Hey all, update on the tldraw policy with regard to contributions. For the good of the project, we're going to begin automatically closing pull requests from external contributors. We will of course continue to welcome issues, bug report...

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Tldraw announces a temporary policy to automatically close external pull requests due to an influx of low-quality AI-generated contributions. The project will continue accepting issues and bug reports while maintainers wait for GitHub to provide better contribution management tools. The decision aims to preserve meaningful maintainer commitment by being more selective about which PRs receive review, with most unsolicited submissions going unreviewed. The policy reflects broader challenges facing open-source projects in 2025 as AI-generated contributions become more prevalent.

Contributions policy · Issue #7695 · tldraw