Re: Writing instructions for LLMs (don’t generate code) into CONTRIBUTE?

"Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide" <[email protected]> Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:08 +0200

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Jean Louis <[email protected]> writes:

> On 2026-08-05 13:19, Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide wrote:
>> That sounds like it doesn’t materially differ from AGENTS.md -- but
>> avoids giving the indication that we want LLM contributions to the
>> code.
>
> It matters materially different as AGENTS.md is programmed to be
> followed, while CONTRIBUTE is not.
>
> Some software using LLM may start inspecting all files and find there
> is some guidance in CONTRIBUTE -- but chances are rather low and
> depend on how user direct it.

So they won’t have a good experience without the presence of files that
are specific to tooling we don’t use.

I hope it won’t put off too many.

>> We need someone to check whether adding the LLM-text to CONTRIBUTE
>> causes common LLMs to adhere to it.
>
> It will cause to adhere to it if user tells to CONTRIBUTE to adhere to
> it.
>
> Example:
…
> It is understood by some LLMs if trained on it. Many are not trained,
> yet I think it is expected to be understood...

Thank you for checking!

Best wishes,
Arne
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