From ab676f959a917f141d1b3081bd5ece9b6d5f92f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Angie Byron <332535+webchick@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:10:38 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Create MAINTAINERS.md with project leadership details

Added maintainers and their roles for project leadership, technical reviewers, and tooling.
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 MAINTAINERS.md | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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+# Project leadership
+Maintainers that are part of Project Leadership make decisions about the project's priorities, roadmap, and future direction.
+
+## Product owner
+The Product Owner is responsible for taking in feedback from stakeholders and making decisions around backlog prioritization and product roadmap. They also hold a cadence with technical reviewers to ensure contributors are getting timely attention to their submissions.
+
+- [Angie Byron](https://github.com/webchick) (interim)
+
+## AI Engineering liaison
+The AI Engineering liaison ensures that Engineering feedback is reflected in the priorities of the project, and help secure other Engineering folks if needed to make progress on reviews.
+
+- [Johann Schleier-Smith](https://github.com/jssmith) (to be confirmed)
+
+## Solution Archirect liaison
+The Solition Archirect liaison ensures that Solition Archirect feedback is reflected in the priorities of the project, and help secure other Solition Archirect folks if needed to make progress on reviews.
+
+- [Josh Smith](https://github.com/joshmsmith) (to be confirmed)
+
+## (other leadership roles...)
+
+# Technical reviewers
+Technical reviewers ensure that contributors' submissions are looked at in a timely manner, provide architectural guidance, etc.
+
+## General
+- TBD
+
+## Python examples
+- TBD
+
+## TypeScript examples
+- TBD
+
+## Java examples
+- TBD
+
+## Go examples
+- TBD
+
+## .NET examples
+- TBD
+
+## (other SDKs TBD)
+
+# Tooling
+Tooling maintainers give care and feeding to the infrastructure underpinning the project.
+
+## Documentation Tooling
+- [Lenny Chen](https://github.com/lennessyy) (to be confirmed)
+
+## CI/CD Tooling
+- TBD
+
+## Automated Testing Tooling
+- TBD
+
+# Emeritus maintainers
+We would like to thank these folks for all of their fantastic work shepherding the AI Cookbook project forward!
+
+- [Cornelia Davis](https://github.com/cdavisafc) (to be confirmed)
+- [Rob Holland](https://github.com/robholland)

From cd031d5392ccf15aed998f0588441bf13e8db021 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Angie Byron <332535+webchick@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:18:19 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Let's try spelling "Solution" and "Architect" correctly,
 shall we? :P

Corrected typos in the MAINTAINERS.md file regarding the Solution Architect liaison.
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 MAINTAINERS.md | 4 ++--
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diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
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 - [Johann Schleier-Smith](https://github.com/jssmith) (to be confirmed)
 
-## Solution Archirect liaison
-The Solition Archirect liaison ensures that Solition Archirect feedback is reflected in the priorities of the project, and help secure other Solition Archirect folks if needed to make progress on reviews.
+## Solution Architect liaison
+The Solution Architect liaison ensures that Solution Architect feedback is reflected in the priorities of the project, and help secure other Solution Architect folks if needed to make progress on reviews.
 
 - [Josh Smith](https://github.com/joshmsmith) (to be confirmed)
 

From 0a9a7458e37d7aa4be327c546007aa629034fd2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Angie Byron <332535+webchick@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:21:42 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Confirming Josh and Lenny

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 MAINTAINERS.md | 4 ++--
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diff --git a/MAINTAINERS.md b/MAINTAINERS.md
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 ## Solution Architect liaison
 The Solution Architect liaison ensures that Solution Architect feedback is reflected in the priorities of the project, and help secure other Solution Architect folks if needed to make progress on reviews.
 
-- [Josh Smith](https://github.com/joshmsmith) (to be confirmed)
+- [Josh Smith](https://github.com/joshmsmith)
 
 ## (other leadership roles...)
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Technical reviewers ensure that contributors' submissions are looked at in a tim
 Tooling maintainers give care and feeding to the infrastructure underpinning the project.
 
 ## Documentation Tooling
-- [Lenny Chen](https://github.com/lennessyy) (to be confirmed)
+- [Lenny Chen](https://github.com/lennessyy)
 
 ## CI/CD Tooling
 - TBD