From 833ec34ae8f7b582ea4f9202fd19b01943f89cbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jyn <github@jyn.dev>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:36:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [blocked] Link to proposed LLM policy in CONTRIBUTING and
 pull request template

---
 .github/pull_request_template.md | 11 +++++++++++
 CONTRIBUTING.md                  |  9 +++++++++
 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
index 93388ddd24075..872c8a0ade1ab 100644
--- a/.github/pull_request_template.md
+++ b/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 <!-- homu-ignore:start -->
+
+- [ ] I did not use an LLM to create a change in this PR.
+- [ ] I used an LLM to create a change in this PR, and I have explained below how it was used.
+
 <!--
+Please read our [LLM policy] before opening a PR,
+and check one of the boxes above to indicate whether you've used an LLM.
+If you do not check a box, a reviewer may ask you whether an LLM was involved.
+LLM contributions are not banned, but are held to a higher standard of review and correctness.
+
+[LLM policy]: https://forge.rust-lang.org/policies/llm-usage.html
+
 If this PR is related to an unstable feature or an otherwise tracked effort,
 please link to the relevant tracking issue here. If you don't know of a related
 tracking issue or there are none, feel free to ignore this.
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 3f052eca48e61..08b0cdc34ff3a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -29,6 +29,15 @@ that you read and understand the [rustc-dev-guide] before making a contribution.
 talks about the different bots in the Rust ecosystem, the Rust development tools,
 bootstrapping, the compiler architecture, source code representation, and more.
 
+## LLM policy
+
+We have a policy for how LLMs are allowed to be used in contributions to `rust-lang/rust`.
+You can read it [on Forge][LLM policy].
+For suggestions about how to use LLMs *well*, and how to review LLM-created PRs, see [the dev-guide][llm-guidance].
+
+[LLM policy]: https://forge.rust-lang.org/policies/llm-usage.html
+[llm-guidance]: https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/llm-guidance.html
+
 ## [Getting help](https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/getting-started.html#asking-questions)
 
 There are many ways you can get help when you're stuck. Rust has two platforms for this: