Policy for AI Coding Assistants

[Caleb James DeLisle]

+1

Caleb


On 17/04/2026 01:36, Hauke Mehrtens wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think OpenWrt does not have a policy regarding AI Coding Assistants. 
> I started using them and I always mentioned it in the commit message.
>
> I am pretty sure others used them too on code contributed to OpenWrt.
>
> I would like to take over the policy from the Linux kernel regarding 
> AI Coding Assistants:
> https://docs.kernel.org/process/coding-assistants.html
>
> I would like to use these rules for OpenWrt:
>  * AI Coding Assistants are tools and can be used
>  * The contributor takes full responsibility for the code generated
>  * The contributor must understand what the code does
>  * It should be mentioned when such tools were used
>  * The AI should not automatically create PRs, the AI could help a 
> person doing this.
>
> Hauke
>
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