Code ownership for coding agent pull requests

Code ownership provides a structured human review path for coding agent pull requests by routing changes in sensitive repository areas to reviewers familiar with their operational and security implications. Effective CODEOWNERS rules should be based on risk boundaries such as authentication, payments, deployment configurations, schemas, and public APIs, with pattern behavior and team access verified before enforcement. CODEOWNERS should remain distinct from AGENTS.md files, which give agents scoped execution instructions rather than approval authority. Branch protection should require owner approval where needed and protect the ownership file itself, while coding tasks should encourage agents to identify matched owners, flag unowned files, and separate unrelated subsystem changes. Automated code review can supplement this process by finding likely defects, but designated owners remain responsible for judging whether changes fit system constraints. Maintaining accurate ownership requires regular updates as teams and services change, monitoring for unassigned or unavailable reviewers, and using appropriately sized teams with escalation paths to balance coverage and review workload.

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