docs: add transparency about AI tool usage#96
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This PR adds documentation to increase transparency about the maintainer’s use of AI-assisted tools in the development workflow, and updates the security policy to reflect currently supported release lines.
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- Update
SECURITY.mdto mark only 2.2.x and 2.3.x as supported for security updates. - Add “development workflow transparency” notes to
README.mdandCONTRIBUTING.md, clarifying AI tool usage and that responsibility remains with the maintainer.
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| File | Description |
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| SECURITY.md | Updates the supported-version matrix for security updates. |
| README.md | Adds a maintainer transparency note about AI tool usage and responsibility. |
| CONTRIBUTING.md | Adds contributor-facing transparency guidance about maintainer AI tool usage and human review requirements. |
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: Graham Watts <34165628+GingerGraham@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Signed-off-by: Graham Watts <34165628+GingerGraham@users.noreply.github.com>
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## [2.4.0](2.3.0...2.4.0) (2026-04-17) ### Documentation * add transparency about AI tool usage ([#96](#96)) ### Features * add init_message option to suppress initialization log entry ([#99](#99))
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This pull request adds transparency about the maintainer's use of AI tools in the development workflow, updates the supported versions in the security policy, and clarifies responsibility for merged changes. The most important changes are:
Development Workflow Transparency:
CONTRIBUTING.mdexplaining that the maintainer uses GitHub Copilot and Claude for development, review, and testing, but human review and approval are still required.README.mdclarifying the maintainer's use of AI tools and that final responsibility for merged changes remains with the maintainer.Security Policy Update:
SECURITY.mdto reflect that only versions 2.2.x and 2.3.x are currently supported for security updates; older versions are now marked as unsupported.