# Linux man-pages: Not AI-friendly

> Any content created or derived with the help of AI tools is forbidden, including output of AI linters, static analyzers and summarizers. Only accessibility tools such as screen readers and text-to-speech are allowed.

- What it is: Manual pages documenting the Linux kernel and C library interfaces. (Application)
- Homepage: https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
- Repository: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git
- Overall stance: Not AI-friendly (Unfriendly). AI-generated contributions are not accepted; at most minor help such as autocomplete or grammar fixes.
- Last classified: 2026-10-09 (manual review, medium confidence)
- Policy last changed: 2026-10-09
- Web page: https://areweaifriendly.com/projects/linux-man-pages/

## Policy by area

- **Code contributions**: Not AI-friendly
- **Issues & bug reports**: Not AI-friendly
- **AI-written text**: Not AI-friendly

## In their own words

- Code contributions: "It is expressly forbidden to contribute to this project any content that has been created or derived with the assistance of AI tools." (https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/plain/CONTRIBUTING.d/ai)
- Issues & bug reports: "For example, AI linters, AI static analyzers, and AI tools that summarize input are forbidden." (https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/plain/CONTRIBUTING.d/ai)
- AI-written text: "It is expressly forbidden to contribute to this project any content that has been created or derived with the assistance of AI tools." (https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/plain/CONTRIBUTING.d/ai)

## Sources

- [man-pages AI policy](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/man-pages/man-pages.git/plain/CONTRIBUTING.d/ai), fetched 2026-10-09