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+# Code owners for AgentBreak.
+# These users are automatically requested for review on pull requests.
+# See https://docs.github.com/articles/about-code-owners
+
+# Default owners for everything in the repo
+*       @mnvsk97 @bennjph
+
+# Fault catalog
+/agentbreak/faults/    @mnvsk97 @bennjph
+
+# Tests
+/tests/                @mnvsk97 @bennjph
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 - **Skill-based attacks** — target agent skills/capabilities with adversarial tool sequences
 - **Deprecated library injection** — return responses referencing deprecated or vulnerable libraries
 - **Model deprecation simulation** — simulate model sunset responses and version migration failures
+
+## Maintainers
+
+AgentBreak is maintained by:
+
+- [@mnvsk97](https://github.com/mnvsk97) — creator
+- [@bennjph](https://github.com/bennjph) — maintainer
+
+Reviews on pull requests are routed via [`.github/CODEOWNERS`](.github/CODEOWNERS). See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started.