# Jellyfin: AI-friendly with conditions

> LLMs may assist with code, but pure vibe coding is rejected: contributors must review, test and explain their changes and handle review themselves. LLM output is prohibited in issues, feature requests, PR bodies, comments and forum posts, except clearly noted LLM translations.

- What it is: A free software media system. (Application)
- Homepage: https://jellyfin.org/
- Repository: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin
- 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/jellyfin/

## Policy by area

- **Code contributions**: AI-friendly (Contributor takes full responsibility; A human must review the output)
- **Issues & bug reports**: Not AI-friendly (Only minor help (autocomplete, grammar))
- **AI-written text**: Not AI-friendly (AI use must be disclosed; Only minor help (autocomplete, grammar))

## In their own words

- Code contributions: "And again, you are free to use LLMs to assist you, but not as the sole source of code changes." (https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/contributing/llm-policies/)
- Code contributions: "You must review the output and be able to explain in the PR body - without LLM output as noted above - what is being changed and why." (https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/contributing/llm-policies/)
- Code contributions: "The changes must be tested." (https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/contributing/llm-policies/)
- Issues & bug reports: "LLM output is expressly prohibited for any direct communication, including the following:" (https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/contributing/llm-policies/)
- AI-written text: "An exception will be made for LLM-assisted translations if you are having trouble accurately conveying your intent in English. Please explicitly note this" (https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/contributing/llm-policies/)

## Sources

- [Jellyfin LLM/"AI" Policies](https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/contributing/llm-policies/), fetched 2026-10-09