Repositories are a great must but why no automated github repos?

[Aqua-code750]

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so github repos are needed to be opensource right? BUT! GitHub just banned automated repository making (which means the git cli used by the people who are making stuff with ai) so why does GitHub ban that? they cant make their own repos by themselves over 100MB file size limit manually or type the git cli commands they wanna automate their own coding and show it so why? like for pull requests to merge them by godot banning them!

[Monam1083]

GitHub itself hasn't banned automated repo creation or the git CLI — you can still script git init/git push/the GitHub API exactly like before, and the 100MB file limit is unrelated (that's just a long-standing Git limitation, not an AI-related rule; use Git LFS for large files).
What's actually happening is that individual projects are choosing to ban AI-generated pull requests on their own repos — this is a maintainer policy, not a GitHub platform feature. Godot's team, for example, said any autonomous agent-authored or "vibe-coded" contributions get an auto-ban, and they're extending that to prohibit AI from generating any substantial code at all, limiting AI use to things like code completion or find-and-replace, with mandatory disclosure if AI was used in a PR. Other projects like Ghostty, Flathub, and curl have made similar moves.
The reason isn't "AI bad" — it's volume and review capacity. Ghostty's creator explained that agentic coding removed the natural effort-based backpressure that used to limit low-quality contributions, making it too easy to generate large amounts of bad content with minimal effort. Real examples driving this: the Linux kernel's private security channel got flooded with duplicate AI-generated bug reports, and curl shut down its bug bounty program after AI-generated submissions hit 20% of volume with none describing real vulnerabilities.
So: you can still automate and build with AI all you want — you just may not be able to submit that AI-generated work as a PR to specific projects that have opted into an AI-contribution ban, like Godot. That's their repo's contribution rules, not a GitHub-wide restriction.

[Aqua-code750]

ok because i also made a kernel which is running doom using antigravity 2.0 i use itcause it is fun to play with

[Aqua-code750]

about that 100 files part that is the limit of files for making a repo by adding files lesser than hundred like

[Monam1083]

yes, that 100-file cap is real, but it's just the drag-and-drop web uploader being limited — switching to git

That's a web-interface limit, not a repo or GitHub-wide limit. GitHub's official docs confirm you can upload up to 100 files to GitHub at the same time through the browser's drag-and-drop / "Upload files" feature — this is separate from repo storage limits and has nothing to do with the AI-contribution topic from earlier in the thread.
Why it exists: it's a technical constraint of the browser-based uploader, not a policy decision — same category as the 25MB-per-file limit through the web UI (files added via the browser are capped at 25 MiB each, while the command line allows up to 100 MiB each).
How to get around it if you have more than 100 files:

Clone the repo locally and use git — git clone, add your files, then git add ., git commit -m "...", git push. No file-count limit this way, and it's actually faster since git compresses uploads.
GitHub Desktop — a GUI alternative to command-line git if you want to avoid the terminal; it handles large batches without the 100-file cap.
If it's one large folder, drag the whole folder in rather than individual files — GitHub preserves folder structure, but the 100-file ceiling per upload still applies either way.

[Aqua-code750]

that is why i use git everytime so also before git i was actually putting like drag and drop like because my other programming language Holo-Constrictor was way to big that i have to make it into a zip file

[Monam1083]

Makes sense — zipping it up was a smart workaround for the 25MB web-upload limit before you switched. Glad git's working well for you now; it'll save you from hitting either limit (file count or size) going forward

[hasheramin5-cyber]

Thanks for the clarification. It's helpful to know that this is a repository maintainer policy rather than a GitHub wide restriction. Understanding that distinction makes the situation much clearer.

[Aqua-code750]

ok got it

[HamiParsa]

Hi there,

I think you're mixing up a few things. Let me clarify quickly:

GitHub repos DON'T have to be open-source. You can have unlimited private repos.

GitHub did NOT ban automated repo creation. You can still use the GitHub API, git init, git push, and scripts exactly as before.

The 100MB limit is a Git limitation (not AI-related). Use Git LFS for large files.

Godot banning AI PRs is THEIR project rule – not a GitHub-wide ban. Every project owner can set their own contribution rules.

Bottom line: You can automate and use AI all you want in your own repos. You just can't submit AI-generated PRs to projects that have explicitly banned them (like Godot). That's their right – it's their project.

Hope that clears it up! 👍