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@@ -21,3 +21,15 @@ To get the CI `rustfmt` job to pass, do either of:
 
 - Configure your IDE to format on save, and make sure it uses nightly rustfmt, for example by copying `rust-toolchain-nightly.toml` into `rust-toolchain.toml`.
 - Run `fmtall.sh` before committing.
+
+## AI Policy
+
+- Using AI / LLM to write code is **allowed**.
+- You **must** disclose AI usage in the PR description.
+- You **must** review and understand every single line of AI-written code before submitting the PR, and be prepared to answer questions and make fixes to it.
+- Fully autonomous agents like OpenClaw are **NOT allowed**. Every issue, every PR must have a real human behind it.
+- Using AI / LLM to write PR descriptions, commit messages, comments, or replies to reviewers is **NOT allowed**. You must write them yourself. AI must not replace human-to-human communication.
+    - If you need help writing English, consider using a traditional translator like Google Translate instead of LLMs. They do a great job without the pitfalls of LLMs (overly verbose text, hallucinations, etc.).
+- Low-effort pull requests are **NOT allowed**. Don't simply paste the issue text into an LLM and submit the result. It will most likely be a bad contribution. If fixing the issue was so easy, the person opening the issue or a maintainer would've already done it.
+- Consider the time it takes to review your PRs. Maintainer time is the most scarce resource in the Embassy project. Keep diffs minimal, ask first before doing thousands-of-lines refactors, split PRs if you can. This has always been good practice, but it's especially relevant now that LLMs make it too easy to generate mountains of code.
+- Pull requests not following this policy will be closed.