Policies and guidelines

These policies and guidelines help us maintain consistency in the various types

of maintenance work. If you are writing code or documentation, following these policies

..admonition::AI Usage

AI may be used responsibly as a supportive tool, but we expect authentic

contributions. For guidance, see our:ref:`AI policy<generative_ai>`.

These policies and guidelines help us maintain consistency in the various types of

maintenance work. If you are writing code or documentation, following these policies

helps maintainers more easily review your work. If you are helping triage, community

manage, or release manage, these guidelines describe how our current process works.