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AI Coder License¶

Purpose¶

This credential certifies that a software developer has appropriate training and experience to safely use AI tools while writing code.

Coding with AI tools can be fast and productive. However, AIs may misunderstand requirements, hallucinate, suggest unwise dependencies, or provide code with subtle bugs, vulnerabilities, or IP problems. Embedding AIs in software triggers additional concerns. Developers who have an AI coder license are committed to and capable of managing these issues.

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Schema¶

The schema is in ai-coder.schema.json, its governance framework in rules.json, a SAID-verified instance in example.json, and the chained form in examples/chained-to-coca.json. The invalid/ directory holds the should-reject corpus.

The attribute block names both parties by AID and carries the licence window. issuerName and issueeName are conveniences for human readers: they are self-asserted, carry no verification weight, and the namesAreConvenience rule says a verifier that matches on a name rather than an AID has matched on nothing.

validFrom says when the licence begins conferring privileges, which may be before or after issuance. validUntil says when it stops — and after it, the issuer stops managing revocation, so an expired licence that has not been revoked is not thereby current. The privilegesEndAtTheHorizon rule makes that binding rather than advisory.

Edges¶

The edges section is optional. It may carry an issuer edge, chaining to a credential that establishes who the issuer is (a vLEI credential is a good choice where one exists), and a coca edge, chaining to the issuee's AI user code of conduct attestation. The coca edge pins that schema's SAID as a const, which is why the two credentials are versioned together: re-minting one moves the other's constant.

An edge block's own d is optional, for the reason a.d is: the builder that issuers actually use emits no block SAID, so requiring one would reject every edge-bearing credential anyone could build.

Governance framework¶

Three Ricardian clauses travel with every instance. licenseNotGuarantee says the issuer certifies the issuee met its criteria at issuance and guarantees no particular code, review or outcome — responsibility for what the issuee writes with an AI's help stays the issuee's. namesAreConvenience and privilegesEndAtTheHorizon carry the two points above.

Version 1.0.0 is preserved at ai-coder-1.0.0/ and stays resolvable under its original SAID.