From a14aa998283a1957db2cc0e5250cdd1c427fe33a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Warren <16132615+c-warren@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:38:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] chore: Assign an open-source lead to PRs from users
 outside of cadence's codeowners

---
 .gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 .gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md

diff --git a/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md b/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f4b4f41a0e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+title: Assign Maintainer Reviewer for External Contributors
+description: Automatically assigns a maintainer to review PRs from non-maintainers
+when: Pull request is opened
+actions:
+  - Assign reviewer in round-robin rotation
+---
+
+# Auto-assign Maintainer Reviewer
+
+When a pull request is opened by someone not listed in `.github/CODEOWNERS`, assign one reviewer from the following list in round-robin rotation:
+
+- @demirkayaender
+- @natemort
+- @c-warren
+
+Do not assign a reviewer if the PR author is already a maintainer listed in CODEOWNERS.

From d7638b061f39dda311ffe8c259ca826a15ea4fde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Warren <16132615+c-warren@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:00:11 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] testing whether the assignees field is useable

---
 .gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md b/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md
index f4b4f41a0e2..c5faaa6b16b 100644
--- a/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md
+++ b/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md
@@ -14,4 +14,6 @@ When a pull request is opened by someone not listed in `.github/CODEOWNERS`, ass
 - @natemort
 - @c-warren
 
+You must modify the assignees field on the Pull Request - being a reviewer is not sufficient.
+
 Do not assign a reviewer if the PR author is already a maintainer listed in CODEOWNERS.

From 4007b5fa767b1cfdd105aa5e7da7800ce0df2918 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Warren <16132615+c-warren@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:42:57 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] add more volunteers

---
 .gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md b/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md
index c5faaa6b16b..3194bba1452 100644
--- a/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md
+++ b/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ actions:
 
 # Auto-assign Maintainer Reviewer
 
-When a pull request is opened by someone not listed in `.github/CODEOWNERS`, assign one reviewer from the following list in round-robin rotation:
+When a pull request is opened by someone not listed in `.github/CODEOWNERS`, assign @natemort plus one reviewer from the following list in round-robin rotation:
 
-- @demirkayaender
-- @natemort
 - @c-warren
+- @fimanishi 
+- @neil-xie
+- @zawadzkidiana
+- @shijiesheng
 
 You must modify the assignees field on the Pull Request - being a reviewer is not sufficient.
 

From 4e364c6a3d6db81ab0f4ee8fdf6d4f64837a9b80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Warren <16132615+c-warren@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:46:16 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] one more!

---
 .gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md b/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md
index 3194bba1452..a395b8d4030 100644
--- a/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md
+++ b/.gitar/rules/assign-maintainer-reviewer.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ When a pull request is opened by someone not listed in `.github/CODEOWNERS`, ass
 - @neil-xie
 - @zawadzkidiana
 - @shijiesheng
+- @abhishekj720 
 
 You must modify the assignees field on the Pull Request - being a reviewer is not sufficient.