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+# Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) Codeowners
+*  @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/maintainers
+
+# Infrastructure & Tooling
+/.github/                 @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers
+/.gitignore               @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/devops-maintainers
+
+# Governance
+/SECURITY.md              @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council
+
+/.github/CODEOWNERS      @Universal-Commerce-Protocol/governance-council