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@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Thank you.
   - Limit the first line to 72 characters or less
 - Be wary of posting output from Large Language Models or similar generative AI as comments on GitHub or any other platform, as such comments tend to be formulaic and low quality content.
   If you use generative AI tools as an aid in developing code or documentation changes, ensure that you fully understand the proposed changes and can explain why they are the correct approach and an improvement to the current state.
+  See our documentation on the fair and appropriate [AI usage](https://docs.sunpy.org/en/latest/dev_guide/contents/ai_usage.html).
 
 We have several automatic features that run when a pull request is open.
 They can appear daunting but do not worry about them!
@@ -25,6 +26,22 @@ They can appear daunting but do not worry about them!
 ## PR Description
 
 <!--
-Please include a summary of the changes and which issue will be addressed
+Please include a summary of the changes and which issue will be addressed.
 Please also include relevant motivation and context.
 -->
+
+## AI Assistance Disclosure
+
+<!--
+To support transparency and sustainable collaboration, please indicate whether AI-assisted tools were used in preparing this pull request. 
+For further details see our documentation on the fair and appropriate [usage of AI](https://docs.sunpy.org/en/latest/dev_guide/contents/ai_usage.html).
+-->
+
+AI tools were used for:
+- [ ] Code generation (e.g., when writing an implementation or fixing a bug)
+- [ ] Test/benchmark generation
+- [ ] Documentation (including examples)
+- [ ] Research and understanding
+- [ ] No AI tools were used
+
+> Regardless of AI use, the human contributor remains fully responsible for correctness, design choices, licensing compatibility, and long-term maintainability.