Vim

The ubiquitous modal text editor.

Mostly friendly. Welcome, with extra rules.

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

Policy by area

Code contributionsPatches, pull requests and other changes written with AI tools.: Mostly friendly; AI use must be disclosed
Issues & bug reportsBug reports, security reports and issues found or written with AI tools.: No policy
AI-written textPull request descriptions, issue comments and summaries written by AI.: No policy

When using AI for contributions, please disclose this.

Any AI-generated code must follow the Vim code style.

Contributing to Vimgithub.com/vim/vim/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.mdSnapshot 9 Oct 2026