Before publishing a new module, dataset, model, or candidate batch, review:
| Question | Yes/No | Action if yes |
|---|---|---|
| Does it optimize harmful biological traits? | Do not publish | |
| Does it include pathogen-handling instructions? | Do not publish | |
| Does it produce unscreened high-risk candidates? | Gate or delay | |
| Could it be misread as medical advice? | Rewrite | |
| Does it bypass expert review? | Add review gate | |
| Does it lack clear limitations? | Add limitations | |
| Does it include third-party data with unclear license? | Remove or replace | |
| Does it provide enough reproducibility for benign science? | Improve docs |
Approval should require at least one technical maintainer and one domain/safety reviewer for high-impact releases.