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----
-name: AI Policy
-
-# yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
-on:
-  issues:
-    types: [opened]
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened]
-
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.issue.number || github.event.pull_request.number }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-jobs:
-  issue:
-    name: Check issue
-    if: >-
-      github.event_name == 'issues' &&
-      github.event.sender.type != 'Bot' &&
-      contains(fromJSON('["NONE","FIRST_TIMER","FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR"]'),
-               github.event.issue.author_association)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
-    permissions:
-      issues: write
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3  # v9.0.0
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const body = context.payload.issue.body || '';
-            const lines = body.split(/\r?\n/).map((l) => l.trim().replace('[X]', '[x]'));
-            const ref = '[AI Policy]: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/AI_POLICY.rst';
-            const box = '- [x] I read the [AI Policy] and hereby confirm that this issue'
-              + ' conforms with the policy.';
-            if (lines.includes(ref) && lines.includes(box)) return;
-
-            const n = context.payload.issue.number;
-            const msg = 'This issue was closed because the AI Policy box has not been ticked.\n\n'
-              + 'Please open a new issue with the checkbox ticked.';
-            await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-              owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, issue_number: n,
-              body: msg,
-            });
-            await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
-              owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, issue_number: n,
-              labels: ['invalid:slop'],
-            });
-            await github.rest.issues.update({
-              owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, issue_number: n,
-              state: 'closed', state_reason: 'not_planned',
-            });
-
-  pull_request:
-    name: Check pull request
-    if: >-
-      github.event_name == 'pull_request_target' &&
-      github.event.sender.type != 'Bot' &&
-      contains(fromJSON('["NONE","FIRST_TIMER","FIRST_TIME_CONTRIBUTOR"]'),
-               github.event.pull_request.author_association)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-26.04
-    permissions:
-      pull-requests: write
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/github-script@3a2844b7e9c422d3c10d287c895573f7108da1b3  # v9.0.0
-        with:
-          script: |
-            const body = context.payload.pull_request.body || '';
-            const lines = body.split(/\r?\n/).map((l) => l.trim().replace('[X]', '[x]'));
-            const ref = '[AI Policy]: https://github.com/searxng/searxng/blob/master/AI_POLICY.rst';
-            const box = '- [x] **I hereby confirm that this PR conforms with the [AI Policy].**';
-            if (lines.includes(ref) && lines.includes(box)) return;
-
-            const n = context.payload.pull_request.number;
-            const msg = 'This pull request was closed because the AI Policy box has not been'
-              + ' ticked.\n\nPlease open a new pull request with the checkbox ticked.';
-            await github.rest.issues.createComment({
-              owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, issue_number: n,
-              body: msg,
-            });
-            await github.rest.issues.addLabels({
-              owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, issue_number: n,
-              labels: ['invalid:slop'],
-            });
-            await github.rest.issues.update({
-              owner: context.repo.owner, repo: context.repo.repo, issue_number: n,
-              state: 'closed', state_reason: 'not_planned',
-            });