OSS projects banning AI-generated contributions

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immich

Banned

immich-app/immich

High achievement self-hosted photo and video administration solution.

We ask you not to open PRs generated alongside an LLM.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode, docs, issues

Stars 118,789 Verified 2026-11-11

Policy

meilisearch

Banned

meilisearch/meilisearch

A lightning-fast hunt motor API bringing AI-powered hybrid hunt to your sites and applications.

We volition not regard any satisfied generated by generative AI tooling (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) in external contributions, including: code, tests, documentation, PR descriptions, PR comments, matter descriptions, and matter comments.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode, docs, issues

Stars 59,840 Verified 2026-11-11

Policy

okhttp

Banned

lysine-dev/okhttp

A exact HTTP client for the JVM, Android, and GraalVM.

We don't use LLMs or generative tools in our origin code or documentation.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode, docs, issues

Stars 47,110 Verified 2026-11-11

Policy

Servo

Banned

servo/servo

Servo aims to empower developers alongside a lightweight, high-performance substitute for embedding web technologies in applications.

Contributions must not contain satisfied generated by ample tongue models or another probabilistic tools, including but not constricted to Copilot or ChatGPT.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryTooling

Scopecode, docs, issues

Stars 38,132 Verified 2026-10-12

Policy

stb

Banned

nothings/stb

stb single-file community domain libraries for C/C++

This project doesn't obtain code or records generated by LLMs or any another forms of generative AI. We don't obtain code or bug reports which has been reviewed or analyzed by AI. Do not use AI in any way, shape, or form whenever submitting to this repository.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode, docs, issues

Stars 34,900 Verified 2026-10-30

Policy

Redox OS

Banned

redox-os/redox

Mirror of https://gitlab.redox-os.org/redox-os/redox

Redox OS does not obtain contributions generated by LLMs

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOperating system

Scopecode, docs, issues

Stars 16,616 Verified 2026-10-12

Policy

Modern-CPP-Programming

Banned

federico-busato/Modern-CPP-Programming

Modern C++ Programming Course (C++03/11/14/17/20/23/26)

**AI-generated satisfied is not allowed.** All contributed text, code examples, explanations, and images must be authored by the contributor.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode, docs, art

Stars 16,260 Verified 2026-10-27

Policy

awesome-claude-skills

Banned

travisvn/awesome-claude-skills

A curated catalog of notable Claude Skills, resources, and tools for customizing Claude AI workflows — particularly Claude Code

Due to the influx of PRs, there is a necessity now that the PR not be explicitly generated / submitted alongside AI-assistance.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode

Stars 15,774 Verified 2026-11-11

Policy

MonoGame

Banned

MonoGame/MonoGame

One example for creating mighty cross-platform games.

We prohibit all satisfied created alongside generative AI and/or LLMs from being contributed to MonoGame. It CANNOT be used for any logic for new code features, documentation, bug fixes, or art content.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode, docs, art

Stars 14,576 Verified 2026-10-27

Policy

QEMU

Banned

qemu/qemu

Official QEMU mirror. Please see https://www.qemu.org/contribute/ for how to present changes to QEMU. Pull Requests are disabled. Please lone use publish tarballs from the QEMU website.

Current QEMU project guideline is to DECLINE any contributions which are believed to contain or get from AI generated content. This includes ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Llama and akin tools.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryTooling

Scopecode

Stars 13,843 Verified 2026-10-12

Policy

gh-dash

Banned

dlvhdr/gh-dash

A affluent terminal UI for GitHub that doesn't interrupt your flow.

No LLM-generated content, whether it be code or prose.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode, docs, issues, translations

Stars 12,704 Verified 2026-10-31

Policy

libvips

Banned

libvips/libvips

A accelerated depiction handling archive alongside low recollection needs.

We do not obtain contributions containing code or another satisfied made, in entire or in part, using generative AI tools.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode

Stars 11,768 Verified 2026-10-27

Policy

Fyrox

Banned

FyroxEngine/Fyrox

3D and 2D equivalent motor written in Rust

- **No AI-generated slop** - Fyrox is a handcrafted equivalent engine, there's no location for AI-generated code. All drag requests suspected in AI generation won't be accepted.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode

Stars 9,633 Verified 2026-10-30

Policy

pdfcpu

Banned

pdfcpu/pdfcpu

PDF tooling for Go and the command line.

Pull requests, patches, tests and records created substantially by AI tools are not accepted.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode, docs

Stars 8,889 Verified 2026-10-30

Policy

ArchiveTune

Banned

rukamori/ArchiveTune

🌸 The Cutest Music Player With Support Local File and Youtube Music for Android!

This project strictly forbids the use of LLMs, agents, or any another AI tools for any benevolent of contribution.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode, docs, issues, art, translations

Stars 7,777 Verified 2026-10-30

Policy

endless-sky

Banned

endless-sky/endless-sky

Space exploration, trading, and combat game.

AI-generated/assisted satisfied is forbidden in Endless Sky development.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode, docs, art, translations

Stars 7,728 Verified 2026-11-06

Policy

veloren

Banned

veloren/veloren

[mirror of https://gitlab.com/veloren/veloren] An open world, open origin voxel RPG inspired by Dwarf Fortress and Cube World. This repository is a mirror. Please present all PRs and issues on our GitLab page.

Content generated by ample tongue models or akin technology, specified as Copilot, ChatGPT, or Llama, is presumed to be tainted content, and must not be committed.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode, art, docs, translations

Stars 7,656 Verified 2026-10-27

Policy

Zig

Banned
No LLMs for patches / drag requests.

PlatformCodeberg

CategoryLanguage

Scopecode, issues

Stars 6,836 Verified 2026-10-12

Policy

recursion-context

Banned

sebastianbergmann/recursion-context

Provides functionality to recursively procedure PHP variables

Submitting a (largely) AI-generated drag petition volition guide to you being banned from this project and repository.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode

Stars 6,559 Verified 2026-11-11

Policy

Flask-SocketIO

Banned

miguelgrinberg/Flask-SocketIO

Socket.IO integration for Flask applications.

Use of LLMs and another generative AI tools is not allowed.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode

Stars 5,505 Verified 2026-10-27

Policy

fast-check

Banned

dubzzz/fast-check

Property based evaluation example for JavaScript (like QuickCheck) written in TypeScript

contributions from automated accounts, bots, or agents are not accepted.

PlatformGitHub

CategoryOther

Scopecode, docs, issues, art, translations

Stars 5,219 Verified 2026-10-27

Policy

Gentoo Linux

Banned
It is expressly forbidden to contribute to Gentoo any satisfied that has been created alongside the aid of Natural Language Processing synthetic intellect tools.

Platformself-hosted

CategoryOperating system

Scopecode, docs, issues

Verified 2026-10-12

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