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Summary:
5bf8c72d09 DOCS: Update AI guidelines in light of recent developments
Commit: 5bf8c72d091b5eb32d68c6f646e012b1f921206c
https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/commit/5bf8c72d091b5eb32d68c6f646e012b1f921206c
Author: Le Philousophe (lephilousophe at users.noreply.github.com)
Date: 2026-09-28T08:58:26+02:00
Commit Message:
DOCS: Update AI guidelines in light of recent developments
Changed paths:
.github/pull_request_template.md
AI-GUIDELINES.md
diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 6584916e348..d60d5a4152f 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ Thank you for contributing to ScummVM. Please read the following carefully befor
ATTENTION TO AI USERS:
-EVERY WORD of your code, comments, commit log messages, PR description, must be re-read by a human and checked for sanity, correctness and common sense. At any sight of AI slop, including lengthy LLM-oriented explanations, your PR will be closed.
+The PR description and commit log messages MUST be written by a human.
+
+EVERY WORD of your code and comments, must be re-read by a human and checked for sanity, correctness and common sense. At any sight of AI slop, including lengthy LLM-oriented explanations, your PR will be closed.
On top of that, we created AI-specific guidelines https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/blob/master/AI-GUIDELINES.md
diff --git a/AI-GUIDELINES.md b/AI-GUIDELINES.md
index cbbeb5706da..8a9b099aaf2 100644
--- a/AI-GUIDELINES.md
+++ b/AI-GUIDELINES.md
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@ assistance when contributing to the ScummVM project.
- No slop. Do not submit code changes that solely rely on "vibe coding" without
understanding the generated code.
+ - AI must be restrained to write the appropriate amount of code comments. Lengthy LLM-oriented explanations are forbidden.
+
- AI assistance MUST be disclosed in the commit message. See "Attribution".
Using AI assistance repeatedly without disclosure or with the goal of appearing
more capable than you actually are WILL have consequences, up to a permanent ban on the ScummVM project resources.
+ - Use of AI-assisted tooling to write extensive parts of code is reserved for established team members who are experienced with the codebase and its conventions.
+
+ - Every commit and PR must be done by humans and with proper scoping. All messages must be written by a human being.
+
- Code MUST NOT be authored by an AI agent. Even with using AI assistance, you are the sole author of the code you submit. AI agents must never have (Co-) authorship of your code.
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