Nexus Mods Makes AI Disclosure Mandatory but Rules Out a Ban

Nexus Mods now requires every mod author to say whether they used generative AI, the site announced on 3 November 2026. It also ruled out banning AI-made mods outright.

Nexus Mods is a large site where players share mods, which are player-made changes that alter or add to a video game. Generative AI means tools that produce images, text, code or sound from a prompt.

Under the new rules, authors who used AI must publish a public explanation of how and where they used it. Existing authors have 60 days to comply with the disclosure rules, according to the site's rules update reported by Video Games Chronicle.

The site will check compliance through manual moderation, which means staff reviewing uploads by hand, along with reports from users about AI content that was not declared. Failing to tag a mod correctly for AI use may lead to moderation action.

AI-generated mods are still welcome. The site says they must meet criteria on permissions, transparency, presentation and conduct. Nexus Mods has also introduced new permissions options and user filter controls related to AI-generated content, as part of the same update.

The site explained its reasoning in its own announcement. A ban, it said, would not remove AI from the modding process. It would only stop people from mentioning when they had used it. The original Nexus Mods post sets out the change.

For players, the practical change is simple. Mod pages will carry more information about how they were made, and authors will need to explain their AI use in public rather than leave it unstated. Anyone who uploads a mod will need to check the new tagging requirements before posting.