# Ghostty: AI-friendly with conditions

> AI help is welcome for code, issues and discussions, but every use must be disclosed and a human must fully understand and edit the result. AI-generated media is not allowed.

- What it is: Fast, native, feature-rich terminal emulator. (Application)
- Homepage: https://ghostty.org/
- Repository: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty
- Overall stance: AI-friendly with conditions (Mostly friendly). AI-assisted contributions are accepted with extra rules, such as disclosing AI use, or AI is banned for issues or written text.
- Last classified: 2026-10-09 (manual review, high confidence)
- Policy last changed: 2026-10-09
- Web page: https://areweaifriendly.com/projects/ghostty/

## Policy by area

- **Code contributions**: AI-friendly with conditions (AI use must be disclosed; Contributor takes full responsibility)
- **Issues & bug reports**: AI-friendly with conditions (AI use must be disclosed; A human must review the output)
- **AI-written text**: AI-friendly with conditions (AI use must be disclosed; A human must review the output)

## In their own words

- Code contributions: "All AI usage in any form must be disclosed." (https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md)
- Code contributions: "The human-in-the-loop must fully understand all code." (https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md)
- Issues & bug reports: "Issues and discussions can use AI assistance but must have a full human-in-the-loop." (https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md)
- AI-written text: "This means that any content generated with AI must have been reviewed and edited by a human before submission." (https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md)

## Sources

- [AI Usage Policy](https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md), fetched 2026-10-09