# Setting Up Contribution Guidelines with CODEOWNERS

You can create a CODEOWNERS file to define which files require specific approval before changes can be merged. This helps protect critical files in your project.

## Steps to implement CODEOWNERS:

1. Create a CODEOWNERS file in either the root directory, .github directory, or docs directory
2. Define file patterns and the users/teams who own those files

Here's how to implement it:

# CODEOWNERS file defines who needs to approve changes to specific files
# Format: file-pattern @user-or-team

# Dev container configuration
.devcontainer/* @your-username

# Core configuration files
.vscode/* @your-username
*.json @your-username

# Critical application files that need review
/src/core/* @your-username @another-team-member
/services/api/* @api-team-name

# Documentation changes can be reviewed by docs team
/docs/* @docs-team-or-username

# Default owners for everything else
* @default-team-or-username