docs: add creator attribution package

Author: SnakeEye-sudo

.github/CODEOWNERS

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+* @SnakeEye-sudo

CONTRIBUTING.md

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+# Contributing to Aapka-Sathi
+
+Thank you for supporting Aapka-Sathi.
+
+## Contribution Rules
+
+1. Original creator credit remains with **Er. Sangam Krishna**.
+2. Do not remove or replace creator attribution in the README, NOTICE file, repository About metadata, or public demos.
+3. Keep the official live website reference as: https://snakeeye-sudo.github.io/Aapka-Sathi/
+4. Keep the family hub reference as: https://snakeeye-sudo.github.io/Aapka-Sathi/
+
+## Pull Requests
+
+- Use a feature branch.
+- Keep changes focused and reviewable.
+- Preserve creator credit and attribution files.
+- Document meaningful behavior changes clearly.
+
+## Ownership
+
+- The original concept, brand, and product authorship belong to **Er. Sangam Krishna**.
+- Contributors are welcome, but contribution does not transfer original authorship.
+
+## License
+
+By contributing, you agree that your changes will remain under the repository license and must preserve the original author attribution.

LICENSE

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+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Er. Sangam Krishna (SnakeEye-sudo)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+Any distribution, fork, derivative work, or public reuse must preserve the
+original copyright notice, this license text, and the NOTICE file.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

NOTICE

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+Aapka-Sathi
+Copyright (c) 2026 Er. Sangam Krishna (SnakeEye-sudo)
+
+Original creator and primary product credit:
+- Er. Sangam Krishna
+- GitHub: https://github.com/SnakeEye-sudo
+- Official live website: https://snakeeye-sudo.github.io/Aapka-Sathi/
+
+Attribution notice:
+- This project is part of the Sathi family created by Er. Sangam Krishna.
+- Contributor work may be added over time, but original creator credit must remain preserved.
+- If you redistribute or derive from this project, keep this NOTICE file, the copyright notice, and the creator attribution visible.

README.md

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 # Aapka-Sathi
 
-Aapka-Sathi is the family hub for every `Sathi` app.
+## About
 
-It exists to do three things:
+Family hub for every Sathi app, with the live registry, standards, and expansion system in one place.
 
-1. Present the full `Sathi Family` in one place
-2. Define the mandatory family standards for every new app
-3. Make future expansion simple, repeatable, and GitHub Pages friendly
+- Live website: https://snakeeye-sudo.github.io/Aapka-Sathi/
+- Family hub: https://snakeeye-sudo.github.io/Aapka-Sathi/
+- GitHub repo: https://github.com/SnakeEye-sudo/Aapka-Sathi
+- Tags: sathi-family, github-pages, pwa, hindi-app, family-hub, ecosystem
 
-## Live Structure
+## Creator
 
-- `Aapka-Sathi` = ecosystem hub
-- `pariksha-sathi` = study planner
-- `rozgar-sathi` = jobs + resume + tracker
-- `Samachar-Sathi` = current affairs + analysis
+Built and originally created by **Er. Sangam Krishna** ([SnakeEye-sudo](https://github.com/SnakeEye-sudo)).
 
-Each app stays independently deployable on its own GitHub Pages URL and is also featured inside the family hub.
+## Credit And Ownership
 
-## Files
+- Original concept, product direction, branding, and primary implementation credit stays with **Er. Sangam Krishna**.
+- Contributions, fixes, and improvements are welcome, but original creator credit must remain intact in the repository, README, NOTICE file, and public metadata.
+- Do not remove, replace, or hide the original creator attribution from copies, forks, distributions, demos, or derivative work.
 
-- `index.html` - main family hub
-- `styles.css` - shared hub styling
-- `app.js` - family hub behavior
-- `apps/apps.json` - app registry used by the hub
-- `manifest.json` - PWA manifest
-- `sw.js` - service worker
-- `FAMILY_STANDARD.md` - mandatory rules for every Sathi app
-- `ADD_NEW_SATHI.md` - exact future onboarding workflow
-- `AI_APP_BRIEF_TEMPLATE.md` - copy-paste prompt template for future AI-built apps
+## License
 
-## Deploy
-
-Push to `main`. GitHub Actions deploys the repo to GitHub Pages.
+This repository uses the **MIT License** with a required **NOTICE** file.
+That means collaboration is allowed, but copyright and attribution notices must stay preserved.
+See [LICENSE](LICENSE), [NOTICE](NOTICE), and [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).