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# AI Usage Policy
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The Ghostty project has strict rules for AI usage:
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- **All AI usage in any form must be disclosed.** You must state
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the tool you used (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, Amp) along with
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the extent that the work was AI-assisted.
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- **The human-in-the-loop must fully understand all code.** If you
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can't explain what your changes do and how they interact with the
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greater system without the aid of AI tools, do not contribute
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to this project.
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- **Issues and discussions can use AI assistance but must have a full
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human-in-the-loop.** This means that any content generated with AI
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must have been reviewed _and edited_ by a human before submission.
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AI is very good at being overly verbose and including noise that
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distracts from the main point. Humans must do their research and
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trim this down.
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- **No AI-generated media is allowed (art, images, videos, audio, etc.).**
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Text and code are the only acceptable AI-generated content, per the
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other rules in this policy.
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- **Bad AI drivers will be denounced** People who produce bad contributions
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that are clearly AI (slop) will be added to our public denouncement list.
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This list will block all future contributions. Additionally, the list
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is public and may be used by other projects to be aware of bad actors.
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We love to help junior developers learn and grow, but
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if you're interested in that then don't use AI, and we'll help you.
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I'm sorry that bad AI drivers have ruined this for you.
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These rules apply only to outside contributions to Ghostty. Maintainers
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are exempt from these rules and may use AI tools at their discretion;
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they've proven themselves trustworthy to apply good judgment.
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## There are Humans Here
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Please remember that Ghostty is maintained by humans.
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Every discussion, issue, and pull request is read and reviewed by
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humans (and sometimes machines, too). It is a boundary point at which
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people interact with each other and the work done. It is rude and
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disrespectful to approach this boundary with low-effort, unqualified
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work, since it puts the burden of validation on the maintainer.
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In a perfect world, AI would produce high-quality, accurate work
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every time. But today, that reality depends on the driver of the AI.
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And today, most drivers of AI are just not good enough. So, until either
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the people get better, the AI gets better, or both, we have to have
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strict rules to protect maintainers.
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## AI is Welcome Here
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Ghostty is written with plenty of AI assistance, and many maintainers embrace
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AI tools as a productive tool in their workflow. As a project, we welcome
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AI as a tool!
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**Our reason for the strict AI policy is not due to an anti-AI stance**, but
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instead due to the number of highly unqualified people using AI. It's the
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people, not the tools, that are the problem.
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I include this section to be transparent about the project's usage about
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AI for people who may disagree with it, and to address the misconception
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that this policy is anti-AI in nature.
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