docs: add contribution guardrails for unsolicited PRs (#2207)

Add Discord-first callout banner and AI-generated code curation policy.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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> **Before you write code: talk to us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/gk8jAdXWmj).**
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> If your change adds features, restructures code, or touches more than a couple of files, **confirm with a maintainer that it fits**. A large PR out of the blue has a high chance of being closed — regardless of effort invested. A five-minute conversation can save you hours.
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## Our Philosophy
BMad strengthens human-AI collaboration through specialized agents and guided workflows. Every contribution should answer: **"Does this make humans and AI better together?"**
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## Before Starting Work
⚠️ **Required before submitting PRs:**
| Work Type | Requirement |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Bug fix | An open issue (create one if it doesn't exist) |
| Feature | An open feature request issue |
| Large changes | Discussion via issue first |
**Why?** This prevents wasted effort on work that may not align with project direction.
| Work Type | Requirement |
| ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| Typo / small bug fix | Just open the PR |
| Feature or large change | Confirm with a maintainer on Discord **before** you start |
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If your change exceeds 800 lines, break it into smaller PRs that can be reviewed independently.
### AI-Generated Code
Given the nature of this project, we expect most contributions involve AI assistance — that's fine. What we require is **heavy human curation**. You must understand every line you're submitting, have made deliberate choices about what to include, and be able to explain your reasoning.
We will reject PRs that read like raw LLM output: bulk refactors nobody asked for, unsolicited "improvements" across many files, or changes where the submitter clearly hasn't read the existing code. Using AI to write code is normal here; using AI as a substitute for thinking is not.
### New to Pull Requests?
1. **Fork** the repository