diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 36d30b0982d..a902c4bf98a 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,46 +1,5 @@
-# .github/CODEOWNERS
-#
-# Auto-assigns reviewers to PRs. Each line maps a path pattern to one or more
-# GitHub teams. Last matching pattern wins. GitHub round-robins review requests
-# within each team to spread the load.
-#
-# Docs: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/managing-your-repositorys-settings-and-features/customizing-your-repository/about-code-owners
+# Code Owners
+# This file defines who is responsible for code in this repository.
+# Maintainers will be automatically requested for review on PRs.
 
-# ── Fallback: maintainers review anything not matched below ──
-*                                   @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer
-
-# ── CLI plugin (Node/TS) ──
-/nemoclaw/                          @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer
-/nemoclaw/src/onboard/              @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-engineer
-
-# ── Blueprint & sandbox policy (Python) ──
-/nemoclaw-blueprint/                @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer
-/nemoclaw-blueprint/policies/       @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-security
-
-# ── Shell scripts & installers ──
-/bin/                               @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer
-/scripts/                           @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer
-/install.sh                         @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer
-/uninstall.sh                       @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer
-
-# ── Container ──
-/Dockerfile                         @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-security @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer
-
-# ── Docs ──
-/docs/                              @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-engineer
-/spark-install.md                   @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-engineer
-
-# ── Agent skills catalog ──
-/.agents/skills/                    @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-engineer
-/skills/                            @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-engineer
-
-# ── NVSkills CI request listener (must stay CODEOWNERS-protected per
-#    NVIDIA/nvskills-ci team-onboarding step 4) ──
-/.github/workflows/request-nvskills-ci.yml  @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer
-
-# ── Tests ──
-/test/                              @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-engineer
-
-# ── CI / GitHub config ──
-/.github/                           @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer
-/ci/                                @NVIDIA/nemoclaw-maintainer
+* @default-reviewer
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 159b2d3c820..6c1fcf85ffa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -100,3 +100,6 @@ This software automatically retrieves, accesses or interacts with external mater
 ## License
 
 Apache 2.0. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
+
+## Contributing
+PRs welcome!