I think it's a good idea, my only concern is giving too much trust to AI agents.
They still need to be supervised. Il giorno mar 5 ago 2025 alle ore 10:40 Otavio Rodolfo Piske < angusyo...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > Hello, > > I'd like to bring to discussion that we add a set of a dedicated AI > instructions file (e.g., INSTRUCTIONS.ai) to the Apache Camel repository > (core and other sub-projects). > > The purpose of these files would be to define how AI-powered coding agents > and tools should behave when generating code for this project. I believe > this would be beneficial for a few key reasons: > > 1. > > *Enforce ASF Generative Tooling Guidelines:* It would help us formally > adopt and point to the standards defined by the ASF on the use of > generative AI, ensuring all contributions are compliant. > - > > Apache Software Foundation Legal - Generative Tooling > <https://www.apache.org/legal/generative-tooling.html> > 2. > > *Maintain Project Coding Standards:* We can use it to instruct AI tools > on Camel's specific coding patterns, conventions, and architectural > principles. This will help maintain the consistency and quality of the > codebase. > 3. > > *Define Clear Guardrails:* It allows us to establish a reasonable set of > rules and constraints for generated code, promoting security, > reliability, > and adherence to best practices from the start. > > This is becoming a standard practice in other major open-source projects. > For example, the Linux kernel community is already discussing and defining > similar guidelines to ensure AI-assisted contributions are constructive. > > - > > Linux Kernel Mailing List Discussion > < > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250725175358.1989323-1-sas...@kernel.org/> > > I believe that taking this proactive step will help us harness the benefits > of AI tooling while safeguarding the integrity of the project. > > I'd like to open a discussion on this. What are your thoughts? Any other > projects in the ASF that have defined these instructions and that we could > inspire our guidelines on? > > > Kind regards, > -- > Otavio R. Piske > http://orpiske.net >
