# Maintainer ## Responsibilities The responsibility of a maintainer would be to ensure that the whole project is under control, and completing the processing of a Badging application. A maintainer will also maintain the reviewer team and responsible for the training of new reviewers. ## GitHub Permissions {% hint style="info" %} Repository permission level: Maintain / Administrate {% endhint %} A maintainer will be expected to: * Assign reviewers and add their GitHub handles to `.github/reviewers.md`. Maintainers won't be expected to: * Edit the Application, Review Checklist, and comments directly. ## FAQ `Q` What kind of commitment is required to maintain for Event Badging?\ `A` Maintaining the project requires sufficient command of the Badging workflow and long-term connection to the community. We expect, at the highest load, for the project to require about 20 minutes every couple of days for each maintainer. `Q` What are the sources of maintainers for CHAOSS D\&I Badging Project?\ `A` Maintainers are long-standing members of the CHAOSS community that become core-contributors to the D\&I Badging Project. To become a maintainer, a contributor needs to show constant activity related to the project. `Q` We are looking forward to answering more questions! --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://handbook.chaoss.community/community-handbook/badging/roles-and-responsibility/maintainer.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.