{"slug": "flathub-prohibits-ai-generated-code", "title": "Flathub prohibits AI-generated code", "summary": "Flathub, the Linux app store, has banned applications containing AI-generated or AI-assisted code, documentation, or other content. The policy also prohibits AI tools from opening or automating submission pull requests, with violations potentially leading to permanent bans. Exceptions may be granted for mature, well-maintained projects.", "body_md": "@@ -183,28 +183,32 @@ removed from the store.\n\n`183`\n\n`183`\n\n`184`\n\n`184`\n\n### Generative AI policy\n\n`185`\n\n`185`\n\n`186`\n\n+ This policy applies to both the application being submitted to Flathub and the\n\n`187`\n\n+ Flathub submission itself, including the manifest, metadata, patches, build\n\n`188`\n\n+ scripts, and pull request. For the purpose of this policy, applications include\n\n`189`\n\n+ BaseApps, extensions, and any other artifacts that can be produced by\n\n`190`\n\n+ flatpak-builder.\n\n`191`\n\n+\n\n`186`\n\n`192`\n\nSubmission pull requests must not be generated, opened, or automated\n\n`187`\n\n`193`\n\nusing AI tools or agents. Please also do not request review from any AI\n\n`188`\n\n`194`\n\ntools in the submission PR. Automated Copilot reviews on GitHub can be\n\n`189`\n\n`195`\n\ndisabled by the submitter by going [ here] ( https://github.com/settings/copilot/coding_agent )\n\n`190`\n\n`196`\n\nand changing ` Repository access ` to exclude the repo or disabling the\n\n`191`\n\n`197`\n\nglobal \"Automatic Copilot code review\" found [ here] ( https://github.com/settings/copilot/features ) .\n\n`192`\n\n`198`\n\n`193`\n\n- Submissions or changes where most of the code is written by or using AI\n\n`194`\n\n- without any meaningful human input, review, justification or moderation\n\n`195`\n\n- of the code are not allowed.\n\n`196`\n\n-\n\n`197`\n\n- Submissions or changes having low-quality AI-generated or AI-assisted\n\n`198`\n\n- code are not allowed.\n\n`199`\n\n+ Applications containing AI-generated or AI-assisted code, documentation, or\n\n`200`\n\n+ other content are not allowed.\n\n`199`\n\n`201`\n\n`200`\n\n- Submissions or changes containing copyrighted, license-incompatible, or\n\n`202`\n\n+ Applications or changes containing copyrighted, license-incompatible, or\n\n`201`\n\n`203`\n\nethically questionable code are not allowed.\n\n`202`\n\n`204`\n\n`203`\n\n`205`\n\nThese submissions can be rejected without any further review.\n\n`204`\n\n`206`\n\n`205`\n\n`207`\n\nRepeatedly violating these policies may result in a permanent ban from\n\n`206`\n\n`208`\n\nfuture submissions and activities.\n\n`207`\n\n`209`\n\n`210`\n\n+ Exceptions may be granted for mature, well-maintained projects.\n\n`211`\n\n+\n\n`208`\n\n`212`\n\n## Application ID\n\n`209`\n\n`213`\n\n`210`\n\n`214`\n\n::: important", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/flathub-prohibits-ai-generated-code", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/flathub-infra/documentation/commit/992f57b30de98ddbd5e80959e9672998c83c8c97", "published_at": "2026-05-29 10:24:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-29 10:47:03.296604+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "generative-ai", "ai-policy", "ai-ethics", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Flathub", "GitHub", "Copilot"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/flathub-prohibits-ai-generated-code", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/flathub-prohibits-ai-generated-code.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/flathub-prohibits-ai-generated-code.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/flathub-prohibits-ai-generated-code.jsonld"}}