diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 6f54eee..8463c65 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,47 +1,9 @@
-# CODEOWNERS
-# Lines are: <path pattern> <@org/team or @user> [...additional owners]
-# The last matching pattern takes precedence.
-
+# See https://docs.github.com/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners
 # Default owners for everything
-* @echoforge/maintainers
-
-# Apps
-/apps/ @echoforge/app-maintainers
-/apps/echo-terminal/ @echoforge/cli-maintainers
-/apps/dashboard/ @echoforge/web-maintainers
-/apps/echo-cloud/ @echoforge/infra
-
-# Packages (library ownership)
-/packages/ @echoforge/pkg-maintainers
-/packages/echocore/ @echoforge/agents-maintainers
-/packages/forgekit/ @echoforge/core-utils
-/packages/codalism/ @echoforge/research
-/packages/validator/ @echoforge/qa
-/packages/blueprint/ @echoforge/devx
-/packages/mirror/ @echoforge/sync
-/packages/recomposer/ @echoforge/research
-
-# Python agents and ops scripts
-/agents/ @echoforge/ai-agents
-/scripts/ @echoforge/ops
-
-# Research/prototypes
-/echoforge/ @echoforge/research
+*       @AvaPrime @codessa-ai/owners
 
-# Documentation and policies
-/docs/ @echoforge/docs
-/README.md @echoforge/docs @echoforge/maintainers
-/AGENTS.md @echoforge/docs
-/CONTRIBUTING.md @echoforge/docs @echoforge/maintainers
-/SECURITY.md @echoforge/security @echoforge/maintainers
+# Example: UI bits
+/apps/dashboard/**  @codessa-ai/frontend
 
-# Repo configuration & CI
-/.github/ @echoforge/infra @echoforge/maintainers
-/.github/workflows/ @echoforge/infra
-/package.json @echoforge/maintainers
-/pnpm-lock.yaml @echoforge/infra
-/turbo.json @echoforge/infra
-/vitest.config.ts @echoforge/qa @echoforge/maintainers
-/eslint.config.js @echoforge/qa @echoforge/maintainers
-/tsconfig.json @echoforge/maintainers
-/tsconfig.base.json @echoforge/maintainers
+# Example: core engine
+/packages/echocore/**  @codessa-ai/core
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/FUNDING.yml b/.github/FUNDING.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6636d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/FUNDING.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# See supported keys: https://docs.github.com/sponsors/integrating-with-github-sponsors/displaying-a-sponsor-button-in-your-repository
+github: AvaPrime
+patreon: your-patreon
+open_collective: your-collective
+ko_fi: your-kofi
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d975d12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025
+
+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 do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+[snip: standard MIT, keep full text in your repo]
\ No newline at end of file