GitHub - QAInsights/Quillx: Quillx is an open standard for disclosing AI involvement in software projects - expressed through the language of authorship. Not a judgment. Just transparency.

Code is literature. How much of yours did you actually write?

Quillx is an open standard for disclosing AI involvement in software projects - expressed through the language of authorship. Not a judgment. Just transparency.

The Scale

Badge	Score	Label	Meaning
	1	Verse	Every line deliberate. Crafted like poetry. Human-authored entirely.
	2	Prose	Human voice throughout. AI helped with scaffolding and repetition.
	3	Adapted	A collaboration. Human-directed, AI-generated, meaningfully edited.
	4	Ghostwritten	AI wrote it. You briefed it, reviewed it, and signed off.
	5	Lorem Ipsum	Placeholder shipped as product. Generated, accepted, deployed.

Usage

Add to your README.md:

[![Quillx](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qainsights/Quillx/main/badges/quillx-2.svg)](https://github.com/qainsights/Quillx)

Or declare it in plain text:

Quillx: 2/5 · Prose - Architecture and logic are mine. AI scaffolded the boilerplate and tests.

Why writing?

Code has style. It has voice. A codebase written with intent reads differently from one that was generated and accepted without scrutiny.

The writing metaphor isn't decorative. It's accurate.

Read the full SPEC.md for scoring criteria.

Principles

1. Transparency over purity - Not a competition. Honest disclosure.
2. Spectrum over binary - AI use is a gradient, not a switch.
3. Self-declared - Trust the author. The community validates over time.
4. Version your score - Projects evolve. Scores can too.

License

CC0 1.0 Universal - free for any use, no attribution required.

Started by QAInsights · Because code is literature.