Part of #6393.
Problem
Nothing in CONTRIBUTING.md or the pull request template addresses AI-generated or AI-assisted contributions. As we label more issues Help-Wanted, we want to welcome responsible AI-assisted work while guarding against low-effort, unreviewed AI-generated PRs.
Proposed change
Add a section to CONTRIBUTING.md covering:
- Contributors are fully accountable for AI-assisted code as if they wrote it themselves - they must understand it, and it must meet the same conventions, testing, and evidence bar as any other contribution.
- Material use of AI generation should be disclosed in the PR.
- Low-effort, unreviewed, or unverifiable AI-generated PRs may be closed.
Align terminology with the existing spec attribution guidance in .github/instructions/specs.instructions.md, which already documents crediting AI assistance in the spec author field.
Notes for engineers / review
The wording should be reviewed by the team (and, if appropriate, CELA) before merging. This issue creates the draft and the placement; final language needs sign-off.
Acceptance criteria
CONTRIBUTING.md includes an AI-assisted contribution policy consistent with the PR template disclosure (see the PR-template sub-issue).
(Created with GitHub Copilot assistance.)
Part of #6393.
Problem
Nothing in
CONTRIBUTING.mdor the pull request template addresses AI-generated or AI-assisted contributions. As we label more issuesHelp-Wanted, we want to welcome responsible AI-assisted work while guarding against low-effort, unreviewed AI-generated PRs.Proposed change
Add a section to
CONTRIBUTING.mdcovering:Align terminology with the existing spec attribution guidance in
.github/instructions/specs.instructions.md, which already documents crediting AI assistance in the spec author field.Notes for engineers / review
The wording should be reviewed by the team (and, if appropriate, CELA) before merging. This issue creates the draft and the placement; final language needs sign-off.
Acceptance criteria
CONTRIBUTING.mdincludes an AI-assisted contribution policy consistent with the PR template disclosure (see the PR-template sub-issue).(Created with GitHub Copilot assistance.)