Since 22/03/2026, we have removed the Good first issue label because it was being exploited by unknown users and bots to open AI-generated PRs within minutes.
To counter this, we renamed the label to newcomer.
Our contributors put time and effort into writing these issues so that someone can learn and take their first steps in the project. They are not meant to be difficult, they are meant to introduce a new person to the codebase. We do not expect them to be completed entirely by LLMs.
Usage of AI is not forbidden, but here are a few expectations on our side:
- Review your own code using GitHub's diff checker.
- Avoid modifying or reformatting code that is unrelated to your PR.
- Make sure tests and linter pass.
- Update the documentation without bloating it with AI-generated filler.
We tend to prefer honest, human, and even imperfect contributions over polished AI output where we can't tell if we're talking to a person or a bot.
newcomer issues are designed for humans who want to contribute to the project and learn something along the way.
We reserve the right to close without review any PR that appears to be the output of a fully autonomous agent or bot, and/or does not meet basic quality standards (linter failures, unrelated changes, etc.).