stb

Single-file public domain libraries for C and C++, including stb_image.

Unfriendly. Doesn’t accept AI-generated work.

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.

Policy by area

Code contributionsPatches, pull requests and other changes written with AI tools.: Unfriendly
Issues & bug reportsBug reports, security reports and issues found or written with AI tools.: Unfriendly
AI-written textPull request descriptions, issue comments and summaries written by AI.: Unfriendly

In their own words

Code contributions

This project doesn't accept code or documentation generated by LLMs or any other forms of generative AI.

stb CONTRIBUTING

Please don't submit pull requests based on generative AI output, and don't use AI auto completion when you write pull requests.

stb CONTRIBUTING

Issues & bug reports

Additionally, don't use LLMs to create pull requests or issues.

stb CONTRIBUTING

AI-written text

Write them yourself, in English, even if your English is bad.

stb CONTRIBUTING

Sources

stb CONTRIBUTINGgithub.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.mdSnapshot 9 Oct 2026