 2 package copies

Fix

Replace hardcoded "Brady" with generic placeholders in all template examples:

• "Hey Brady, what are you building?" → "Hey {user}, what are you building?" (or remove the name entirely)
• "add Brady as PM" → "add {name} as PM"
• "Brady's favorite" → remove or genericize the comment
• Init walkthrough: use "{user}" or "Alice" as the example name

Important: Blog posts, proposals, and docs that reference Brady as the project founder are legitimate content and should NOT be changed.

Reproduction

1. Install Squad in any repo
2. Run squad init and go through team setup
3. Observe that the coordinator greets you as "Brady" regardless of your git config user.name

Impact

Low severity but high creep factor. Users have reported it as "cute... but creepy."