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CODEOWNERS

v0.1.0 · by Lukas Malkmus · added 3 November 2026

Syntax highlighting and language support for GitHub CODEOWNERS files

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Install in Forge SuperView the source

How to install

With Forge Super installed, the button above opens the app on this extension, where you press Install. Nothing is installed until you do.

You can also open the Extensions panel in the app and search for CODEOWNERS. The extension's id is codeowners.

Don't have Forge Super yet? Download it here.

README

From the extension's repository, written by its authors and not by Mentenaz. See the source.

CODEOWNERS Extension for Zed

Full syntax highlighting and language support for GitHub CODEOWNERS files in Zed editor.

Features

  • Syntax Highlighting: Complete support for CODEOWNERS syntax
    • Comments (#)
    • Section headers ([Section Name] @approvers)
    • File patterns with wildcards (*, **, ?)
    • Owner references (@user, @org/team, email@example.com)
  • Language Server: Powered by tree-sitter-codeowners
  • Auto-detection: Automatically recognizes CODEOWNERS files

Installation

  1. Open Zed
  2. Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P on macOS)
  3. Run: zed: extensions
  4. Search for "CODEOWNERS"
  5. Click Install

Usage

Once installed, the extension automatically activates for CODEOWNERS files. Open any CODEOWNERS file to see syntax highlighting in action.

Example CODEOWNERS File

# Default owners for everything in the repo
* @org/default-team

# JavaScript/TypeScript owners
*.js @org/frontend-team
*.ts @org/frontend-team
**/*.tsx @org/ui-team

# Backend code owners
/api/ @org/backend-team
/services/ @org/backend-team @senior-dev

# Documentation section
[Documentation]
/docs/ @org/docs-team
*.md @org/tech-writers

# Configuration files
/.github/ @org/devops
*.yml @org/devops

Resources

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request on GitHub.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.