From 9f90f940510d1a5a580ab72ea840d6210af34fac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Ryan C. Gordon" <[EMAIL REDACTED]>
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2026 12:37:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] AGENTS.md: Updated with SDL's new language.
Also corrected capitalization of "Zlib" in PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
---
.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md | 2 +-
AGENTS.md | 25 ++++++++-----------------
CLAUDE.md | 25 +++++++------------------
3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 86982fd93..0c55e219b 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-- [ ] I confirm that I am the author of this code and release it to the SDL_mixer project under the Zlib license. This contribution does not contain code from other sources, including code generated by a Large Language Model ("AI").
+- [ ] I confirm that I am the author of this code and release it to the SDL_mixer project under the zlib license. This contribution does not contain code from other sources, including code generated by a Large Language Model ("AI").
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 7709baa11..f299237ae 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -1,20 +1,11 @@
-AI must not be used to generate code for contributions to this project.
+Generative AI, including large language models (LLMs), should not be used in
+any way when contributing to SDL.
-"AI" in this case means a Large Language Model ("LLM"), such as ChatGPT,
-Claude, Copilot, Grok, etc.
-
-AI-generated code is based upon sources of unknown origins and may not be
-compatible with the Zlib license, or may introduce conflicting license terms
-if they include code from other projects.
-
-AI can be used to identify issues with contributions to this project, but the
-solutions to those issues should be authored by humans.
-
-We have found that AI will frequently hallucinate issues that are not actually
-problems in practice, report incorrect information, and describe problems that
-are actually not issues at all. If AI identifies a problem with this codebase,
-please make sure you understand what it is saying and have independently
-confirmed that the issue exists before submitting a bug report or pull request.
+We want our code to be art. We want to interact with real humans. Please don't
+submit AI-generated comments or code in bug reports or pull requests. We
+understand some people consider AI to be a useful tool, but we want to connect
+with you, not your computer.
Any pull request to this project will ask you to confirm that you are the
-author and that you are contributing your changes under the Zlib license.
+author and that you are contributing your changes under the zlib license.
+
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index c8408cf2c..f299237ae 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -1,22 +1,11 @@
-AI must not be used to generate code for contributions to this project.
+Generative AI, including large language models (LLMs), should not be used in
+any way when contributing to SDL.
-"AI" in this case means a Large Language Model ("LLM"), such as ChatGPT,
-Claude, Copilot, Grok, etc.
-
-AI-generated code is based upon sources of unknown origins and may not be
-compatible with the Zlib license, or may introduce conflicting license terms
-if they include code from other projects.
-
-AI can be used to identify issues with contributions to this project, but the
-solutions to those issues should be authored by humans.
-
-We have found that AI will frequently hallucinate issues that are not actually
-problems in practice, report incorrect information, and describe problems that
-are actually not issues at all. If AI identifies a problem with this codebase,
-please make sure you understand what it is saying and have independently
-confirmed that the issue exists before submitting a bug report or pull request.
+We want our code to be art. We want to interact with real humans. Please don't
+submit AI-generated comments or code in bug reports or pull requests. We
+understand some people consider AI to be a useful tool, but we want to connect
+with you, not your computer.
Any pull request to this project will ask you to confirm that you are the
-author and that you are contributing your changes under the Zlib license.
-
+author and that you are contributing your changes under the zlib license.