[DISCUSSION] AI-assisted patch attribution guidance

[Cody Zuschlag <cody.zuschlag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

During this week's committers call, there was a request to seek broader consensus among committers and maintainers before merging the proposed Assisted-by: documentation patch.

The proposal is intentionally lightweight and focuses on:
- optional disclosure of AI-assisted tooling usage
- preserving contributor responsibility
- clarifying that AI tools cannot certify the DCO / Signed-off-by:

The current patch is inspired by similar Linux kernel guidance:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

Patch thread:
https://lists.xenproject.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2026-05/msg00993.html

At this stage, I’d mainly like to gather feedback on:
- whether Xen wants to document an Assisted-by: tag
- whether the proposed scope/wording feels appropriate
- whether there are concerns with the general direction

There was also discussion during the call about ensuring the Advisory Board has an opportunity to raise any concerns before merging.

Thanks!

Cody Zuschlag

Xen Project - Community Manager