From 7d2f97d63a6b5fd4c18aa787e8bbbef7a4de3a3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Irfan Alibay Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:54:42 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Document AI policy for contribution docs Added a section on AI-powered tools and MDAnalysis's policy regarding their use in contributions. --- doc/source/contributing.rst | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/source/contributing.rst b/doc/source/contributing.rst index f57dd2bb..a8b9e0eb 100644 --- a/doc/source/contributing.rst +++ b/doc/source/contributing.rst @@ -85,6 +85,15 @@ Getting started with Git setting up your SSH key, and configuring git. All these steps need to be completed before you can work seamlessly between your local repository and GitHub. + +Using AI-powered tools when contributing to MDAnalysis +====================================================== + +Open source projects often have different stances on how AI-powered tools (e.g. LLMs like Claude Code and ChatGPT) +can be used in contributions. MDAnalysis has an `AI policy`_ which defines what is permitted in this space. We ask +you to follow this policy, unless the specific sub-project you are contributing to has its own policy in place. + + .. _`GitHub Discussions`: https://github.com/MDAnalysis/mdanalysis/discussions .. _`Code of Conduct`: https://www.mdanalysis.org/pages/conduct/ @@ -92,3 +101,4 @@ you can work seamlessly between your local repository and GitHub. .. _`MDAKits registry`: https://mdakits.mdanalysis.org/mdakits.html .. _`MDAnalysis toolkit (MDAKit)`: https://mdakits.mdanalysis.org/about.html .. _`Making an MDAKit`: https://mdakits.mdanalysis.org/makingakit.html +.. _`AI policy`: https://github.com/MDAnalysis/mdanalysis/blob/develop/AI_POLICY.md