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 * [Issues](#issues)
 * [Pull Requests](#pull-requests)
 * [Automation and bots](#automation-and-bots)
+* [AI Use Policy and Guidelines](#ai-use-policy-and-guidelines)
 * [Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1](#developers-certificate-of-origin-11)
 
 ## [Code of Conduct](./doc/contributing/code-of-conduct.md)
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 subject to immediate moderation enforcement on the automation and owner
 without notice.
 
+## [AI Use Policy and Guidelines](./doc/contributing/ai-guidelines.md)
+
+Node.js requires contributors to understand and take full responsibility for
+every change they propose. Pull requests containing AI-generated code the
+contributor has not personally understood, tested, and verified will likely be closed
+without review.
+
+See [details on our AI use policy and guidelines](./doc/contributing/ai-guidelines.md).
+
 ## Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
 
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+# AI use policy and guidelines
+
+* [Core principle](#core-principle)
+* [When AI is used in contributions](#when-ai-is-used-in-contributions)
+* [When AI is used in communications](#when-ai-is-used-in-communications)
+
+This document aligns with the [OpenJS Foundation AI Coding Assistants Policy][].
+
+## Core principle
+
+Tools should never replace human judgment, regardless of whether they are
+powered by AI.
+
+Node.js requires contributors to understand and take full responsibility for
+every change they propose. The answer to "Why is X an improvement?" can
+never be "I'm not sure. The AI did it."
+
+If AI tools assisted in generating a contribution, acknowledge that honestly.
+Regardless of how much code is generated by AI, disclosure does not serve
+as a disclaimer of responsibility.
+
+Be aware that the mention of for-profit trademarks or commercial brands in
+commit messages, which are part of the code base, can be abused for
+profit-driven marketing. If the disclosure involves for-profit trademarks or
+commercial brands, it's recommended to either anonymize the branding (e.g. say
+`a frontier reasoning model`, `a closed-source coding agent` instead of
+`<brand>`), or only mention the for-profit brand/trademark in the PR
+description, but not in the commit message, unless the message would not have
+made sense without mentioning the specific brand/trademark. These
+recommendations only apply to for-profit tools/models, not any non-profit ones.
+
+Pull requests that contain AI-generated code the contributor has not
+personally understood, tested, and verified waste collaborator time and
+will be subject to closure without additional review. Contributors who
+repeatedly submit such changes, show no understanding of the project or
+its processes, or are dishonest about the use of automated assistance
+may be blocked from further contributions.
+
+Pull requests must not be opened by automated tooling, unless specifically
+approved in advance by the project. To request approval, either open an issue in
+[nodejs/admin](https://github.com/nodejs/admin/issues), or if the automation can
+be done in the form of a GitHub workflow, submit a pull request to add the
+workflow and use the usual pull request review process to seek consensus.
+
+## When AI is used in contributions
+
+Contributors may use AI tools to assist with contributions, but such tools
+never replace human judgment.
+
+When using AI as a coding assistant:
+
+* **Understand the codebase first.** Do not skip familiarizing yourself with
+  the relevant subsystem. Always verify analysis generated by tools against
+  the actual source code with human judgement.
+
+* **Own every line you submit.** You are responsible for all code in your
+  pull request, regardless of how it was created. The submitted changes
+  must satisfy the project's [Developer's Certificate of Origin][] and licensing
+  requirements. Be prepared to explain any change in detail during review.
+
+* **Keep the commits logical.** The [commit message guidelines][]
+  and [commit squashing guidelines](./pull-requests.md#commit-squashing)
+  must be followed regardless of what tool is used in the pull request.
+
+* **Test thoroughly.** Existing tests should not be removed or modified
+  without human verification. It is crucial to verify, with human judgement,
+  the correctness of new tests against the expected behavior of the feature
+  being tested, independently of the feature's implementation.
+
+* **Do not disappear.** If you open a PR, follow it through. Respond to
+  feedback and iterate until the work lands or is explicitly closed. If you
+  can no longer pursue it, close the PR. Stalled PRs block progress.
+
+* **Do not use AI to claim "good first issue" tasks.** These issues exist to
+  help new contributors learn the codebase and processes hands-on.
+
+* **Keep the comments useful.** Verify with human judgement that the
+  comments are necessary and accurate. Remove comments that simply
+  restate what the code does. Add comments only where the logic is non-obvious.
+
+## When AI is used in communications
+
+Node.js values concise, precise communication that respects collaborator and
+contributor time.
+
+* **Do not paste messages generated entirely by AI** in pull requests, issues,
+  or the project's communication channels. Such communication may be removed in
+  accordance to [the Node.js moderation policy][].
+* **Verify claims about the code with human judgement before using them in
+  communications**. Results from AI tools should only be treated as hypothesis.
+  Link to actual code, documentation and specifications as source of truth.
+* Grammar and spell-check tools are acceptable when they improve clarity and
+  conciseness.
+
+[Developer's Certificate of Origin]: ../../CONTRIBUTING.md#developers-certificate-of-origin-11
+[OpenJS Foundation AI Coding Assistants Policy]: https://openjsf.cdn.prismic.io/openjsf/aca4d5GXnQHGZDiZ_OpenJS_AI_Coding_Assistants_Policy.pdf
+[commit message guidelines]: ./pull-requests.md#commit-message-guidelines
+[the Node.js moderation policy]: https://github.com/nodejs/admin/blob/main/Moderation-Policy.md