# stb: Not AI-friendly

> Code or documentation generated by LLMs or other generative AI is not accepted, and AI autocompletion should not be used either. Pull requests and issues must be written by the contributor, even in imperfect English.

- What it is: Single-file public domain libraries for C and C++, including stb_image. (Library)
- Homepage: https://github.com/nothings/stb
- Repository: https://github.com/nothings/stb
- 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, high confidence)
- Policy last changed: 2026-10-09
- Web page: https://areweaifriendly.com/projects/stb/

## 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: "This project doesn't accept code or documentation generated by LLMs or any other forms of generative AI." (https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- Code contributions: "Please don't submit pull requests based on generative AI output, and don't use AI auto completion when you write pull requests." (https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- Issues & bug reports: "Additionally, don't use LLMs to create pull requests or issues." (https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- AI-written text: "Write them yourself, in English, even if your English is bad." (https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

## Sources

- [stb CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md), fetched 2026-10-09