Nexus Mods AI disclosure has become a requirement for anyone publishing a new mod on the platform. The PC gaming mod repository announced that uploaders must now state whether artificial intelligence played any role in creating their work, a change aimed at giving users clearer information about what they are downloading.
The policy was outlined by site owner Victor Folmann, who acknowledged that users have repeatedly raised concerns about undisclosed AI use in mods. While the platform already maintained tags for AI-generated and AI-assisted content, Folmann said those labels were not doing enough to make the information easy to find and understand.
What the new rules require
Under the updated policy, authors of newly uploaded mods must declare whether AI was used in their work. For mods tagged as AI-assisted, authors will also need to provide a public explanation describing how and where AI was involved. The AI tags themselves will be displayed more prominently on mod pages, giving visitors a clearer signal before they download.
Folmann framed the approach as supportive of human creativity while stopping short of a ban. He explained that AI is woven throughout the creation process, from script autocompletion to the generation of textures, voices and entire assets, making it difficult to draw a clean line between acceptable and unacceptable uses. A blanket prohibition, he argued, would not remove AI from modding but would simply discourage people from admitting they used it. The site prefers disclosure, clear labeling and rules it can enforce.
Training and reuse safeguards
Nexus Mods also stated that it will not use hosted mods to train AI and will not sell or license them to anyone who does. The platform is working on giving mod authors clearer control over how their work can be reused by others, and on strengthening attribution when a mod incorporates another author’s mod with the appropriate permissions.
Upload visibility changes
Alongside the AI rules, Nexus Mods is adjusting the Recently Added section to address a separate issue: authors uploading large batches of mods at once, which pushes other releases down the page. Folmann noted that this problem is not strictly tied to AI, but is becoming more common as mod production accelerates. The changes include limits on how many mods from a single author appear at a time and tighter restrictions on uploads from new accounts.
The platform is also rolling out controls that let users hide AI-generated content on game pages and the homepage, with search filtering described as the next step.
Grace period for existing mods
Existing mod authors have 60 days to update their listings to comply with the new requirements. That grace period ends on January 2nd, after which Nexus Mods will begin enforcing the rules. The full AI policy is available on the platform.
