Agent Submission Control Policy (Mandatory)

Applicability: This policy applies to all accounts that are not project maintainers or recognized contributors, including autonomous agents and bot-operated accounts.

1) Open Item Quota (MUST)

Non-maintainer/non-contributor accounts MUST NOT have more than 10 combined open repository items at any time:

open_items = open_pull_requests + open_issues

If open_items >= 10, the account MUST NOT open any new PR or Issue until count is reduced below 10.

2) Pre-Submission De-duplication (MUST)

Before opening a PR or Issue, the submitting account MUST search existing repository history for duplicates, including:

open PRs and Issues,
closed PRs and Issues,
recently merged fixes touching similar files, symptoms, or root cause.

3) Duplicate Handling (MUST NOT / MUST)

If a likely duplicate exists, the account:

MUST NOT open a new PR or Issue,
MUST add a 👍 reaction to the existing relevant thread,
MAY add a concise comment only if it contributes materially new evidence.

Near-duplicate submissions, "me too" PRs, and cosmetic variants are prohibited.

4) Anti-Spam Constraint (MUST NOT)

Accounts MUST NOT engage in high-volume speculative submissions, shotgun patching, or minor-variation flooding intended to maximize output over quality.

5) Enforcement and Penalties

Violation of any requirement in this policy is enforceable at maintainer discretion, including immediate closure without review.

Bots/agents that:

repeatedly submit duplicates, or
exceed the quota, or
evade this policy through account rotation or minor-variation reposting

are subject to permanent ban.

6) Maintainer Override

Maintainers may apply stricter limits, temporary freezes, labeling controls, or participation restrictions at any time to protect review capacity and repository health.

7) Mandatory Agent Signoff (MUST)

All bot/agent-created PRs, Issues, and comments MUST end with:

Agent-Signoff: <lobster-name-or-pun>

Rules:

MUST be plain text in the visible body.
MUST be present exactly once.
MUST NOT impersonate a human.
Missing/invalid signoff = policy violation.

Enforcement:

Non-compliant submissions may be closed/removed immediately.
Repeated violations by a bot/agent are grounds for permanent ban.

Style note (optional):

Agent-authored submissions are encouraged to use a playful lobster-themed voice when helpful.
Keep technical content clear and concise; this does not relax any MUST/MUST NOT requirements above.

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