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title: "Slides: Automating Large Scale Refactors with Parallel Agents - Robert Brennan, OpenHands"
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# Slides: Automating Large Scale Refactors with Parallel Agents - Robert Brennan, OpenHands

## Source Video
[Automating Large Scale Refactors with Parallel Agents - Robert Brennan, OpenHands](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcsliSIy_YU)

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## Extracted Slides
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## Slide-Derived Subjects To Review
Subject extraction uses video title, related session titles/descriptions, transcript context, and OCR text when available. OCR is best-effort and should be reviewed against the embedded slide images.