Add a section about LLMs to the contributing file
What the developer wrote
Authored by Tobin C. Harding
Add a section about LLMs to the contributing file
Bots piss me off. Add a section to the `CONTRIBUTING.md` file with the
hope that LLMs will parse it and comply - I have no idea if this is
true or not but it is a no-cost attempt at reducing the bot spam we
are experiencing.
What changed, and why it matters
This commit only adds a new policy section to the project's CONTRIBUTING.md file. It tells contributors that bot accounts are not allowed and that patches created by AI/LLMs must be disclosed and reviewed by a human. There are no code changes and no security implications.
No security action needed. This is a project governance/policy documentation update.
Security signals we found
No strong security signals were identified.
Evidence from the diff
The diff is a documentation-only change to CONTRIBUTING.md. It inserts a 12-line section titled ‘LLMs, GitHub bot accounts, and AI agents’ that states the project does not accept contributions from bot accounts, requires disclosure of LLM-generated patches in git logs and PR descriptions, and discourages first-time LLM-generated contributions. No source code, build scripts, tests, or dependencies were modified.
Changed components
CONTRIBUTING.mdInspect captured patch +12 / −0
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3e5ed3a6..3dc1021a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -252,6 +252,18 @@ Various methods of testing are in use (e.g. fuzzing, mutation), please see
the [readme](./README.md) for more information.
+## LLMs, GitHub bot accounts, and AI agents
+
+This project does not accept contributions from bot GitHub accounts. All
+PRs that appear to come from such an account will be closed.
+
+Patches created by LLMs and AI agents are also viewed with suspicion unless a
+human has reviewed them. All LLM generated patches MUST have text in the git log
+and in the PR description that indicates the patch was created using an LLM.
+First time contributions by way of LLM generated patches are not welcome. Thanks
+for your time, please be respectful of ours.
+
+
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