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**Security-First Approach**: We carefully select and configure AI tools that align with our security
requirements, ensuring that sensitive code and data remain protected while still benefiting from AI
assistance.
assistance. However, AI tools complement—rather than replace—human oversight and decision-making.
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💭💡 I like that we have added human oversight to our document. I'm not so sure it flows best here in the security first approach because it feels like we go back-and-forth between security and oversight/governance.

Maybe a group along these lines:

  • Human Oversight
  • Our Commitment to Human Review

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I am a bit leery of more language on the human elements at the moment.


While AI tools enhance developer productivity and help identify potential issues, all code
contributions to Bitwarden undergo thorough human review and approval by the Bitwarden engineering
team.

Every contribution, whether created with or without AI assistance, must meet strict security and
quality standards, align with Bitwarden's core architecture, and be thoroughly tested before being
merged.

This ensures that the final decision-making and quality assurance remain firmly in the hands of our
security-conscious development team. Contributors can be confident that all merged code has been
carefully vetted by the Bitwarden team, regardless of the tools used to create it.

Our primary AI tooling stack centers around Anthropic's Claude, which offers both a powerful
language model and flexible integration capabilities through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This
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