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## Code of Conduct

By participating in this project, you are expected to uphold our [Code of
Conduct][code_of_conduct].
> Creative Commons (CC) is an organization and global community that champions
> openness, sharing, and creativity. We are committed to fostering a safe,
> inclusive, respectful, and harassment-free environment for
> everyone—regardless of age, ability, disability status, ethnicity, gender
> identity and expression, level of experience, nationality, personal
> appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.

[code_of_conduct]: https://opensource.creativecommons.org/community/code-of-conduct/
All Creative Commons open source projects are governed by our [Code of
Conduct - Creative Commons][coc].

[coc]: https://creativecommons.org/code-of-conduct/

## Project Documentation

The `README` in the root of the repository should contain or link to project
documentation. If you cannot find the documentation you're looking for, please
file a GitHub issue with details of what you'd like to see documented.
## AI generated content prohibited

## Contribution Workflow
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Once you have identified an issue to work on:
[Avoiding generative AI development tools — Creative Commons Open
Source][no-ai]:
> At this time, the Creative Commons (CC) **Technology team** has concluded
> that generative AI development tooling does not pass a cost/benefit analysis
> *for contributing to our open source projects*. Until further notice, we will
> not accept CC Open Source submissions that include code or content generated
> with AI.

* [Fork](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/fork-a-repo) the Repository.
* Work in a [new branch](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/creating-and-deleting-branches-within-your-repository).
* Open a [Pull Request (PR)](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/proposing-changes-to-your-work-with-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request) and follow the PR template.
[no-ai]: https://opensource.creativecommons.org/blog/entries/2025-12-01-avoiding-gen-ai-tools/

For additional guidelines, refer to the [Foundational technologies — Creative Commons Open Source](https://opensource.creativecommons.org/contributing-code/foundational-tech/).

## How to Contribute

Please follow the processes in our general [Contributing Code][contributing]
guidelines on the Creative Common Open Source website.
Please follow the processes in our [Contribution Guidelines — Creative Commons
Open Source][contrib].

[contrib]: https://opensource.creativecommons.org/contributing-code/


[contributing]: https://opensource.creativecommons.org/contributing-code/
## Project Documentation

The `README` in the root of the repository should contain or link to project
documentation. If you cannot find the documentation you're looking for, please
file a GitHub issue with details of what you'd like to see documented.


## Questions or Thoughts?
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