We as members, contributors, and leaders of the AstraGuard-AI community pledge to make participation in our project and community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community focused on advancing satellite security and AI-powered threat detection.
Professional Conduct:
- Using welcoming and inclusive language
- Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
- Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
- Focusing on what is best for the community and project
- Showing empathy towards other community members
Technical Excellence:
- Providing detailed, actionable code reviews
- Sharing knowledge through comprehensive documentation
- Helping newcomers understand complex security concepts
- Acknowledging contributions from all skill levels
- Encouraging experimentation and learning
Collaborative Spirit:
- Collaborating openly with team members
- Giving credit where credit is due
- Supporting fellow contributors during challenges
- Celebrating community achievements
- Fostering an environment of continuous learning
Harassment & Discrimination:
- The use of sexualized language or imagery, and sexual attention or advances of any kind
- Trolling, insulting or derogatory comments, and personal or political attacks
- Public or private harassment
- Doxxing: Publishing others' private information without explicit permission
- Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following
Unprofessional Conduct:
- Sustained disruption of discussions or events
- Dismissing or attacking someone for their level of experience
- Gatekeeping: Making others feel unwelcome based on their background
- Spamming issues, pull requests, or discussions
- Plagiarism or taking credit for others' work
Security Violations:
- Sharing sensitive security vulnerabilities publicly without proper disclosure
- Using project resources for malicious purposes
- Attempting to exploit vulnerabilities in project infrastructure
- Distributing malware or malicious code
- Violating responsible disclosure practices
Other Conduct:
- Any other conduct which could reasonably be considered inappropriate in a professional setting
- Advocating for or encouraging any of the above behaviors
As a cybersecurity-focused project, we take security seriously:
DO:
- Report vulnerabilities privately to: subhajitroy857@gmail.com
- Provide detailed reproduction steps
- Allow reasonable time (90 days) for patching
- Work collaboratively on remediation
DON'T:
- Publicly disclose vulnerabilities before patches are available
- Use vulnerabilities for personal gain
- Attack or exploit project infrastructure
- Share vulnerability details with third parties without permission
We maintain a SECURITY.md file acknowledging responsible security researchers who help improve AstraGuard-AI's security posture.
AstraGuard-AI is committed to being an educational project where contributors can learn:
- Be patient with beginners
- Provide constructive feedback with explanations
- Share learning resources
- Celebrate growth and progress
- Create safe spaces for questions
- Ask questions when stuck (no question is too simple)
- Read documentation before asking
- Be receptive to feedback
- Share what you learn with others
- Document your learning journey
Community leaders are responsible for clarifying and enforcing our standards of acceptable behavior and will take appropriate and fair corrective action in response to any behavior that they deem inappropriate, threatening, offensive, or harmful.
Community leaders have the right and responsibility to remove, edit, or reject comments, commits, code, wiki edits, issues, and other contributions that are not aligned with this Code of Conduct, and will communicate reasons for moderation decisions when appropriate.
This Code of Conduct applies within all community spaces, including:
Project Spaces:
- AstraGuard-AI Repository
- AstraGuard-SkyHack-AI Repository
- AstraGuard-Frontier-AI Repository
- Issue trackers and pull requests
- Discussions and project documentation
- Project wikis and README files
Community Spaces:
- WhatsApp community group
- Discord servers (if applicable)
- Email communications
- Social media mentions
- Project events and meetups
This Code of Conduct also applies when an individual is officially representing the community in public spaces. Examples include using an official project email address, posting via official social media accounts, or acting as an appointed representative at online or offline events.
Instances of abusive, harassing, or otherwise unacceptable behavior may be reported to the community leaders responsible for enforcement at:
Primary Contact: subhajitroy857@gmail.com
Subject Line: [CODE OF CONDUCT] Brief Description
All complaints will be reviewed and investigated promptly and fairly. All community leaders are obligated to respect the privacy and security of the reporter of any incident.
- Your contact information
- Names (usernames, real names) of individuals involved
- Description of the incident with specific details
- Context and any relevant links (issues, PRs, chat logs)
- Whether the incident is ongoing
- Any other information you believe is relevant
We will respect confidentiality requests for the purpose of protecting victims of abuse. We will not name harassment victims without their affirmative consent.
Community leaders will follow these Community Impact Guidelines in determining the consequences for any action deemed in violation of this Code of Conduct:
Community Impact: Use of inappropriate language or other behavior deemed unprofessional or unwelcome.
Consequence: A private, written warning from community leaders, providing clarity around the nature of the violation and an explanation of why the behavior was inappropriate. A public apology may be requested.
Community Impact: A violation through a single incident or series of actions.
Consequence: A warning with consequences for continued behavior. No interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, for a specified period of time. This includes avoiding interactions in community spaces as well as external channels like social media. Violating these terms may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.
Community Impact: A serious violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior.
Consequence: A temporary ban from any sort of interaction or public communication with the community for a specified period of time. No public or private interaction with the people involved, including unsolicited interaction with those enforcing the Code of Conduct, is allowed during this period. Violating these terms may lead to a permanent ban.
Community Impact: Demonstrating a pattern of violation of community standards, including sustained inappropriate behavior, harassment of an individual, or aggression toward or disparagement of classes of individuals.
Consequence: A permanent ban from any sort of public interaction within the community.
This Code of Conduct is adapted from the:
- Contributor Covenant, version 2.1
- GitHub Community Guidelines
- Best practices from the cybersecurity open-source community
For answers to common questions about this code of conduct, see the FAQ at: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/faq
Translations are available at: https://www.contributor-covenant.org/translations
Project Maintainer: Subhajit Roy (SR-857)
Email: subhajitroy857@gmail.com
GitHub: @sr-857
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sr857
For urgent security matters, please use the subject line: [URGENT SECURITY]
We are committed to making AstraGuard-AI a welcoming, inclusive, and educational environment where:
✅ Everyone feels safe to contribute regardless of background
✅ Learning is celebrated at all skill levels
✅ Security is paramount but handled responsibly
✅ Collaboration thrives through mutual respect
✅ Innovation flourishes through diverse perspectives
Thank you for helping make AstraGuard-AI a positive and productive community for all! 🚀🛡️
- Contributing Guidelines: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Security Policy: SECURITY.md
- Project Documentation: docs/
- License: LICENSE
Version 1.0 • Last Updated: January 2026
Questions? Open an issue or reach out to the maintainers.