Sphinx
The Python documentation generator.
Mostly friendly. Welcome, with extra rules.
AI-assisted pull requests are accepted if AI use is disclosed in detail and the author understands and can explain the code. Autonomous agents are not allowed, and AI may not write descriptions, comments or issues except for translation or grammar fixes.
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
- Output must be license-compatible
- No autonomous agents
- Issues & bug reportsBug reports, security reports and issues found or written with AI tools.
- Unfriendly
- Only minor help (autocomplete, grammar)
- AI-written textPull request descriptions, issue comments and summaries written by AI.
- Unfriendly
- Only minor help (autocomplete, grammar)
In their own words
Code contributions
You must disclose whether AI has been used to assist in the development of your pull request.
It is not acceptable to submit a patch that you cannot understand and explain yourself.
Code generated by AI may infringe on copyright and it is the submitter's responsibility to not infringe.
The use of an AI agent that writes code and then submits a pull request autonomously is not permitted.
Issues & bug reports
In explaining your contribution, do not use AI to automatically generate comments, pull request descriptions, or issue descriptions.
AI-written text
When interacting with developers (forums, discussions, issues, pull requests, etc.) do not use AI to speak for you, except for translation or grammar editing.
Sources
- Sphinx AI Policygithub.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/blob/master/doc/internals/ai-policy.rstSnapshot 9 Oct 2026