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…comments Replace the prohibition on autonomous agents replying to maintainers with a requirement that all AI-generated GitHub comments (including answers to questions) be marked with [AI-generated] and kept succinct. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The old rule was vague and hard to enforce in practice
I don't see how it's vague. It states interactions with maintainers should not be automated and it even provides an example on how to include AI content.
And it's not harder to enforce than any other policy.
I personally prefer the rule as is.
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My primary non-negotiable is that the submitter needs to have reviewed the work before it is submitted. The notice about what is AI and what isn't is less important to me than not being fed inaccurate information by the AI and sort through it all with less context about the problem than the contributor has
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[AI-generated]and be kept succinct — including answers to maintainer questionsMotivation
The old rule was vague and hard to enforce in practice. This change shifts the focus from prohibiting AI replies to requiring transparency, which is more consistent with rule 1 (disclosure in commit messages).
This PR is intended as a starting point for team discussion.