GitHub rules, fees and what gets you removed (2026)
checked 2026-10-08
Short answer. GitHub: Where code lives. Automation here is rated: careful, rules apply. Review everything before it goes out under your name. What gets removed: Automated starring or following. Bulk or promotional issues and pull requests. Small, tested changes with a clear description.
How it works
Where code lives. Maintainers now limit AI-made pull requests and issues. Accounts must be human, plus at most one machine account for automated tasks.
Who is there
Maintainers who now filter AI-made contributions.
Can you automate it?
Careful, rules apply. Review everything before it goes out under your name.
Good habits
- Small, tested changes with a clear description
- Read the contributing file first
What gets accounts or listings removed
- Automated starring or following
- Bulk or promotional issues and pull requests
Recent changes
- 2026-06-29: GitHub extended contribution controls from pull requests to issues, with caps that count AI-agent PRs. Bulk AI contributions get filtered. A few careful fixes still land.
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