Require AI disclosure in PR descriptions

[RyanCavanaugh]

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[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Updates the repository’s contribution guidance to reflect current project status and to add an explicit policy requiring disclosure of AI assistance in pull request descriptions.

Changes:

• Renames the top-level CONTRIBUTING heading to “Notes on Contributing”.
• Adds a new “Use of AI Assistance” section requiring AI-use disclosure in PR descriptions and describing enforcement.

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File	Description
CONTRIBUTING.md	Adds AI-assistance disclosure guidance and updates the document’s opening heading.

Copilot's findings

Comments suppressed due to low confidence (1)

CONTRIBUTING.md:9

• “If your PR appears AI-authored” is subjective and may lead to inconsistent moderation outcomes. Consider rephrasing to an objective rule (e.g., require disclosure whenever any AI tool materially contributed) and describing the review/handling steps when disclosure is missing (request update vs immediate closure).

It is acceptable to use AI tools to assist in developing PRs. However, we ask that you disclose this in the PR description. If your PR appears AI-authored and you do not include this disclosure, your PR will be closed without review. Repeated violation of this will be considered disruptive conduct, which may result in being blocked from interaction with the organization.

• Files reviewed: 1/1 changed files
• Comments generated: 1

[Copilot]

The disclosure requirement is hard to follow/enforce as written because it doesn’t specify the exact disclosure format or where in the PR description it should go. Consider adding a short, explicit template (e.g., a required “AI assistance used: yes/no (+ tools)” line) and aligning it with the repository PR template so contributors see it by default.

This issue also appears on line 9 of the same file.