# Vim: AI-friendly with conditions

> AI may be used for contributions if its use is disclosed. AI-generated code must follow the Vim code style and be properly tested.

- What it is: The ubiquitous modal text editor. (Application)
- Homepage: https://www.vim.org/
- Repository: https://github.com/vim/vim
- 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/vim/

## Policy by area

- **Code contributions**: AI-friendly with conditions (AI use must be disclosed)
- **Issues & bug reports**: No AI policy
- **AI-written text**: No AI policy

## In their own words

- Code contributions: "When using AI for contributions, please disclose this." (https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
- Code contributions: "Any AI-generated code must follow the Vim code style." (https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)

## Sources

- [Contributing to Vim](https://github.com/vim/vim/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md), fetched 2026-10-09