They're a way to assign ownership to individuals or teams on a granular basis, rather than at the repo-level. You can assign entire folders or individual files

They're a way to assign ownership to individuals or teams on a granular basis, rather than at the repo-level. You can assign entire folders or individual files to people. Here's more at Github's docs: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-reposi...