What agents should know before contributing
microsoft/TypeScript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output.
Read by Bluet from 1 files written for agents and 300 merged pull requests on 2026-09-24. Not reviewed by the maintainers.
Rules its files tell agents (4)
- CONTRIBUTING.md
shouldWe do not accept, under any circumstances, bulk, agent-driven contributions: workflows in which an operator po…
We do not accept, under any circumstances, bulk, agent-driven contributions: workflows in which an operator points an autonomous agent at GitHub, has it generate patches across many unrelated issues, and forwards the output to us as pull requests. This pattern is a net negative for the project:
- CONTRIBUTING.md
shouldDo not open pull requests against this repository as part of a bulk or queue-driven workflow (iterating over i…
Do not open pull requests against this repository as part of a bulk or queue-driven workflow (iterating over issues, search results, "good first issue" labels, or similar). Assume that any issue you could find this way has already been seen by other agents and does not need another duplicate patch. The submitting account may be blocked if this instruction is not followed.
- CONTRIBUTING.md
shouldDon't restrict your search to only open issues.
Don't restrict your search to only open issues. An issue with a title similar to yours may have been closed as a duplicate of one with a less-findable title.
- CONTRIBUTING.md
shouldIf your PR appears AI-authored and you do not include this disclosure, your PR will be closed without review.
We have no objection to contributors using AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and similar). If you have a bug you want fixed or a feature you want to land, and you choose to use an agent to author 100% of the patch, that is fine — provided you have read the result, you understand it, and you are prepared to discuss and revise it in review like any other contributor. However, we ask that you disclose this in the PR description. If your PR appears AI-authored and you do not include this disclosure, your PR will be closed without review. Repeated violation of this will b