docs: add autonomous contribution policy with authorized bot registry#1680
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Add docs/policies/autonomous-contributions.md documenting: - Default policy: autonomous contributions not accepted - Authorized bot registry: Dependabot, GitHub Actions, CLA bot, OpenSSF Scorecard, Copilot coding agent - Each bot's permitted behaviors, scope, and oversight model - Prohibited autonomous behaviors - Process for requesting and revoking bot authorization - Relationship to AGENTS.md Link from CONTRIBUTING.md autonomous contributions section. Gap #5 of the OpenSSF AI policy alignment. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>
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…microsoft#1680) Add docs/policies/autonomous-contributions.md documenting: - Default policy: autonomous contributions not accepted - Authorized bot registry: Dependabot, GitHub Actions, CLA bot, OpenSSF Scorecard, Copilot coding agent - Each bot's permitted behaviors, scope, and oversight model - Prohibited autonomous behaviors - Process for requesting and revoking bot authorization - Relationship to AGENTS.md Link from CONTRIBUTING.md autonomous contributions section. Gap #5 of the OpenSSF AI policy alignment. Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>
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Adds formal documentation of which bots are authorized and what autonomous behaviors are permitted. Gap #5 of 6 from the OpenSSF AI policy alignment.
New file: \docs/policies/autonomous-contributions.md\
Updated: CONTRIBUTING.md now links to the full policy.