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+# Agents and Automated Tools
+
+This document outlines rules and requirements for AI automation agents and automated tooling that interact with the Node.js project.
+
+Existing Node.js collaborators (as listed in the README.md) may use AI agents to contribute but must do so responsibly.
+
+New Node.js contributors should avoid using AI agents to interact with the project.
+
+## Code Contributions
+
+- **No unreviewed automation**: Automated pull requests must not be created without ongoing human oversight. The pull request must be actively maintained by a human contributor who responds to feedback. The AI agent is not permitted to create pull requests, open issues, post comments, respond to reviews, or push commits without ongoing human oversight.
+
+- **Commit responsibility**: Commits created with agent assistance must follow all Node.js [commit message guidelines](./doc/contributing/pull-requests.md#commit-message-guidelines). The human contributor opening the PR takes full responsibility for the changes.
+
+- **Testing and verification**: All changes must pass Node.js's continuous integration. Human judgment must verify that existing tests are not removed or modified inappropriately, and that new tests correctly validate the intended behavior.
+
+### Requirements
+
+- All commits must be signed off by the human user using `Signed-off-by: <your name> (<your email>)` as an attestation to the [Developer Certificate of Origin](https://developercertificate.org/).
+- AI-assistance must be acknowledged using the `Assisted-by: <agent name>` annotation.
+- AI-authored code contributions must be compatible with the project's licensing and contribution guidelines.
+
+## Prohibited Activities
+
+AI agents **must not**:
+
+- Push to any branch or tag in nodejs/node
+- Create unsupervised pull requests or issues without active human engagement
+- Make claims about code without human verification against actual source code
+- Remove or modify existing tests without human judgment
+- Interact with the repository through means other than those explicitly authorized
+- Use commit messages to promote for-profit AI tools or commercial brands. A single `Assisted-by: <agent-name>` annotation is required disclosure, not promotion, and is permitted.
+- Post AI-generated messages directly into pull requests, issues, or project communication channels without direct human review and editing to ensure clarity, accuracy, and respect for collaborator time
+- Sign off commits using `Signed-off-by: <agent name>` or `Co-authored-by: <agent name>`
+
+## Violations
+
+Automated interactions that violate these rules may result in:
+- Immediate closure of pull requests without review
+- Blocking of the automation tool from further interaction with the project
+- Blocking of the tool's account or its owner from contributing
+- Reports to relevant platforms or organizations operating the automation
+
+---
+
+For more information on AI use in general contributions (not specific to agents), see [AI use policy and guidelines](./doc/contributing/ai-guidelines.md).