From 521353b6fe5ab23d68d696da9333b27b370abcd5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rot127 <45763064+Rot127@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:06:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Forbid usage of AI tools for good-first-issues. (#5829) Co-authored-by: Reid Kleckner --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 19d92d5723..faa2579941 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ try to keep the codebase consistent and clean. * Submit the Pull Request(PR) on Github. * When relevant, write a test in [test/](test). +> [!IMPORTANT] +> AI tools must not be used to fix issues labelled `good first issue`. +> These issues are generally not urgent, and are intended to be learning opportunities for new contributors to get familiar with the codebase. +> Whether you are a newcomer or not, fully automating the process of fixing this issue squanders the learning opportunity and doesn't add much value to the project. +> **Using AI tools to fix issues labelled as "good first issues" is forbidden**. + ## Requirements for new contributors Due to the high number of AI-generated contributions,