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MicroZig to Adopt Strict No LLM / No AI Policy

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In short

The Zig Embedded Group announced that the incoming rules will formally apply across all of MicroZig's GitHub repositories and its Discord server beginning October 28, 2026. Contributors are explicitly barred from deploying machine models to draft code, spot programming bugs, paraphrase technical prose, or even brainstorm new concepts. To avoid reliance on synthetic translation tools, the leadership is instructing participants to converse in their native languages instead. Community oversight will be managed directly by project leaders who retain the authority to permanently remove uncooperative members.

Key points

  • Community members must write original text and are encouraged to use native languages rat…: Community members must write original text and are encouraged to use native languages rather than automated translation.
  • Public meta-discussions regarding the code of conduct are explicitly prohibited on offici…: Public meta-discussions regarding the code of conduct are explicitly prohibited on official project communication channels.
  • Hostile behavior or harassment occurring in private channels outside official project spa…: Hostile behavior or harassment occurring in private channels outside official project spaces can still trigger community bans.

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This is largely taken from Zig's Code of Conduct.

The rules here are strict. This space is for focused, on topic, technical work on the MicroZig and Zig Embedded Group projects only. It is everyone’s responsibility to maintain a positive environment, especially when disagreements occur.

This document applies to the Zig Embedded Group GitHub organization and Discord server.

This policy takes effect October 28th, 2026.

No LLM-generated content, whether it be code or prose.

No paraphrasing LLM-generated content.

No LLMs for editing, including fixing spelling or grammatical errors.

No LLMs for translation. English is encouraged, but not required. You are welcome to post in your native language and rely on others to have their own translation tools of choice to interpret your words.

No LLMs for brainstorming and then sharing the results of that brainstorming, even if you create the prose. If you use a chatbot to give you advice on a comment on the issue tracker, that comment is unwelcome.

No LLMs for finding bugs.

No talking about use of chatbot/LLM services.

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