Content Guidelines

Effective 25 July 2026

Strand is a local-first Git client. It can display repository files, commit messages, pull-request discussions, and other content supplied by you or by a Git hosting provider. Optional AI features can also create editable drafts. These guidelines apply whenever that content is viewed, created, or shared through Strand.

Be lawful and respectful#

Do not use Strand to create, promote, or share content that:

• is illegal, fraudulent, or infringes intellectual-property or privacy rights;
• threatens, harasses, exploits, or targets a person or protected group;
• is pornographic, sexually exploitative, or depicts child sexual abuse;
• promotes terrorism, violent extremism, self-harm, or credible real-world violence;
• contains malware, stolen credentials, secrets, or instructions intended to compromise another system; or
• deliberately misleads people about the source or safety of software.

Repository owners and hosting providers may impose stricter rules. Their terms, community guidelines, and moderation decisions continue to apply.

AI-generated drafts#

Treat AI output as an untrusted draft. Review it before use, remove sensitive repository information, and do not commit or publish content that violates these guidelines. Strand never commits or submits an AI draft automatically.

Reporting#

Choose Settings → Privacy → Report inappropriate content… or run Report inappropriate content… from the command palette. Strand opens a pre-filled GitHub issue that you review before submitting. Do not copy private repository content, credentials, personal data, or unlawful material into a public report. Use a safe description and a provider link only when that link is suitable for public disclosure.

For content hosted by GitHub, Azure DevOps, or another service, also use that service's reporting tools and contact the repository owner or organization administrator when appropriate. Immediate danger should be reported to the relevant local authorities.

Enforcement#

Reports about Strand-owned content or features are reviewed by the Strand maintainer. Violating content under the maintainer's control may be removed or disabled, and product safeguards may be changed. Content stored in a user's repository or on a third-party provider remains controlled by that user, repository owner, or provider; Strand will cooperate with valid Microsoft, provider, and legal requests within its control.

Questions or reports can be opened at github.com/danielss-dev/strand/issues.