# uv: AI-friendly with conditions

> AI is supported as a coding tool, with contributors responsible for what they submit and a human who understands the work in the loop. Autonomous agents are not allowed. Issues, PR bodies and replies must be in the contributor's own words; quoted AI context must be marked and explained, and AI editing for non-native speakers is accepted.

- What it is: An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust. (Developer tool)
- Homepage: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/
- Repository: https://github.com/astral-sh/uv
- 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/uv/

## Policy by area

- **Code contributions**: AI-friendly with conditions (Contributor takes full responsibility; No autonomous agents)
- **Issues & bug reports**: Not AI-friendly (Only minor help (autocomplete, grammar))
- **AI-written text**: Not AI-friendly (AI use must be disclosed; Only minor help (autocomplete, grammar))

## In their own words

- Code contributions: "We support using AI (i.e., LLMs) as tools for coding. However, you remain responsible for any code you publish and we are responsible for any code we merge and release." (https://github.com/astral-sh/.github/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md)
- Code contributions: "We do not allow autonomous agents to be used for contributing to our projects" (https://github.com/astral-sh/.github/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md)
- Issues & bug reports: "If you are opening an issue, we expect you to describe the problem in your own words." (https://github.com/astral-sh/.github/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md)
- AI-written text: "AI should not be used to generate comments when communicating with maintainers" (https://github.com/astral-sh/.github/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md)
- AI-written text: "If you wish to include context from an interaction with AI in your comments, it must be in a quote block (e.g., using `>`) and disclosed as such." (https://github.com/astral-sh/.github/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md)
- AI-written text: "If you are using AI to edit your comments for this purpose, please take the time to ensure it reflects your own voice and ideas." (https://github.com/astral-sh/.github/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md)

## Sources

- [Astral AI Policy](https://github.com/astral-sh/.github/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md), fetched 2026-10-09