These rules keep the AI Code Sherlock forum and marketplace useful, safe and welcoming. They apply to everything you post — threads, replies, marketplace templates, profile details and reports. By participating you agree to follow them.
These guidelines cover the whole community: the discussion forum, the template marketplace, your public profile, and any reports you submit. They sit alongside the product Terms and the privacy policy.
The community works best when everyone contributes in good faith.
The following are not allowed anywhere on the platform. This list is not exhaustive — moderators may act on anything that harms the community or its members.
No content that attacks, dehumanises or promotes hatred or violence against people based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or similar protected characteristics. Slurs and dehumanising language are removed.
No targeted harassment, threats of violence, intimidation, stalking, or coordinated pile-ons. Don't encourage self-harm or wish harm on anyone.
This is a professional, all-ages community. No pornography, sexually explicit text or imagery, or gratuitous gore. Keep it work-safe.
No facilitating or soliciting illegal acts: drug or weapon sales, trafficking, fraud, stolen data or accounts, counterfeit goods, money laundering, or hiring for crime.
Automation is powerful — use it responsibly. No malware, spyware, keyloggers, credential stealers, ransomware, or workflows designed to attack systems, scrape behind logins against a site's terms, run DDoS, send unsolicited bulk messages, evade security controls, or harass people. Templates and scripts must do what they say and nothing hidden.
No phishing links, fake giveaways, pyramid/Ponzi or "double your crypto" schemes, deceptive payment requests, or anything designed to trick members out of money or credentials.
No flooding, repetitive posts, keyword stuffing, link farms, or purely promotional threads. Sharing your own relevant project is fine; spamming it is not. Excessive links are blocked automatically.
Don't post other people's private information (real names, addresses, phone numbers, emails, IDs, faces) without consent. Don't paste secrets — API keys, passwords, tokens — yours or anyone else's.
Don't impersonate staff, other members, brands, or organisations. Don't deliberately spread false or misleading information.
Only post content you have the right to share. No pirated software, leaked datasets, or copyrighted material you don't own or have a licence for.
Keep posts in the right category, product tab and language tab. Politics, religion and other unrelated debates belong elsewhere.
```), keep paragraphs short.Selling and sharing templates carries extra responsibility because other members run your work.
Actions are proportionate to the breach and your history. Typical escalation:
Appeals. If you believe a moderation decision was a mistake, you may contest it through the normal support channel with a calm, specific explanation. Child-safety bans are not appealable.
Help keep the community safe — if you see something that breaks these rules:
Thanks for helping keep AI Code Sherlock a useful and respectful place to build. Questions about these rules? Reach out through the Help Center.