# Apache CouchDB: Not AI-friendly

> Contributing material generated by AI or LLMs is expressly forbidden, including code, documentation and commit messages, because such tools cannot assure Apache 2 licence compatibility or proper attribution.

- What it is: A document database that syncs. (Application)
- Homepage: https://couchdb.apache.org/
- Repository: https://github.com/apache/couchdb
- Overall stance: Not AI-friendly (Unfriendly). AI-generated contributions are not accepted; at most minor help such as autocomplete or grammar fixes.
- Last classified: 2026-10-09 (manual review, high confidence)
- Policy last changed: 2026-10-09
- Web page: https://areweaifriendly.com/projects/apache-couchdb/

## Policy by area

- **Code contributions**: Not AI-friendly
- **Issues & bug reports**: No AI policy
- **AI-written text**: Not AI-friendly

## In their own words

- Code contributions: "Thus, it is expressly forbidden to contribute material generated by AI, LLMs, and similar technologies, to the CouchDB project." (https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- AI-written text: "This includes, but is not limited to, source code, documentation, commit messages, or any other areas of the project." (https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)

## Sources

- [Contributing to CouchDB](https://github.com/apache/couchdb/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md), fetched 2026-10-09