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Introduction
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Background
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Authoritative Branch
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The ``ufs-srweather-app`` repository maintains a main branch for development called ``develop``. The HEAD of ``develop`` reflects the latest development changes. It points to regularly updated hashes for individual subcomponents. Pull requests (PRs) are typically merged to ``develop``. 

The ``develop`` branch is protected by the code management team:

   #. Pull requests for this branch require approval by at least two code reviewers.
   #. A code manager should perform at least one of the reviews and the merge, but other contributors are welcome to provide comments/suggestions.

.. _rcm-team:

Repository Code Management Team
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Scientists and engineers from multiple labs and organizations have volunteered to review pull requests for the ``develop`` branch:

.. csv-table::
   :file: ../tables/code-managers.csv
   :widths: auto
   :delim: ;
   :header-rows: 1