diff --git a/.github/scripts/ai_policy.cjs b/.github/scripts/ai_policy.cjs
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+// Closes issues and prs whose authors/agents don't accept the ai policy
+// https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/AI_POLICY.rst
+
+module.exports = async ({ github, context }) => {
+  const item = context.payload.pull_request || context.payload.issue;
+  const body = item.body || '';
+  const kind = context.payload.pull_request ? 'pull request' : 'issue';
+
+  // https://github.com/searxng/searxng/pull/6476#discussion_r3683782481
+  const hasBox = /\[[Xx]\].*AI Policy/.test(body);
+  const hasRef = /\[AI Policy\]:\s*https:\/\/github\.com\/searxng\/searxng\/.*AI_POLICY/.test(body);
+  if (hasBox && hasRef) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
+  await github.rest.issues.createComment({
+    owner,
+    repo,
+    issue_number: item.number,
+    body:
+      'Hello! Thank you for your contribution.\n\n' +
+      `Unfortunately your ${kind} was closed as the AI Policy has not been accepted.\n\n` +
+      `Please open a new ${kind} after confirming your contribution aligns with our AI Policy.`,
+  });
+  await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
+    owner,
+    repo,
+    issue_number: item.number,
+    labels: ['invalid:slop'],
+  });
+  await github.rest.issues.update({
+    owner,
+    repo,
+    issue_number: item.number,
+    state: 'closed',
+    state_reason: 'not_planned',
+  });
+};
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ai-policy.yml b/.github/workflows/ai-policy.yml
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+---
+# yamllint disable rule:line-length
+name: AI Policy
+
+# Closes any new issues and PRs from people (or agents) who don't accept the AI Policy
+
+# yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
+on:
+  issues:
+    types: [opened]
+  pull_request_target:
+    types: [opened]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  check:
+    name: Check AI Policy
+    # for issues with an author who has not contributed before
+    if: >-
+      github.event.sender.type != 'Bot' &&
+      contains(fromJSON('["NONE","FIRST_TIMER","FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR"]'),
+               github.event.issue.author_association ||
+               github.event.pull_request.author_association)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04-arm
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1  # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: "false"
+
+      - uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3  # v9.0.0
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const script = require('./.github/scripts/ai_policy.cjs');
+            await script({ github, context });