2026-05-27原文

sqlite AGENTS.md

SQLite has added an AGENTS.md file to clarify its policy on AI-generated contributions: it does not accept pull requests without prior agreement, and does not accept agentic code at all, though it welcomes bug reports with reproducible test cases. The forum has been flooded with AI-generated bugs, leading to a separate bug forum.

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Key points

SQLite added AGENTS.md to define AI contribution policy
Pull requests require prior agreement and legal paperwork
Agentic code is explicitly not accepted
AI-generated bug reports are now split into a separate forum

Why it matters

This matters because sQLite added AGENTS.md to define AI contribution policy.

Technical impact

May affect model selection, inference cost, product capability, and evaluation benchmarks.

sqlite AGENTS.md

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27th May 2026 - Link Blog

sqlite AGENTS.md (via) SQLite gained an AGENTS.md file five days ago - but it's not intended for their own development, it's presumably aimed at people who are pointing agents at the SQLite codebase. It includes:

SQLite does not accept pull requests without prior agreement and/or accompanying legal paperwork that places the pull request in the public domain. However, the human SQLite developers will review a concise and well-written pull request as a proof-of-concept prior to reimplementing the changes themselves.

SQLite does not accept agentic code. However the project will accept agentic bug reports that include a reproducible test case. Patches or pull requests demonstrating a possible fix, for documentation purposes, are welcomed.

The most recent commit to that file removed the word "(currently)" from "SQLite does not accept agentic code, with the commit message "Strengthen the statement about not accepting agentic code".

Meanwhile the SQLite forum was being flooded with so many AI-generated bug reports - of varying quality - that they've now split those off into a new SQLite Bug Forum. D. Richard Hipp is resolving issues on there with a flurry of commits to the codebase.