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+# reference
+# https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners
+
+# merge team
+# @guanshengliang Shengliang Guan
+# @zitsen         Linhe Huo
+# @wingwing2005   Ya Qiang Li
+# @feici02        WANG Xu
+# @hzcheng        Hongze Cheng
+# @dapan1121      Pan Wei
+# @sheyanjie-qq   She Yanjie
+# @pigzhou        ZacharyZhou
+
+*                 @taosdata/merge
+/.github/         @feici02
+/cmake/           @guanshengliang
+/contrib/         @guanshengliang
+/deps/            @guanshengliang
+/docs/            @guanshengliang @zitsen
+/examples/        @guanshengliang @zitsen
+/include/         @guanshengliang @hzcheng @dapan1121
+/packaging/       @feici02
+/source/          @guanshengliang @hzcheng @dapan1121
+/tests/           @guanshengliang @zitsen
+/tools/           @guanshengliang @zitsen
+/utils/           @guanshengliang