== Governance

=== Overview

This project is governed by the following principles and structures to
ensure transparent, inclusive, and effective decision-making.

=== Roles and Responsibilities

==== Maintainers

Maintainers are responsible for: - Reviewing and merging pull requests -
Managing releases and versioning - Ensuring code quality and standards -
Triaging issues and bug reports - Community engagement and support

==== Contributors

Contributors are expected to: - Follow the code of conduct - Submit
well-documented pull requests - Write tests for new functionality -
Maintain existing tests - Update documentation as needed

=== Decision Making

==== Minor Changes

* Can be made by any maintainer
* Include bug fixes, documentation updates, dependency updates

==== Major Changes

* Require discussion in issues or pull requests
* Include new features, architectural changes, API changes
* Need approval from at least 2 maintainers

==== Breaking Changes

* Require RFC (Request for Comments) process
* Need approval from majority of maintainers
* Must include migration guide

=== Code of Conduct

All participants are expected to follow our Code of Conduct. Violations
can be reported to the maintainers.

=== Communication

* *Issues*: For bug reports and feature requests
* *Discussions*: For questions and general discussion
* *Pull Requests*: For code contributions

=== Licensing

All contributions are made under the terms of the repository’s LICENSE
file. By submitting a pull request, you agree to license your
contributions accordingly.

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_Last updated: 2026-07-18_