Flathub prohibits AI-generated code
Flathub has updated its policy to explicitly ban applications containing AI-generated or AI-assisted code, documentation, or other content. The policy also prohibits AI-generated pull requests or reviews. Exceptions may be granted for mature, well-maintained projects.
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Key points
- Flathub's Generative AI policy now bans AI-generated code in submissions.
- AI-generated pull requests, reviews, and automation are disallowed.
- Exceptions possible for well-maintained projects.
Why it matters
This matters because flathub's Generative AI policy now bans AI-generated code in submissions.
Technical impact
May affect agent architecture, tool calling, workflow automation, and product integration.
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Generative AI policy
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This policy applies to both the application being submitted to Flathub and the
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Flathub submission itself, including the manifest, metadata, patches, build
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scripts, and pull request. For the purpose of this policy, applications include
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BaseApps, extensions, and any other artifacts that can be produced by
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flatpak-builder.
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Submission pull requests must not be generated, opened, or automated
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using AI tools or agents. Please also do not request review from any AI
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tools in the submission PR. Automated Copilot reviews on GitHub can be
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disabled by the submitter by going [here](https://github.com/settings/copilot/coding_agent)
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and changing Repository access to exclude the repo or disabling the
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global "Automatic Copilot code review" found [here](https://github.com/settings/copilot/features).
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Submissions or changes where most of the code is written by or using AI
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without any meaningful human input, review, justification or moderation
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of the code are not allowed.
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Submissions or changes having low-quality AI-generated or AI-assisted
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code are not allowed.
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Applications containing AI-generated or AI-assisted code, documentation, or
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other content are not allowed.
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Submissions or changes containing copyrighted, license-incompatible, or
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Applications or changes containing copyrighted, license-incompatible, or
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ethically questionable code are not allowed.
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These submissions can be rejected without any further review.
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Repeatedly violating these policies may result in a permanent ban from
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future submissions and activities.
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Exceptions may be granted for mature, well-maintained projects.
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