# Kubernetes: AI-friendly with conditions

> AI tools may help write a PR if the author understands every change, verifies it first and discloses AI use in the PR description. Large AI-generated PRs, AI-generated commit messages and AI co-author trailers are not allowed, and review comments must be answered without AI.

- What it is: A system for automating deployment, scaling and management of containerized applications. (Developer tool)
- Homepage: https://kubernetes.io/
- Repository: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes
- 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/kubernetes/

## Policy by area

- **Code contributions**: AI-friendly with conditions (AI use must be disclosed; Contributor takes full responsibility; A human must review the output)
- **Issues & bug reports**: No AI policy
- **AI-written text**: Not AI-friendly

## In their own words

- Code contributions: "Using AI tools to help write your PR is acceptable, but as the author, you are responsible for understanding every change. If you used AI tools in preparing your PR, you must disclose this in the description of your PR." (https://www.kubernetes.dev/docs/guide/pull-requests/)
- Code contributions: "Large AI generated PRs and AI generated commit messages are not allowed." (https://www.kubernetes.dev/docs/guide/pull-requests/)
- Code contributions: "Do not leave the first review of AI generated changes to the reviewers." (https://www.kubernetes.dev/docs/guide/pull-requests/)
- AI-written text: "When responding to review comments, you must do so without relying on AI tools." (https://www.kubernetes.dev/docs/guide/pull-requests/)

## Sources

- [Kubernetes Pull Request Process](https://www.kubernetes.dev/docs/guide/pull-requests/), fetched 2026-10-09