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Expand Up @@ -176,3 +176,23 @@ Follow the [standard Git commit message conventions](https://tbaggery.com/2008/0
- Separate subject from body with a blank line
- Wrap body text at 72 characters
- Use the body to explain *what* and *why*, not *how*

### AI Attribution

Every commit that includes AI-generated or AI-assisted work **must** contain an `Assisted-by` trailer in the commit message:

```
Assisted-by: AGENT_NAME:MODEL_VERSION [TOOL1] [TOOL2]
```

Where:

- `AGENT_NAME` is the name of the AI tool or framework (e.g., `GitHub Copilot`)
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- `MODEL_VERSION` is the specific model version used (e.g., `claude-opus-4.6`)
- `[TOOL1] [TOOL2]` are optional specialized analysis tools used (e.g., `coccinelle`, `sparse`, `smatch`, `clang-tidy`)

Basic development tools (git, cargo, editors) should not be listed.

AI agents **must** verify their own identity (agent name and model version) before composing the `Assisted-by` trailer — do not assume or hard-code a model name from a previous session.

AI agents **MUST NOT** add `Signed-off-by` tags. Only humans can certify the Developer Certificate of Origin.
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