# CODEOWNERS

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/codeowners/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

CODEOWNERS is the file format originally introduced by GitHub and later adopted by GitLab, Bitbucket Cloud, Gitea, and Azure Repos that lets a repository declare which individuals or teams are responsible for a path or pattern within the codebase. Platforms use it to auto-request reviews on pull/merge requests, enforce required approvals via branch protection or push rules, and route pings on issues. The file is plain text with one rule per line - a glob pattern followed by one or more owner handles (`@username` or `@org/team`) or email addresses. Comments start with `#` and the last matching pattern wins.

## Kin Score — 8.3 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 8.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 16.7 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Tags

Access Control, Automation, Code Review, Governance, Repository File, Standards

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/codeowners/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.