On 12/15/25 10:09 PM, Frode Nordahl wrote:
> The Assisted-by tag is used to disclose the use of AI assistants in
> creating patches. This tag was already mentioned in the AI-assisted
> Contributions section but was not documented in the Tags section.
>
> Following OOB discussion, the tag should include only the product name
> of the AI assistant, not an email address.
>
> Assisted-by: GitHub Copilot
> Signed-off-by: Frode Nordahl <[email protected]>
> ---
>
> github copilot cli prompt BEGIN:
> Context
> =======
>
> The current working directory contains a bootstrapped and built copy of the
> Open Virtual Network (OVN) project, which is also publicly available from
> https://github.com/ovn-org/ovn.git.
>
> Assignment
> ==========
>
> 1.
> On the back of OOB discussion it was also decided that upstream does not
> want e-mail address in the Assisted-by tag, only the product name of the
> agent.
>
> It was also highlighted that the Assisted-by tag is not currently documented.
>
> Can you propose a patch and commit it to the local git respotory that adds
> this documentation to the Tags section of:
> Documentation/internals/contributing/submitting-patches.rst.
>
> Make sure to adapt your proposal so it fits with language and tone of
> voice used in the rest of that section.
>
> 2.
> Previously you helped me craft a patch proposal for OVN which has received
> review comments:
> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/ovn/patch/[email protected]/
>
> Please propose a v3 patch that addresses the feedback and commit it to the
> local Git repository, remember to update the commit message.
> END
> github copilot cli transcript:
> https://gist.github.com/fnordahl/72af273b96cf60a0e49b111e3efc4372
>
> .../contributing/submitting-patches.rst | 16 ++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
>
Hi Frode,
Thanks for the documentation update!
> diff --git a/Documentation/internals/contributing/submitting-patches.rst
> b/Documentation/internals/contributing/submitting-patches.rst
> index 1d6fa5e45..3e7854607 100644
> --- a/Documentation/internals/contributing/submitting-patches.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/internals/contributing/submitting-patches.rst
> @@ -329,6 +329,22 @@ Examples of common tags follow.
> appropriate to cite the URL to the report in a Reported-at
> tag. Use a Reported-by tag to acknowledge the reporters.
>
> +``Assisted-by: Product Name``
Would it make sense to call it "AI Code Assistant" instead of "Product
Name"?
> +
> + When a patch has been created with the assistance of an AI tool,
> + this tag should be used to disclose that fact. Only include the
> + product name of the AI assistant, not an email address. For
> + example:
> +
> + ::
> +
> + Assisted-by: GitHub Copilot
> +
The few AI-assisted contributions we had until now did the attribution
in the following way:
Assisted-by: Cursor, with model: Claude Sonnet 4.5
Assisted-by: gemini-cli, with model: gemini-3-pro-preview
Assisted-by: gemini-cli, with model: gemini-3-pro-preview
Do you think it makes sense to mention that the model should be listed,
if possible?
> + The author of the patch remains fully responsible for the content
> + and must ensure it complies with the Developer's Certificate of
> + Origin. See the "AI-assisted Contributions" section for more
> + information.
> +
> Developer's Certificate of Origin
> ---------------------------------
>
Regards,
Dumitru
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