The Ghostty terminal project published a strict AI usage policy for outside contributors. All AI assistance must be disclosed, including the specific tool used. Pull requests created with AI are only accepted for pre-approved issues and must be fully verified by human testing before submission.

This policy responds to a flood of low-quality, unvetted AI-generated contributions that burden maintainers. Ghostty's maintainers use AI tools themselves but insist contributors maintain human oversight. The rules ban AI-generated media and require that all AI-assisted text and code be thoroughly reviewed and edited by a person before submission.

The project explicitly states this isn't an anti-AI stance, but a quality control measure. Bad AI 'drivers' will be banned and publicly called out. Ghostty aims to protect its human maintainers while welcoming AI as a productive tool for those who use it responsibly and with proper verification.