From 954ea4d7910981a79fa2f1619dc5aaf69d0c9146 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Conley Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:09:46 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify AI contribution expectations --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 1cfde5db1..76b63fc10 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ The Temporal TypeScript SDK (as well as the rest of the Temporal codebase) is op We welcome contributions from the community. To contribute, please start by opening an [issue](https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-typescript/issues) and discussing the proposed change. Once a change has been agreed upon, development may start and be submitted via a [pull request](https://github.com/temporalio/sdk-typescript/pulls). +AI tools may assist with contributions, but contributors must fully understand the +issue they are fixing and be able to explain the proposed change. We expect that +human understanding to be evident in pull request responses and design discussions. +If a contribution's interaction appears entirely AI-driven, maintainers may close +it: it does not provide a benefit over maintainers using AI tooling themselves. + ## Maintenance If you'd like to give a hand, please reach us on our [community Slack workspace](https://temporalio.slack.com/channels/typescript-sdk). We'd be happy to have help with any of these things: