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Ghostty

Fast, native, feature-rich terminal emulator.

Mostly friendly. Welcome, with extra rules.

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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.

Policy by area

Code contributionsPatches, pull requests and other changes written with AI tools.
Mostly friendly
  • AI use must be disclosed
  • Contributor takes full responsibility
Issues & bug reportsBug reports, security reports and issues found or written with AI tools.
Mostly friendly
  • AI use must be disclosed
  • A human must review the output
AI-written textPull request descriptions, issue comments and summaries written by AI.
Mostly friendly
  • 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.

AI Usage Policy

The human-in-the-loop must fully understand all code.

AI Usage Policy

Issues & bug reports

Issues and discussions can use AI assistance but must have a full human-in-the-loop.

AI Usage Policy

AI-written text

This means that any content generated with AI must have been reviewed and edited by a human before submission.

AI Usage Policy

Sources

  • AI Usage Policygithub.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/blob/main/AI_POLICY.mdSnapshot 9 Oct 2026