diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2556e45e..769e943d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ node_modules/
 test-results/
 nexus/__pycache__/
 tests/__pycache__/
+.aider*
diff --git a/CODEOWNERS b/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5931e234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/* @perplexity
+/the-nexus @Timmy
+/hermes-agent @Timmy