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*[When AI is used in communications](#when-ai-is-used-in-communications)
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## Core principle
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powered by AI.
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every change they propose. The answer to "Why is X an improvement?" can
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commit messages, which are part of the code base, can be abused for
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commercial brands, it's recommended to either anonymize the branding (e.g. say
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approved in advance by the project. To request approval, either open an issue in
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## When AI is used in contributions
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***Understand the codebase first.** Do not skip familiarizing yourself with
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the relevant subsystem. Always verify analysis generated by tools against
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***Own every line you submit.** You are responsible for all code in your
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pull request, regardless of how it was created. The submitted changes
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must satisfy the project's [Developer's Certificate of Origin][] and licensing
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requirements. Be prepared to explain any change in detail during review.
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***Keep the commits logical.** The [commit message guidelines][]
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and [commit squashing guidelines](./pull-requests.md#commit-squashing)
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must be followed regardless of what tool is used in the pull request.
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***Test thoroughly.** Existing tests should not be removed or modified
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without human verification. It is crucial to verify, with human judgement,
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being tested, independently of how the implementation happens to behave.
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***Do not disappear.** If you open a PR, follow it through. Respond to
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feedback and iterate until the work lands or is explicitly closed. If you
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can no longer pursue it, close the PR. Stalled PRs block progress.
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***Do not use AI to claim "good first issue" tasks.** These issues exist to
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help new contributors learn the codebase and processes hands-on.
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***Keep the comments useful.** Verify with human judgement that the
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comments are necessary and accurate. Remove comments that simply
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## When AI is used in communications
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***Do not paste messages generated entirely by AI** in pull requests, issues,
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***Verify claims about the code with human judgement before using them in
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* Grammar and spell-check tools are acceptable when they improve clarity and
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[Developer's Certificate of Origin]: ../../CONTRIBUTING.md#developers-certificate-of-origin-11
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[OpenJS Foundation AI Coding Assistants Policy]: https://ai-coding-assistants-policy.openjsf.org/
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This document aligns with the [OpenJS Foundation AI Coding Assistants Policy][].
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## Core principle
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Tools should never replace human judgment, regardless of whether they are
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powered by AI.
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every change they propose. The answer to "Why is X an improvement?" can
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never be "I'm not sure. The AI did it."
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If AI tools assisted in generating a contribution, acknowledge that honestly.
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Regardless of how much code is generated by AI, disclosure does not serve
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as a disclaimer of responsibility.
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Be aware that the mention of for-profit trademarks or commercial brands in
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commit messages, which are part of the code base, can be abused for
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profit-driven marketing. If the disclosure involves for-profit trademarks or
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commercial brands, it's recommended to either anonymize the branding (e.g. say
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`a frontier reasoning model`, `a closed-source coding agent` instead of
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`<brand>`), or only mention the for-profit brand/trademark in the PR
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description, but not in the commit message, unless the message would not have
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made sense without mentioning the specific brand/trademark. These
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recommendations only apply to for-profit tools/models, not any non-profit ones.
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Pull requests that contain AI-generated code the contributor has not
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personally understood, tested, and verified waste collaborator time and
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will be subject to closure without additional review. Contributors who
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repeatedly submit such changes, show no understanding of the project or
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its processes, or are dishonest about the use of automated assistance
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may be blocked from further contributions.
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Pull requests must not be opened by automated tooling, unless specifically
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approved in advance by the project. To request approval, either open an issue in
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[nodejs/admin](https://github.com/nodejs/admin/issues), or if the automation can
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be done in the form of a GitHub workflow, submit a pull request to add the
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workflow and use the usual pull request review process to seek consensus.
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## When AI is used in contributions
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Contributors may use AI tools to assist with contributions, but such tools
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never replace human judgment.
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When using AI as a coding assistant:
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***Understand the codebase first.** Do not skip familiarizing yourself with
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 the relevant subsystem. Always verify analysis generated by tools against
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 the actual source code with human judgement.
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***Own every line you submit.** You are responsible for all code in your
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 pull request, regardless of how it was created. The submitted changes
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 requirements. Be prepared to explain any change in detail during review.
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***Keep the commits logical.** The [commit message guidelines][]
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 and [commit squashing guidelines](./pull-requests.md#commit-squashing)
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 must be followed regardless of what tool is used in the pull request.
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***Test thoroughly.** Existing tests should not be removed or modified
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 without human verification. It is crucial to verify, with human judgement,
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 the correctness of new tests against the intended behavior of the feature
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 being tested, independently of how the implementation happens to behave.
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***Do not disappear.** If you open a PR, follow it through. Respond to
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 feedback and iterate until the work lands or is explicitly closed. If you
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 can no longer pursue it, close the PR. Stalled PRs block progress.
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***Do not use AI to claim "good first issue" tasks.** These issues exist to
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 help new contributors learn the codebase and processes hands-on.
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***Keep the comments useful.** Verify with human judgement that the
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 comments are necessary and accurate. Remove comments that simply
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 restate what the code does. Add comments only where the logic is non-obvious.
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## When AI is used in communications
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Node.js values concise, precise communication that respects collaborator and
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contributor time.
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***Do not paste messages generated entirely by AI** in pull requests, issues,
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 or the project's communication channels. Such communication may be removed in
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 accordance to [the Node.js moderation policy][].
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***Verify claims about the code with human judgement before using them in
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 communications**. Results from AI tools should only be treated as hypothesis.
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 Link to actual code, documentation and specifications as source of truth.
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* Grammar and spell-check tools are acceptable when they improve clarity and
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 conciseness.
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[Developer's Certificate of Origin]: ../../CONTRIBUTING.md#developers-certificate-of-origin-11
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[OpenJS Foundation AI Coding Assistants Policy]: https://ai-coding-assistants-policy.openjsf.org/
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[commit message guidelines]: ./pull-requests.md#commit-message-guidelines
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Signed-off-by: RafaelGSS <rafael.nunu@hotmail.com>
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*[Automation and bots](#automation-and-bots)
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*[AI Use Policy and Guidelines](#ai-use-policy-and-guidelines)
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*[Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1](#developers-certificate-of-origin-11)
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## [Code of Conduct](./doc/contributing/code-of-conduct.md)
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without notice.
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## [AI Use Policy and Guidelines](./doc/contributing/ai-guidelines.md)
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Node.js requires contributors to understand and take full responsibility for
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every change they propose. Pull requests containing AI-generated code the
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contributor has not personally understood, tested, and verified will likely be closed
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without review.
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See [details on our AI use policy and guidelines](./doc/contributing/ai-guidelines.md).
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*[When AI is used in contributions](#when-ai-is-used-in-contributions)
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*[When AI is used in communications](#when-ai-is-used-in-communications)
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This document aligns with the [OpenJS Foundation AI Coding Assistants Policy][].
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## Core principle
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Tools should never replace human judgment, regardless of whether they are
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powered by AI.
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Node.js requires contributors to understand and take full responsibility for
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every change they propose. The answer to "Why is X an improvement?" can
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never be "I'm not sure. The AI did it."
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If AI tools assisted in generating a contribution, acknowledge that honestly.
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Regardless of how much code is generated by AI, disclosure does not serve
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as a disclaimer of responsibility.
21+
22+
Be aware that the mention of for-profit trademarks or commercial brands in
23+
commit messages, which are part of the code base, can be abused for
24+
profit-driven marketing. If the disclosure involves for-profit trademarks or
25+
commercial brands, it's recommended to either anonymize the branding (e.g. say
26+
`a frontier reasoning model`, `a closed-source coding agent` instead of
27+
`<brand>`), or only mention the for-profit brand/trademark in the PR
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description, but not in the commit message, unless the message would not have
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made sense without mentioning the specific brand/trademark. These
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recommendations only apply to for-profit tools/models, not any non-profit ones.
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Pull requests that contain AI-generated code the contributor has not
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personally understood, tested, and verified waste collaborator time and
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## When AI is used in contributions
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***Understand the codebase first.** Do not skip familiarizing yourself with
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***Own every line you submit.** You are responsible for all code in your
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 feedback and iterate until the work lands or is explicitly closed. If you
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 help new contributors learn the codebase and processes hands-on.
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 comments are necessary and accurate. Remove comments that simply
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 restate what the code does. Add comments only where the logic is non-obvious.
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## When AI is used in communications
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Node.js values concise, precise communication that respects collaborator and
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contributor time.
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***Do not paste messages generated entirely by AI** in pull requests, issues,
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 or the project's communication channels. Such communication may be removed in
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 accordance to [the Node.js moderation policy][].
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***Verify claims about the code with human judgement before using them in
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 communications**. Results from AI tools should only be treated as hypothesis.
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 Link to actual code, documentation and specifications as source of truth.
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* Grammar and spell-check tools are acceptable when they improve clarity and
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 conciseness.
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powered by AI.
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commercial brands, it's recommended to either anonymize the branding (e.g. say
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`<brand>`), or only mention the for-profit brand/trademark in the PR
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description, but not in the commit message, unless the message would not have
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made sense without mentioning the specific brand/trademark. These
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recommendations only apply to for-profit tools/models, not any non-profit ones.
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may be blocked from further contributions.
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## When AI is used in contributions
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***Understand the codebase first.** Do not skip familiarizing yourself with
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***Own every line you submit.** You are responsible for all code in your
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 requirements. Be prepared to explain any change in detail during review.
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 and [commit squashing guidelines](./pull-requests.md#commit-squashing)
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***Test thoroughly.** Existing tests should not be removed or modified
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 help new contributors learn the codebase and processes hands-on.
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 restate what the code does. Add comments only where the logic is non-obvious.
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## When AI is used in communications
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contributor time.
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***Do not paste messages generated entirely by AI** in pull requests, issues,
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***Verify claims about the code with human judgement before using them in
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 conciseness.
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[Developer's Certificate of Origin]: ../../CONTRIBUTING.md#developers-certificate-of-origin-11
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[OpenJS Foundation AI Coding Assistants Policy]: https://ai-coding-assistants-policy.openjsf.org/
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approved in advance by the project. To request approval, either open an issue in
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***Understand the codebase first.** Do not skip familiarizing yourself with
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***Own every line you submit.** You are responsible for all code in your
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***Keep the commits logical.** The [commit message guidelines][]
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***Test thoroughly.** Existing tests should not be removed or modified
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 without human verification. It is crucial to verify, with human judgement,
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 the correctness of new tests against the intended behavior of the feature
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 being tested, independently of how the implementation happens to behave.
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 feedback and iterate until the work lands or is explicitly closed. If you
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contributor time.
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***Verify claims about the code with human judgement before using them in
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This document aligns with the [OpenJS Foundation AI Coding Assistants Policy][].
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## Core principle
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Tools should never replace human judgment, regardless of whether they are
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powered by AI.
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every change they propose. The answer to "Why is X an improvement?" can
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never be "I'm not sure. The AI did it."
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If AI tools assisted in generating a contribution, acknowledge that honestly.
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Regardless of how much code is generated by AI, disclosure does not serve
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as a disclaimer of responsibility.
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commit messages, which are part of the code base, can be abused for
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commercial brands, it's recommended to either anonymize the branding (e.g. say
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`a frontier reasoning model`, `a closed-source coding agent` instead of
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`<brand>`), or only mention the for-profit brand/trademark in the PR
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made sense without mentioning the specific brand/trademark. These
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recommendations only apply to for-profit tools/models, not any non-profit ones.
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personally understood, tested, and verified waste collaborator time and
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will be subject to closure without additional review. Contributors who
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repeatedly submit such changes, show no understanding of the project or
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its processes, or are dishonest about the use of automated assistance
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may be blocked from further contributions.
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approved in advance by the project. To request approval, either open an issue in
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[nodejs/admin](https://github.com/nodejs/admin/issues), or if the automation can
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be done in the form of a GitHub workflow, submit a pull request to add the
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workflow and use the usual pull request review process to seek consensus.
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## When AI is used in contributions
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Contributors may use AI tools to assist with contributions, but such tools
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never replace human judgment.
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***Understand the codebase first.** Do not skip familiarizing yourself with
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 the actual source code with human judgement.
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***Own every line you submit.** You are responsible for all code in your
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 must be followed regardless of what tool is used in the pull request.
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***Test thoroughly.** Existing tests should not be removed or modified
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 without human verification. It is crucial to verify, with human judgement,
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 the correctness of new tests against the intended behavior of the feature
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 being tested, independently of how the implementation happens to behave.
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***Do not disappear.** If you open a PR, follow it through. Respond to
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 feedback and iterate until the work lands or is explicitly closed. If you
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 can no longer pursue it, close the PR. Stalled PRs block progress.
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 help new contributors learn the codebase and processes hands-on.
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## When AI is used in communications
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contributor time.
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***Do not paste messages generated entirely by AI** in pull requests, issues,
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 or the project's communication channels. Such communication may be removed in
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 accordance to [the Node.js moderation policy][].
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***Verify claims about the code with human judgement before using them in
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 communications**. Results from AI tools should only be treated as hypothesis.
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 conciseness.
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## [Code of Conduct](./doc/contributing/code-of-conduct.md)
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## [AI Use Policy and Guidelines](./doc/contributing/ai-guidelines.md)
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Node.js requires contributors to understand and take full responsibility for
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every change they propose. Pull requests containing AI-generated code the
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contributor has not personally understood, tested, and verified will likely be closed
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without review.
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See [details on our AI use policy and guidelines](./doc/contributing/ai-guidelines.md).
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# AI use policy and guidelines
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*[Core principle](#core-principle)
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*[When AI is used in contributions](#when-ai-is-used-in-contributions)
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*[When AI is used in communications](#when-ai-is-used-in-communications)
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This document aligns with the [OpenJS Foundation AI Coding Assistants Policy][].
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## Core principle
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Tools should never replace human judgment, regardless of whether they are
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powered by AI.
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Node.js requires contributors to understand and take full responsibility for
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every change they propose. The answer to "Why is X an improvement?" can
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never be "I'm not sure. The AI did it."
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If AI tools assisted in generating a contribution, acknowledge that honestly.
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Regardless of how much code is generated by AI, disclosure does not serve
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as a disclaimer of responsibility.
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Be aware that the mention of for-profit trademarks or commercial brands in
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commit messages, which are part of the code base, can be abused for
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profit-driven marketing. If the disclosure involves for-profit trademarks or
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commercial brands, it's recommended to either anonymize the branding (e.g. say
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`a frontier reasoning model`, `a closed-source coding agent` instead of
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`<brand>`), or only mention the for-profit brand/trademark in the PR
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description, but not in the commit message, unless the message would not have
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made sense without mentioning the specific brand/trademark. These
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recommendations only apply to for-profit tools/models, not any non-profit ones.
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Pull requests that contain AI-generated code the contributor has not
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personally understood, tested, and verified waste collaborator time and
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will be subject to closure without additional review. Contributors who
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repeatedly submit such changes, show no understanding of the project or
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its processes, or are dishonest about the use of automated assistance
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may be blocked from further contributions.
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Pull requests must not be opened by automated tooling, unless specifically
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approved in advance by the project. To request approval, either open an issue in
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[nodejs/admin](https://github.com/nodejs/admin/issues), or if the automation can
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be done in the form of a GitHub workflow, submit a pull request to add the
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workflow and use the usual pull request review process to seek consensus.
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## When AI is used in contributions
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Contributors may use AI tools to assist with contributions, but such tools
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never replace human judgment.
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When using AI as a coding assistant:
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***Understand the codebase first.** Do not skip familiarizing yourself with
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 the relevant subsystem. Always verify analysis generated by tools against
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 the actual source code with human judgement.
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***Own every line you submit.** You are responsible for all code in your
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 pull request, regardless of how it was created. The submitted changes
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 must satisfy the project's [Developer's Certificate of Origin][] and licensing
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 requirements. Be prepared to explain any change in detail during review.
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***Keep the commits logical.** The [commit message guidelines][]
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 and [commit squashing guidelines](./pull-requests.md#commit-squashing)
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 must be followed regardless of what tool is used in the pull request.
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***Test thoroughly.** Existing tests should not be removed or modified
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 without human verification. It is crucial to verify, with human judgement,
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 the correctness of new tests against the intended behavior of the feature
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 being tested, independently of how the implementation happens to behave.
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***Do not disappear.** If you open a PR, follow it through. Respond to
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 feedback and iterate until the work lands or is explicitly closed. If you
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 can no longer pursue it, close the PR. Stalled PRs block progress.
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***Do not use AI to claim "good first issue" tasks.** These issues exist to
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 help new contributors learn the codebase and processes hands-on.
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***Keep the comments useful.** Verify with human judgement that the
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 comments are necessary and accurate. Remove comments that simply
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## When AI is used in communications
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Node.js values concise, precise communication that respects collaborator and
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contributor time.
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***Do not paste messages generated entirely by AI** in pull requests, issues,
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 or the project's communication channels. Such communication may be removed in
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 accordance to [the Node.js moderation policy][].
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***Verify claims about the code with human judgement before using them in
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 communications**. Results from AI tools should only be treated as hypothesis.
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 Link to actual code, documentation and specifications as source of truth.
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* Grammar and spell-check tools are acceptable when they improve clarity and
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 conciseness.
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[Developer's Certificate of Origin]: ../../CONTRIBUTING.md#developers-certificate-of-origin-11
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[OpenJS Foundation AI Coding Assistants Policy]: https://ai-coding-assistants-policy.openjsf.org/
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[commit message guidelines]: ./pull-requests.md#commit-message-guidelines
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[the Node.js moderation policy]: https://github.com/nodejs/admin/blob/main/Moderation-Policy.md
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