Code Owners

Identify who owns, maintains, or has expertise in a specific code area.

Determine the component or codebase area from the user's request. If not specified, ask before proceeding.

Core Principles

• Multi-signal identification: Code + docs + org structure = complete picture
• Recency matters: Active maintainers are more useful than historical authors
• Be skeptical: Just having commits doesn't mean they're the right contact
• Quality over quantity: 2-3 right people beats 10 tangential names

Process

Phase 1: Find Recent Contributors

Search for who's been actively working on this code: