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+# See https://help.github.com/en/github/creating-cloning-and-archiving-repositories/about-code-owners
+
+# Global owners, default owners for everything in the repo
+*                                                                 @swissspidy @pbakaus
+
+# All server-side logic.
+*.php                                                             @swissspidy @spacedmonkey @miina
+composer.json                                                     @swissspidy @spacedmonkey @miina
+phpcs.xml                                                         @swissspidy @spacedmonkey @miina
+phpstan.neon.dist                                                 @swissspidy @spacedmonkey @miina
+phpunit.xml.dist                                                  @swissspidy @spacedmonkey @miina
+
+# Infrastructure
+.github/                                                          @swissspidy
+.storybook/                                                       @swissspidy
+bin/                                                              @swissspidy
+.travis.yml                                                       @swissspidy @spacedmonkey
+
+# WordPress.org plugin directory readme file.
+readme.txt                                                        @swissspidy @pbakaus
+
+# Stories Editor
+assets/src/edit-story/                                            @swissspidy @dvoytenko @barklund
+
+# Media-related functionality
+assets/src/edit-story/app/api/                                    @spacedmonkey
+assets/src/edit-story/app/media/                                  @spacedmonkey
+assets/src/edit-story/app/uploader/                               @spacedmonkey
+assets/src/edit-story/components/uploadButton/                    @spacedmonkey
+
+# Movable
+assets/src/edit-story/components/movable/                         @miina
+assets/src/edit-story/elements/image/editCropMovable.js           @miina
+assets/src/edit-story/elements/shared/editPanMovable.js           @miina
+assets/src/edit-story/components/canvas/singleSelectionMovable.js @miina
+assets/src/edit-story/components/canvas/multiSelectionMovable.js  @miina