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+# Governance Model
+
+# Project Governance Policy
+
+## Overview
+
+This document outlines the governance policy for the [Cortex.io](http://cortex.io/) Plugin Community, establishing roles, responsibilities, and guidelines for contribution, review, and decision-making.
+
+## Project Maintainers
+
+The [Cortex.io](http://cortex.io/) Plugin Community is managed by the following maintainers:
+
+- **Justin Reock** ([justin.reock@cortex.io](mailto:justin.reock@cortex.io))
+- **Martin Stone** ([martin.stone@cortex.io](mailto:martin.stone@cortex.io))
+
+Maintainers have the authority to approve and merge pull requests, manage community interactions, and guide the direction of the repository.
+
+## Contributors
+
+- **Fernando Cremer** ([fernando.cremer@cortex.io](mailto:fernando.cremer@cortex.io))
+
+## Contribution Process
+
+1. **Issue Creation**: Community members are encouraged to create issues for bug reports, feature requests, or discussions about new plugin ideas.
+2. **Fork and Pull Request (PR)**: Contributions should be made by forking the repository, making changes, and submitting a pull request. Detailed descriptions and references to related issues are encouraged.
+3. **Review and Approval**: Each pull request will undergo review by one of the maintainers. Changes may be requested before final approval.
+4. **Merge Requirements**: A minimum of one maintainer approval is required to merge pull requests. Maintainers may request additional input from the community as needed.
+
+## Decision-Making
+
+Decisions on major changes or new features will be made by consensus among the maintainers. In cases where consensus cannot be reached, a majority vote among maintainers will decide.
+
+## Code of Conduct
+
+All community members and contributors are expected to adhere to the [Code of Conduct](https://www.notion.so/Code-of-Conduct-12e68bf8e9e180de9fd1dfdf29a40d86?pvs=21), fostering an inclusive, respectful, and collaborative environment.
+
+## License
+
+All plugins and contributions to this repository are covered under an MIT-derivative, Cortex copyright license, outlined in the LICENSE file below. Contributors agree to license their contributions under the same terms.
+
+## License File
+
+```markup
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2024 Cortex
+
+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.
+
+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.
+```
+
+## Feedback and Community Support
+
+We welcome feedback from all users and contributors! Please use the issue tracker to report bugs, suggest improvements, or discuss potential new plugins.
+
+---
+
+Maintainers may adjust this governance policy as the project evolves, with any significant changes documented in the repository.