Apache CouchDB
A document database that syncs.
Unfriendly. Doesn’t accept AI-generated work.
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.
Policy by area
- Code contributionsPatches, pull requests and other changes written with AI tools.
- Unfriendly
- Issues & bug reportsBug reports, security reports and issues found or written with AI tools.
- No policy
- AI-written textPull request descriptions, issue comments and summaries written by AI.
- Unfriendly
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.
AI-written text
This includes, but is not limited to, source code, documentation, commit messages, or any other areas of the project.
Sources
- Contributing to CouchDBgithub.com/apache/couchdb/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.mdSnapshot 9 Oct 2026